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The Last of the High Kings (1996)
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Release Date:
10 April 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
When school ends... and life begins.
Plot:
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Cathleen | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Frankie Griffin | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Erin | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Jack Griffin | |
| Stephen Rea | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Jim Davern | |
| Lorraine Pilkington | ... | Jayne Wayne | |
| Jason Barry | ... | Nelson Fitzgerald | |
| Emily Mortimer | ... | Romy Thomas | |
| Karl Hayden | ... | Hopper Delaney | |
| Ciarán Fitzgerald | ... | Noelie Griffin | |
| Des Braiden | ... | Teacher | |
| Darren Monks | ... | Davy Dudley | |
| Peter Keating | ... | Ray Griffin | |
| Alexandra Haughey | ... | Dawn Griffin |
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Also Known As:
Summer Fling (USA) (video title)
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Rated R for sexuality, brief language, and some drug use.
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Argentina:102 min | Spain:102 min | UK:104 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Anachronisms: When the boys go to get drinks for everyone after the election, one of the bottles of alcohol is Malibu brand rum, which was not distributed world wide until the early 1980s.
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Spanish Stroll
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Great performances by Catherine O'Hara and Gabriel Byrne as the parents of the Griffin household; both roles are very different (as far as I know) from what the actors usually play. Jared Leto proves himself to be a good actor and also shows he can do a convincing Irish accent.