The Last Ride (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Guy Norman Bee

Writers (WGA):

Rob Cohen (story) and
Ron McGee (story) ...

Release Date:

2 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Fueled by rebellion. Driven by revenge.

Plot:

After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie (Dennis Hopper) recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl (Fred Ward), the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way is Ronnie's son, whom Darryl raised. |

Plot Keywords:

Number 8 | Murder | San Diego California | Female Nudity | Welding Torch

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Dennis Hopper	...	Ronnie Purnell
Will Patton	...	Aaron Purnell
Fred Ward	...	Darryl Kurtz
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Albert Acevedo Jr.	...	Prison guard
Connor Betten	...	Junior Betten
Clayton Blocker	...	State cop
Matt Bradford	...	Sergeant
Ken Capozzi	...	Randy Aldridge
Chris Carmack	...	Matthew Rondell
Ben DiGregorio	...	Restaurant Manager
Deena Dill	...	Kate Purnell
David Douglas	...	Asher
Crystal M. Dyson	...	Tyra
Denise Gossett	...	Bank manager
Lamar Lindsey	...	Guy at bar
David Michie	...	Racer in car (voice)
Scott Michael Morgan	...	Burkowitz
Aaron Norvell	...	Dino
Gwendolyn Oliver	...	Helen Desmond
Peter Onorati	...	Burt Walling
Frances Powell	...	Spokesmodel
Jesse Rodriguez	...	Dinge
Lije Sarki	...	Darryl Kurtz, 1970
Kimberly Stanphill	...	Receptionist
Gay Storm	...	Anna Kurtz
Peter Talieri	...	Young Ronnie Purnell
Nadine Velazquez	...	JJ Cruz

Runtime:

Argentina:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Brazil:16 | Argentina:13 | Italy:T | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

General Motors

Quotes:

Matthew Rondell: Grandpa?
Ronnie Purnell: Junior?
Matthew Rondell: No, Matt.
Ronnie Purnell: Matt?
Matthew Rondell: Your grandson.
Ronnie Purnell: You're Junior's boy? Look at you. You're all grown up. You're a man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Frontline: The Persuaders (#22.15)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Six Barrel Shotgun

Enjoyable movie that was more than just about cars.

I watched this movie because my husband wanted to. From the trailers, the website even the promotion it looked as though it was definitely for guys. They sold Dennis Hopper, the good looking young guy and of course the "sexy" girl... big surprise. And when we watched the movie, from the beginning I thought "here we go again, another bang em up, chase em, over the top action movie".

But I was pleasantly wrong. The movie had a story, a plot and some good acting. While it was obviously still produced with men in mind (plenty of the actress in her red underware), it still kept to a pretty emotional story about a disfunctional family trying to find each other. I wasn't surprised that they were brought together by a car. And I wasn't surprised to see that there were bang em up and chase em scenes. But they were fun and a bit surprising. My expectations were very low but my opinion of this movie ended up very high. To be honest I didn't pay close enough attention in the beginning because I wasn't expecting much so I ended up watching it again. There really was something for everyone in this movie. I would watch it again.