The Last Word (1979 film)

The Last Word
The Last Word
Directed by	Roy Boulting
Written by	Michael Varhol; Greg P. Smith; L. M. Kit Carson
Story by	Horatius Haeberle [de]
Produced by	Richard G. Abramson
Starring	Richard Harris; Karen Black; Martin Landau; Dennis Christopher; Penelope Milford
Cinematography	Jules Brenner
Edited by	George Grenville
Music by	Carol Lees
Distributed by	Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release dates	October 10, 1979 (Chicago International Film Festival); March 12, 1980 (United States);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Last Word is a 1979 film starring Richard Harris.^[1] It was the last film directed by Roy Boulting.^[2]

It was also known as The Number.^[3]

Plot[edit]

A washed-up inventor, Danny Travis, takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.

Travis is so upset that when a city official comes to evict him from the premises, he takes the man hostage. A television reporter, Paula Herbert, turns public sympathies both for and against Travis, prolonging the story opportunistically as a Los Angeles police captain, Gerrity, attempts to defuse the situation.

Cast[edit]

Richard Harris as Danny Travis
Karen Black as Paula Herbert
Martin Landau as Capt. Gerrity
Dennis Christopher as Ben
Christopher Guest as Roger
Penelope Milford as Denise
Penny Santon as Mrs. Tempino

References[edit]

^ "The Last Word (1979) - Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ "BFI Screenonline: Boulting, Roy (1913-2001) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ "The Last Word (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.

External links[edit]

The Last Word at IMDb

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[1] "The Last Word (1979) - Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".

[2] "BFI Screenonline: Boulting, Roy (1913-2001) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.

[3] "The Last Word (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.

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v t e Films directed by the Boulting brothers
Together	Seven Days to Noon (1950) Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) Suspect (1960) Heavens Above! (1963)
John only	Journey Together (1945) Brighton Rock (1948) The Magic Box (1951) Private's Progress (1956) Lucky Jim (1957) I'm All Right Jack (1959) Rotten to the Core (1965)
Roy only	Trunk Crime (1939) Inquest (1939) Pastor Hall (1940) Thunder Rock (1942) Burma Victory (1945) Fame Is the Spur (1947) The Guinea Pig (1948) High Treason (1951) Sailor of the King (1953) Josephine and Men (1955) Run for the Sun (1956) Brothers in Law (1957) Happy Is the Bride (1958) Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) A French Mistress (1960) The Family Way (1966) Twisted Nerve (1968) There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) The Last Word (1979)