• Source: The Last Word (2017 film)

The Last Word is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Pellington, from a screenplay by Stuart Ross Fink. It stars Amanda Seyfried and Shirley MacLaine.
The Last Word premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017. It was released on March 3, 2017, by Bleecker Street.




Plot


A retired businesswoman wants to control everything around her, knowing that she only has a little time left before an imminent death due to a medical condition. She decides to craft her own obituary, so she hires a young obituary writer to work with her to ensure her life story is told her way. The businesswoman tries to expand the horizons of her life, and adopts a young kid for mentoring and lands herself a job as a disc jockey. She grows close with the young writer and influences her life.




Cast


Shirley MacLaine as Harriett Lauler
Amanda Seyfried as Anne Sherman
AnnJewel Lee Dixon as Brenda
Anne Heche as Elizabeth
Tom Everett Scott as Ronald Odom
Thomas Sadoski as Robin Sands
Joel Murray as Joe Mueller
Adina Porter as Bree Wilson
Philip Baker Hall as Edward
Sarah Baker as Zoe
Steven Culp as Sam Serman
Basil Hoffman as Christopher George
Todd Louiso as Dr. Morgan




Production


In September 2015, it was announced that Amanda Seyfried and Shirley MacLaine would star in the film, with Mark Pellington directing from a screenplay by Stuart Ross Fink, while Myriad Pictures would handle sales and finance the film. In February 2016, Anne Heche, Philip Baker Hall, and Tom Everett Scott joined the cast of the film. Nathan Matthew David composed the film's score.




= Filming

=
Principal photography began on February 3, 2016. and concluded on March 11, 2016.




Release


In November 2015, Bleecker Street acquired U.S distribution rights to the film. The film had its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2017. It was released on March 3, 2017. On its first weekend, the film grossed $35,000 from four theaters in New York and Los Angeles.




= Critical reception

=
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval of 40% based on 95 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Last Word proves Shirley MacLaine remains a wonderfully magnetic screen presence -- and deserving of a far better vehicle for her considerable talents." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 40 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".




References






External links


The Last Word at IMDb
The Last Word at Box Office Mojo
The Last Word at Rotten Tomatoes

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• The Last Word (film 2017)
• Indonesia Entertainment Group
• Blue Movie
• Titanic (film 1997)
• Q. T. Marshall
• Ariana Grande
• Emma Watson
• Demi Lovato
• Roger Moore
• Stanley Tucci
• The Last Word (2017 film)
• The Last Word
• The Last Word (1979 film)
• List of films that most frequently use the word fuck
• The Foreigner (2017 film)
• Johnny Frank Garrett
• The L Word
• Raees (2017 film)
• Last Knight (film)
• Nigger