Product Information
Based on the novel by Graham Swift, this is the story of a group of friends come together to mourn the death of Jack Dodds, who last request was to have his ashes thrown off of Margate Pier.Product Identifiers
ProducerNik Powell, Fred Schepisi
EAN5055002530500
eBay Product ID (ePID)61563374
Product Key Features
ActorDavid Hemmings, Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Helen Mirren, Tom Courtenay
Film/TV TitleLast Orders
DirectorFred Schepisi
Release Year2007
GenreDrama, General
Run Time106 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Number of Discs1
ComposerPaul Grabowsky
Executive ProducerChris Craib, Gary Smith, Rainer Mockert
Additional InformationFred Schepisi's adaptation of Graham Swift's prize-winning novel is a quietly graceful portrait of four working-class Brits, bound by years of friendship, that unites some of England's finest actors in a powerful and deeply moving ensemble production. Michael Caine stars as Jack Dodd, the charismatic leader of the group, whose death and last wishes sends his friends on a nostalgic journey from London to Margate to scatter Jack's ashes in the sea. After forty years of warming the seats at their favourite pub, long-time friends and WWII veterans Ray (Bob Hoskins), Lenny (David Hemmings), and Vic (Tom Courtenay) are forced to face the loss of one of their own as they make the "epic" journey accompanied by Jack's flashy, prodigal son Vince (Ray Winstone). Noticeably absent from the group is Jack's long-suffering widow Amy (Helen Mirren), who travels to visit her autistic daughter instead of accompanying her husband's ashes, in a painful journey of her own which sheds light on her complex relationship with Jack. As the four men make their way to Margate, going from pub to pub, they reflect on a lifetime of memories of Jack, which are recreated in a series of multi-layered flashbacks that explore the delicate interweaving of their friendships; full of secrets, resentments, and deeply rooted loyalty. Schepisi masterfully handles the multidimensional plot lines while deftly allowing his talented cast to portray their flawed and profoundly ordinary characters.
ReviewsRolling Stone - ...A funny and touching film that is gorgeously acted by a British cast to rival GOSFORD PARK's..., New York Times - ...[Mr. Schepisi] has succeeded beyond all expectation....Watching LAST ORDERS is like finding that perfect stage of moderate drunkenness in which the senses are sharpened rather than dulled, and time passes with leisurely grace...
ScreenwriterFred Schepisi
AuthorGraham Swift
Sound sourceDolby Digital
EditorKate Williams
Movie/TV TitleLast Orders
Director of PhotographyBrian Tufano