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

Weird and sexy entry in "The Hitchhiker" series. It shows that sometimes those bothered have the last laugh!

"Last Scene" is without a doubt one of my favorite and most memorable episodes from the HBO series "The Hitchhiker". This episode from the beginning gives off such a sexy feel and has suspense and intrigue to the end, plus the way it's done showing dark and shadowy scenes makes it much more enjoyable. The story is very interesting it involves a suspense film director(Peter Coyote) who will go to any lengths to make a killer project even if it means trying to frighten his beautiful female lead to death! LaGena Hart does a fine job here as a typical blond beauty just trying to make a living acting. The frights and scares are common clichés from the man with a mask, dark shadows, to voices and whispers over the phone. Just anything to get this young lady in the right mood for the final scene! Yet after the last scene the old stereotype about blonds is proved wrong as the party shows this actress is smart and sassy by showing her real actions with the last laugh! Overall "Last Scene" is one of the best episodes of this series with plenty of lust, chills, thrills and fun.