The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings, also released under the title Summer Fling in some countries, is a 1996 coming of age comedy-drama film set in Howth, Dublin, Ireland in the 1970s where the teenagers of the story are dealing with the birth of punk, the death of Elvis Presley and the various dramas of their teens. The lead role of Frankie Griffin is played by Jared Leto. Christina Ricci also stars as an American visiting for the summer. The film is based on the eponymous book by Ferdia Mac Anna.

Contents

• The last of the high kings 1996 scenes
• Plot
• Cast
• References

Plot

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie (Leto), caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.

Cast

Jared Leto as Frankie Griffin, a teen coping with his age and bizarre family

Catherine O'Hara as Cathleen, Frankie's extroverted mother

Gabriel Byrne as Jack, Frankie's father

Christina Ricci as Erin, a visiting American family friend

Colm Meaney as Jim Davern, a sleazy politician

Stephen Rea as Cab Driver

Emily Mortimer as Romy Thomas