Last Call (2021 film)

Last Call is a 2021 comedy-drama film directed by Paolo Pilladi, written by Paolo Pilladi and Greg Lingo and based on a story by Greg Lingo, Michael Baughan and Billy Reilly. It was originally under the working title Crabs in a Bucket, The film stars Jeremy Piven, Taryn Manning, Zach McGowan, Jamie Kennedy and Bruce Dern.

Last Call had a limited theatrical release in the United States on March 19, 2021 by IFC Films, however, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was simultaneously made available via streaming OnDemand, YouTube, iTunes, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Video, Xbox, DirecTV, and IFC Center. It was released separately in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2021.

Plot
Mick (Jeremy Piven) is a local success story and Philadelphia real estate developer. He returns home to his blue-collar neighborhood, fictional "Darby Heights (based on Upper Darby, a suburb of West Philadelphia), for a funeral and is obligated to stay to ensure his parents’ ailing family business gets back on course.

In the meantime, he begins to grow closer to his childhood crush, Ali (Taryn Manning) whilst enduring constant ridicule from his old hometown crew. As Mick begins to reconnect with the neighborhood, he finds himself at a crossroads when forced to either raze or resurrect the family bar.

Cast

 * Jeremy Piven as Seamus 'Mick' McDougal
 * Taryn Manning as Ali
 * Zach McGowan as Laurence 'Dougal' McDougal Jr.
 * Jack McGee as Laurence
 * Cathy Moriarty as Mrs C.
 * Cheri Oteri as Dr. Baba Brown
 * Jamie Kennedy as 'Whitey'
 * Bruce Dern as Coach
 * Peter Patrikios as 'Digits'
 * Jason James Richter as Saville
 * Betsy Beutler as Carla
 * Gary Pastore as Mr. Delvecchio
 * Joseph Gannascoli as Charlie
 * Robert Clohessy as Aidan
 * Rob Hneleski as Big Guy
 * Chris Kerson as Paddy
 * Leticia Castillo as Melanie
 * Paul Scheb as Shirt Stain (aka Grimace)
 * Lauren Francesca as Morgan

Production
Filming took place in September 2019 in Bayonne, New Jersey. There was additional filming that also took place in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.