The Last Godfather (2010)

Director:

Hyung-rae Shim

Writer (WGA):

Hyung-rae Shim (written by)

Release Date:

29 December 2010 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A Mafia boss trains his mentally impaired son as his successor.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Mafia Boss | Three Word Title | Godfather | Mafiosi

Cast

Harvey Keitel	...	Don Carini
Jason Mewes	...	Vinnie
Blake Clark	...	Captain O'Brian
Michael Rispoli	...	Tony V
Jon Polito	...	Don Bonfante
Logan Shea	...	Little Willie
Debra Mooney	...	Sister Theresa
Jocelin Donahue	...	Nancy Bonfante
John Pinette	...	Macho
Paul Hipp	...	Rocco
Jack Kehler	...	Cabbie
Michele Specht	...	Burlesque Hostess
Matthew J Cates	...	Customer
Edith Fields	...	Shopkeeper
Stephanie Danielson	...	Ms Carini
Mark Alexander Herz	...	Carini Wiseguy
Hyung-rae Shim	...	Younggu
Michelle Maniscalco	...	Burlesque Dancer
Tatiana Sarasty	...	Corini Servant
Keegan Boos	...	Bowery Boy
Robert Amico	...	Bonfante Wise Guy
Frank Scozzari	...	Street Vendor #1
Calvin Dean	...	Carini Wiseguy #3
Roger Stoneburner	...	Carini Wiseguy #1
Rob Tepper	...	Wise Guy
John Cirigliano	...	Mangini
Christian Levatino	...	Tino
Richard Bernard	...	Mafia Man in Doorway
Tom Brangle	...	Officer Pickett
Jeff Bornstein	...	Wise Guy
Joshua Rosenthal	...	Fabrizio
Tristen Bankston	...	Big Willie
Wonder Girls	...	Cameo
Jannette Bloom	...	Mary
Julia Farsadi	...	Lingerie Shopper
Lala Khanian	...	Friendly Customer
Matt Mann	...	Diner Customer
Rahman Dalrymple	...	Carini Wiseguy / Bodyguard
Tony Pinizzotto	...	Shopkeeper
Gus Lynch	...	Don Bonfante's Yes-Man
Neva Cole	...	Bartender in Jazz Club (uncredited)
Angelica Montesano	...	Macho's Date (uncredited)
Olivia Presley	...	Herself - Diner Patron (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Bonfante Wiseguy (uncredited)
Gina Tleel	...	Butcher's Wife (uncredited)

Directed by
Hyung-rae Shim

Writing credits (WGA)
Hyung-rae Shim		(written by)

Produced by
Dooho Choi	....	producer
Lorenzo O'Brien	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Lissauer

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Christine Sheaks

Production Design by
Cecilia Montiel

Art Direction by
Nick Ralbovsky

Set Decoration by
Kathy Orlando

Costume Design by
Graciela Mazón

Makeup Department
Donna J. Anderson	....	hair stylist
Elena Arroy	....	makeup artist
Bonita DeHaven	....	makeup department head
Cynthia Hernandez	....	makeup artist
Tracy Manzo	....	key makeup artist
Marlene D. Williams	....	key hair stylist
Susan Zietlow-Maust	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ritchie Steven Filippi	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher S. Bryson	....	first assistant director
Irina Bryson	....	key second assistant director
Marc Turchin	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser
John Brunot	....	prop master
Joe Dunckley	....	props
Joey Genitempo	....	stand-by painter
Seth Goulden	....	set dresser
Laurin Guthrie	....	set dec buyer
David Lombard	....	gang boss
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic designer
Joe Mason	....	storyboard artist
Ian McMains	....	props assistant
Bob New	....	set dresser
Christopher Parker	....	gang boss
Diego Sandoval	....	assistant art director
Erich W. Schultz	....	construction coordinator
Harlan Spatz	....	buyer
Russell Stimson	....	leadman
Richard Blake Wester	....	set dresser
Rebecca Young	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	mix technician
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Bires	....	additional audio
Richard Burnette	....	additional audio
Susan Cahill	....	dialogue & adr editor
Mike Chock	....	supervising sound editor
Juan Cisneros	....	sound utility
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Joe Dzuban	....	foley editor
Justin Dzuban	....	foley editor
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital assistant
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist
Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez	....	adr loop group
Jeffory Haddad	....	sound utility
Kimberly Jimenez	....	additional audio
Ryan Lukasik	....	foley assistant
John Matter	....	digital assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr group leader (as Caitlin McKenna)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
David Padilla	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Rodriguez	....	additional audio
Ken Segal	....	sound mixer
Kyle Seo	....	additional audio
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator
Rich Toenes	....	additional audio
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Wilkins	....	dialogue & adr editor
Randy Wilson	....	foley mixer
David Young	....	additional audio

