The Last Producer
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Director Burt Reynolds Costume design Warden Neil Writer Clyde Hayes Language English | 4.4/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 9 February 2001 Genres Drama, Comedy, Action Film, Indie film, Black comedy, Action/Adventure Cast Burt Reynolds (Sonny Wexler), Lauren Holly (Frances Chadway), Benjamin Bratt (Damon Black), Charles Durning (Syd Wolf), Ann-Margret (Mira Wexler), Robert Costanzo (Moogian)Similar movies Burt Reynolds directed The Last Producer and The End Tagline $50,000...5 Days...and 1 Last Chance! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Last Producer is a 2000 American drama film directed by and starring Burt Reynolds. It also featured Sean Astin, Ann-Margret, Lauren Holly, Rod Steiger, and Benjamin Bratt. It was also referred to as The Final Hit in final packaging and promotional materials.
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Plot
Sonny Wexler (Reynolds) is an aging, washed-up, veteran producer with a pill-popping wife (Ann-Margret). In his heyday, Sonny produced an Oscar nominated movie, but now he finds he's a "has been" in a Hollywood that's been taken over by a younger generation, personified by studio executive Damon Black (Bratt) and foreign investors.
Knowing that he is soon going to die or be forgotten, he decides to wager all his strength in one last movie, something for which he can be remembered. His chance comes in the form of a brilliant script optioned from a promising young writer (Astin). But when Black (Bratt) undercuts the deal and eases Sonny out, Sonny has seventy-two hours to come up with enough money to purchase the script for himself. In desperation, he turns to the mafia to borrow the $50,000 he needs.
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Home video
The film was released on home video in Iceland and Argentina in 2000 before airing on television in the U.S. in 2001. It was later re-titled The Last Hit for its U.S. home video release.
References
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