Last Scene (25 Mar. 1986)
"The Hitchhiker" Last Scene (original title)

Ambitious first-time film director Alex Nolan is having trouble eliciting a good and believable performance out of lovely, but inexperienced lead actress Leda Bedell. Alex decides to use ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Richard Rothstein (creator), Riff Markowitz (creator),

Stars:

Peter Coyote, LaGena Hart, Page Fletcher

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Peter Coyote	...	Alex Nolan
LaGena Hart	...	Leda Bedell
Page Fletcher	...	The Hitchhiker
Tom Heaton	...	Paul
Garwin Sanford	...	Duncan

Storyline

Ambitious first-time film director Alex Nolan is having trouble eliciting a good and believable performance out of lovely, but inexperienced lead actress Leda Bedell. Alex decides to use unorthodox methods to coax more credible and effective acting from Leda for the crucial final scene of the horror movie they're working on together.

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 1986 (France)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Markowitz/Chesler Producing, Quintina Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

29 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paul Verhoeven cites directing this episode as the key event that helped launched his subsequent career directing mainstream movies in America.

User Reviews

fairly generic, yet still watchable

Alex Nolan, a first time director is trying to get the most out of a young inexperienced actress, Leda Bedell (LaGena Hart), when he's under pressure to get the last scene of a horror film just right. Meanwhile, she's apparently being terrorized by the same madman who's in the movie she's making. The abundant horror clichés as well as Hart's wooden acting make this not as good as it could have been, but thanks to Verhoeven's direction it still remains watchable, if generic. This is one of the episodes that can be found on Volume 1 of the US release of the Hitchhiker (why they couldn't just release season sets like Canada is beyond me). It also has optional commentary by Director Paul Verhoeven wherein he chooses to tell a personal story about himself instead of the actual show on display, thus making it much more entertaining if you're a fan of the director.

Eye Candy: LaGena Hart gets topless

My Grade: C-