The Last Eve (2005)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Young Man Kang

Writers:

Young Man Kang (writer)
Rick Phillips Jr. (writer)
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Release Date:

29 September 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Plot:

"The Last Eve" is a film that takes the audience on an emotional adventure through history. In a way never before seen...

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Kelly Hamilton	...	Eve
Bruce Khan	...	Adam, Korean version
Melanie Jean	...	The Eve
Jourdan Lee Khoo	...	Adam
Reuben Langdon	...	Blind Swordmen
Freddie Milligan	...	Snake
Tim Colceri	...	Priest
Kerry Wong	...	Monkeyman
Paula LaBaredas	...	Lilith
Chris Torres	...	Chainman
Stephanie Cheeva	...	Cat
Tomiko Lee	...	Fortune Teller
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Backhouse	...	Austrailian Reporter
Gloria Carrasco	...	Child Eve
Yoon Sung Cha	...	Gambler #7
James Chean	...	Videographer
Yong Woon Cho	...	Hammer
Won Yung Chung	...	Gambler #6
Ingrid Coree	...	Snake's Girlfriend #5
Jillian Difusco	...	Street Girl
Douglas Dunning	...	British Reporter
Donald F. Glut	...	Bar Customer
Jade Gzi	...	Snake Dancer (as Jade Wu)
Marylin Hebert	...	Sanke's Girlfriend #6
Lloyd Hizon	...	Asmodeus
Apple House	...	Snake's Girlfriend #4
Hyoung Ho Hwang	...	Boss Hwang
Chul Jeong	...	Abel, Korean version
Brian Khan	...	Eve's Son, Cain
Hwa Ja Kim	...	Gambler #5
Jong Pil Kim	...	Gambler #3
Mi Young Kim	...	Kayagum String Performer
Seung Min Kim	...	Eve, Korean version
Sun Ja Kim	...	Gambler #4
Leila Kurosawa	...	Japanese Reporter
Eung Jun Lee	...	Cain, Korean version
Tommy Le	...	Drunken Man
Jun Hyoung Lim	...	Gambler #1, Korean version
Ji Hyun Moon	...	Snake's Girlfriend #2
Sung Ryong Moon	...	Gambler #2
Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	...	Muay Thai Fighter
Film Park	...	Red Fighter
Dong Kun Rhee	...	Korean Reporter
Mason Rhee	...	K-town Reporter
Edwin A. Santos	...	Motel Owner
Aaron Scott	...	Young Adam
Jungklay Dae Seo	...	Leuiathan
Jenny Slaydon	...	Snake's Girlfriend #3
Chance Stroud	...	Child Snake
George Thomas	...	Bartender
Luke Y. Thompson	...	Hollywood Reporter
Fabrice Uzan	...	French Reporter
Star Yoo	...	Dalila
Tony T.L. Young	...	Drag Queen
Samuel Yu	...	Mammon

Directed by
Young Man Kang

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Young Man Kang		writer
Rick Phillips Jr.		writer
Tony T.L. Young		writer

Produced by
James Chean	....	executive producer
Kim Marie Johnson	....	executive producer
Young Man Kang	....	producer
Bruce Khan	....	producer
Tomiko Lee	....	executive producer: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Aaron Pugliese	....	co-producer
Edwin A. Santos	....	co-producer: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Chul Hoon Sung	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Crutch
James Hopkins
You Lee Kim

Cinematography by
Cheol Hun Ham
Sang Jin Han
Young Man Kang

Film Editing by
Mark Crutch
Cheol Hun Ham
Chul Hoon Sung

Casting by
Tim Colceri
Jin Kelley

Production Design by
Tony T.L. Young

Costume Design by
Dong Kun Rhee

Makeup Department
Hyang Mi An	....	makeup artist
Kiyomi Fukazawa	....	makeup artist
Sharon Kim	....	assistant makeup artist: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Jin Young Lee	....	makeup artist
Ji Hyun Moon	....	assistant makeup artist: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Ji Sook Yang	....	key makeup artist
Coco Yuon	....	key makeup artist: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Max Chang	....	first assistant director
Eun Ran Cho	....	assistant director
Dawn Cooper	....	second assistant director
Moo Jung Kim	....	second unit director
Reuben Langdon	....	second unit director
Ji Young Park	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mi Ju Sun	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Avi K. Garg	....	sound mixer
Klint Macro	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Marky Kang	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Tai Kun Han	....	visual effects supervisor
Marky Kang	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Gab Yong An	....	stunts
Jin Ho Kim	....	stunts
Sang Yong Kim	....	stunts
Young Su Kim	....	stunts
Seung Hyun Lee	....	stunts
Sung Ju Min	....	stunts
Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
James Chean	....	gaffer
Byung Hee Choi	....	director of photography: second unit
Nash Choi	....	director of photography: second unit
Clinton H. Wallace	....	still photographer

Editorial Department
Soo Wan Jang	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Cheol Hun Ham	....	martial arts choreographer
Minki Kim	....	production assistant: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Eung Jun Lee	....	martial arts choreographer
Mason Rhee	....	production assistant: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles
Alexander Yi	....	production assistant: Snake's Temptation, Los Angeles

Production Companies

• Young Man Kang Films

Distributors

• ITN Distribution (2005) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vanguard Cinema (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Impeccable Taste Catering  catering

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

Company:

Young Man Kang Films

Trivia:

The character of Lilith in Snake's Temptation is based upon "Lilith" who according to Jewish folklore was created as Adam's first wife. Her calling card reads, "Lilith's Cradle," a reference to the belief that Lilith would steal babies when they were tucked in their cribs. When a child dies laughing, it's because Lilith was tickling his feet.

Disapppointing

Shot on digital video and celluloid, this The Last Eve earns its reputation as one of the oddest indies out there. This South Korean/U.S. hybrid includes kung fu, Christian allegory, science fiction, and experimental cinema. With a mixture of humor (some unintentional) and narrative uncertainty, it attempts to reformulate certain Biblical stories into broadly written modern parables, some of them rather poorly acted. It has three sections, although they relate to one another through random biblical quotes. In fact, it was originally conceived as having a single narrative, but as the resulting film was too short, they had to append two additional ones. It ends up rather like a trio of short stories.

Its apocalyptic message is rendered with a heavy hand, though atrocious, low-budget special effects helps break up the tedium of the long first section. While original (at least according to Film Threat), it quickly becomes disappointing and then never succeeds in picking up the pace - or the pieces.

An extreme disappointment. It's an effective film if you want to catch up on your sleep.