Final (2001)

Director:

Campbell Scott

Writer:

Bruce McIntosh (screenplay)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Bill wakes up from a coma in a hospital ward, raving about tissue regeneration experiments, final injections...

Plot Keywords:

Injection | Flashback | Psychiatrist | Year 2027 | Plague

Cast

Denis Leary	...	Bill Tyler
Hope Davis	...	Dr. Ann Johnson
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Todd
Jim Gaffigan	...	Dayton
Jim Hornyak	...	Orderly
Maureen Anderman	...	Supervisor
Marin Hinkle	...	Sherry
Madison Arnold	...	Bill's Father
Caroline Kava	...	Bill's Mother
Mary Diveny	...	Nurse
Janet Hovious	...	Doctor
Nadine Delallo	...	Ward Nurse
Bruce McIntosh	...	Dr. Edward Manning
Stephen P. Dunn	...	Larry (as Steve Dunn)
Anthony Pettine	...	Coloring Patient
Eric Gearity	...	Puzzle Patient
John Brainard	...	VCR Patient
Lisa LeGuillou	...	Bookstore Clerk
Danny Drohojowski	...	Todd's Son
Tina Benko	...	Blonde in Bar
Guy Davis	...	Singer
Hélène Cardona	...	ICU Nurse
Christina Kirk	...	Mary
Ezra Knight	...	Lawyer
Seth Barrish	...	Staff Member #1
Earl Hindman	...	Official
Catherine Brophy	...	Staff Member #2
Ben Wilson	...	Attendant
Nancy Wu	...	Dancing Nurse
Alexis Alexanian	...	Pushy Nurse
Jodie Burke	...	Coroner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sam Hutchins	...	(uncredited)
Guy Mason	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Ben Szemkus	...	Orderly (uncredited)

Directed by
Campbell Scott

Writing credits
Bruce McIntosh		(screenplay)

Produced by
Alexis Alexanian	....	producer
Mary Frances Budig	....	producer
Stephen P. Dunn	....	producer (as Steve Dunn)
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
Campbell Scott	....	producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Gary Winick	....	producer

Original Music by
Guy Davis

Cinematography by
Dan Gillham

Film Editing by
Andy Keir

Casting by
Marcia DeBonis
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Chris Shriver

Art Direction by
John Brainard

Costume Design by
Toni Fusco

Makeup Department
Annette Lorant	....	hair designer
Annette Lorant	....	makeup designer
Donna M. Schwarz	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jake Abraham	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Hutchins	....	first assistant director
Chad Lemieux	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jon Nissenbaum	....	property master
Jon Nissenbaum	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Ethan Beigel	....	foley mixer for m&e
Peter Fonda	....	boom operator
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	dialogue editor
Conor Guy	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thomas G. Kodros)
David Raphael	....	production sound mixer (as Dave Raphael)
Steven Simons	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ira Spiegel	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Eleanor Harwood	....	magic bullet producer
Aaron Rhodes	....	magic bullet colorist

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Gearity	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Eric Gearity	....	key grip
Cliff Weisner	....	gaffer

Editorial Department
Chi Yoon Chung	....	assistant editor
Allyson King	....	on-line editor
Beth Moran	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Jacob Ribicoff	....	music editor
Alex Steyermark	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
Mike Easter	....	picture car

Other crew
Johney Batista	....	production assistant
Gilette DeBary	....	production assistant
Sam Hutchins	....	location manager
Julia Judge	....	creative consultant
Guy Mason	....	production assistant
Anthony Pettine	....	continuity
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Prescot	....	production office assistant
Ben Szemkus	....	production assistant
Jane Tsighis	....	production accountant
Christian Zak	....	technical director

Production Companies

• InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
• Independent Film Channel (IFC)
• Spare Room Productions

Distributors

• Cowboy Pictures
• Independent Film Channel (IFC)
• Lions Gate Films (USA)
• Trimark Video

Special Effects

• Orphanage, The
• Red Scare Inc. (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 701 Sound  post-production sound editing
• Extrasdotcom  post-production accounting
• Sound One Corporation  sound transfers

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)

Trivia:

The film was part of IFC's InDiGent project (Independent Digital Entertainment) which sponsored films budgeted under $150,000 with a 50% revenue share for cast and crew. Other films from the project include "Chelsea Walls", "Women in Film", "Tape" and "10 Tiny Love Stories".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): There is a typo on the consent form: "physical harm" reads "physical farm".

Quotes:

Bill:Could I please go now?
Ann:No. Not yet.
Bill:How much time do I have left?
Ann:As soon as you are no longer a danger to yourself or others, you may leave.
Bill:And who determines that?
Ann:I do, initially.
Bill:And who does finally?
Ann:My supervisor.
Bill:Your immediate supervisor?
Ann:Yes.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Rally Round The Flag

Haunting.....

I saw this movie twice, in a theater. I saw it the first time due to my fondness for both stars, and ended up loving it so much I went back 3 days later. There's not much sign of Leary's usual persona- he's excellent as a dazed & confused but maybe not all that delusional patient. I liked Hope Davis in it, too, but Leary was really the center, and the film keeps you guessing as to how accurate his memories are, and his paranoia. The end is so simple and yet one of the most emotionally powerful & devastating I've ever seen. It's a pity more people haven't seen this. It shows what you can do with a bare minimum of scenery/sets but also a great script with actors up to the task....