The Last Minute (2001)

The clock is ticking towards The Last Minute, but no one knows it. No one except Billy Byrne - young, cool and talented, he's the Next Big Thing. At least that's what the London glitterazzi... See full summary »

Director:

Stephen Norrington

Writer:

Stephen Norrington

Stars:

Max Beesley, Emily Corrie, Tom Bell

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Max Beesley	...	Billy Byrne
Emily Corrie	...	Anna
Tom Bell	...	Grimshanks
Ciarán McMenamin	...	Garvey
Jason Isaacs	...	Dave 'Percy' Sledge
Kate Ashfield	...	Janey
Anthony Higgins	...	Mitchell Walsh
Joseph Bennett	...	Jarman
Ronnie McCann	...	Price
Frank Harper	...	Cabbie
Udo Kier	...	Nazi Fashion Shooter
Simon Gregor	...	Cancer Man
Brian Sewell	...	Himself
Stephen Dorff	...	Himself (as Brad Matlock)
Stephen Graham	...	DJ Banana

Storyline

The clock is ticking towards The Last Minute, but no one knows it. No one except Billy Byrne - young, cool and talented, he's the Next Big Thing. At least that's what the London glitterazzi are saying, on the streets, in the clubs, in the Business. But the glitterazzi turn out to be wrong and Billy Byrne is all over in a split second. His world detonates. His self-esteem splinters. Suddenly he's on a rollercoaster ride into the London underworld - a dangerous land of murderers, thieves and talent agents.

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Plot Keywords:

street | club | drugs | robbery | homeless woman | 

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Taglines:

Don't waste time. Or, it will waste you.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content, violence, drug use and language

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2003 (Czech Republic)

Also Known As:

Ena lepto prothesmia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Venom Productions Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 115 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Billy Byrne: However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

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Crazy Credits

Near the end of the credits there is a message from the director which mirrors Billy Byrne's obsession with time: "The original director's cut of this motion picture is exactly 163989 frames, 6832.875 seconds, 113.88125 minutes, 1.8980208 hours in duration (sans logos.) If this version is a different length, or if this message is missing, you may not have viewed the original director's cut. For further information, contact: www.stephennorrington.com

User Reviews

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outside of seeing this as auto-biographical for Norrington I can see it deals with his traumatic experiences with Blade. Then it got worse. On LXG. OK, Last Minute is not The Divine Comedy and it's flawed, but wow, what a trip !!! and sure it's personal, though i got turned off a bit by the whole techno approach.. One of the best scenes in a film I've seen in the last years is Jason Issacs doing his "I got you under my skin". It's an update of Malcolm Mc Doewll doing his "Singin' in the Rain" in Clockwork Orange. Or it's not. Then later Norrington pushes further repeating it with "when a man loves a woman". Anyway, as Gene Kelly was shocked, Frank must be spinning in his grave. Or he might get the sick fun. And I am not sure Dickens would have liked the Oliver Twist bit... As for this being put in the same category with Trainspotting, Clockwork Orange and Fight Club, I can't see why people are bother, try to describe a film using normal words. Coke, acid, Ecstasy gone bad or just anger and frustration puked out ?

all fueled out and hyper-pumped out, ah, and poetry finally... ///// as for latest rumors that Norrington quit making movies, hey Steve, don't get mad, get even ! ah, and one more thing-just don't get confused about Udo Kier's performance, it's a great cameo but just a cameo, same with Stephen Dorff.