Special Effects by
Lou Carlucci	....	pyrotechnics foreman
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator
Ron Rosegard	....	special effects supervisor
Lynn Garrido	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunt performer (as George B. Colucci)
Rahman Dalrymple	....	stunt performer
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Brian Hite	....	stunt player
Bobby C. King	....	stunt coordinator
Christian Levatino	....	stunts
Mark Riccardi	....	stunt double: Michael Rispoli
John Ross	....	stunt double: Hyung-rae Shim
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Babin	....	rigging key grip
Robert J. Babin	....	rigging key grip
Brian Bishop	....	grip
Danny Brazen	....	key grip
Nicholas Davidoff	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Nicholas Davidoff	....	steadicam operator
Hilario Gonzalez	....	grip
Derek Hackett	....	second assistant camera
Joe Iverson	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Kyle Jewell	....	first assistant "a" camera
Luke Miller	....	set lighting technician
Kenneth Mills	....	best boy grip
Evan A. Nesbitt	....	digital imaging technician
Miguel Pask	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Trace Schneider	....	set lighting technician
Robert Sterry	....	digital video assist operator
Shawn Stone	....	b dolly grip
Matthew Thiemann	....	set lighting technician
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Troy Webb	....	rigging chief lighting technician
Jay W. Yowler	....	chief lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shawn Barry	....	costume supervisor
Michael Crow	....	costumer
Lisa Marie Harris	....	set costumer
Lynn Ollie	....	set costumer
Lori Jean Sacks	....	costumer
Gilbert Zamorano	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gregg Garvin	....	digital intermediate colorist
Vahe Giragol	....	iq assist
Joe Greenberg	....	editorial department
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer

Music Department
Carl Sealove	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Richard A. Davis	....	transportation captain
Steven Docherty	....	transportation co-captain
Tiffany Fry	....	transportation coordinator
Dave Haldeman	....	transportation
Gary Jackson	....	production van operator
Kim Magruder	....	driver generator operator
Ted Moser	....	picture car coordinator
Ted Moser	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Moser	....	driver
Kelly Murphy	....	transportation co-captain
Patsy Rust	....	driver
John F. Teeple	....	driver
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	transportation

Other crew
Gia Amado	....	production assistant
H. Leah Amir	....	assistant craft service
Christina Brooks	....	first assistant acccountant
Tyler Bruno	....	production assistant
Young N. Chang	....	assistant: Mr. Keitel
Curt Chatham	....	production assistant
Eunsun Choi	....	production assistant
Alison Faulk	....	choreographer
Tal Fiala	....	account executive
Taylor Marie Good	....	dialogue coach (as Taylor Marie Cornell)
Shannon Halliday	....	assistant location manager
John Jabaley	....	location manager
Danny Jensen	....	production assistant
Lynn Johnson	....	medic
Ted Kim	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Levine	....	rigging medic
Robbie Maass	....	production assistant
Kev Magee	....	production coordinator
Gracen Minkler	....	adr loop group
Hilary Momberger	....	script supervisor
Gwen Osborne	....	accounting clerk
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production legal
Michelle Roca	....	set production assistant
Nick Graham Rogers	....	key set production assistant
Colleen Stewart	....	key craft service
Mark Sussman	....	additional voice
Katherine Swanson	....	production accountant
Gary Trentham	....	production coordinator
Justin Trimm	....	set production assistant
Clay Valenti	....	key assistant location manager/scout
Mindy Venta	....	production assistant
Melissa Vinicor	....	stand-in: Jocelin Donahue
Danny Wilson	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• TLG
• Younggu-Art Movies

Distributors

• CJ Entertainment (2010) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• CJ Entertainment (2011) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Roadside Attractions (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Three Point Capital  brokerage
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services
• Tunnel Post  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief sexual humor

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA | South Korea

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46435) | South Korea:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario)

Company:

TLG

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (V)

It was a chore to sit through this painfully unfunny mobster spoof!

The trailer didn't look all that abysmal and it actually looked like it could have been kind of funny with John Pinette and Harvey Keitel. Please keep in mind that trailers are extremely misleading and this movie was NOT funny by any means. Sure, there were some chuckles, but it gets old real quick and you'll be wishing the movie would end sooner rather than later, believe me.

The story revolves around Don Carini (Keitel) and his decision to step down and retire as Godfather. Rather than promoting from within, he drops the bomb on his gang that he had an affair while in Asia with a woman that ultimately led to him fathering a child. The child in question is one Younggu (Shim, who also wrote and directed this turd), a mentally-challenged grown man who is to acting what Uwe Boll is to directing. Once the young successor arrives to the Don's home, he is met by the Don's gang with skepticism. The Don has Tony (Rispoli) and Macho (Pinette) look after his son and train him to be the next Don... but we all know what happens next, Younggu fouls everything up, inadvertently falls for the competition's daughter, Nancy Bonfante (Donahue) and just basically tries to play everything on screen for laughs, even if it isn't funny.

I don't mind screwball comedies if they're funny. This one just wasn't funny. It was painfully bad, with some of the worst acting I've ever seen by a writer/director/star. The main character is so annoying and unfunny, that I was just begging to see the end credits. I don't know what Keitel, Pinette and Mewes were thinking by signing on to do this dog of a film. It actually made about $17 million overseas, which is a complete shock to me. I guess even actors need to pay the bills sometimes.

You might be tempted to watch/buy or see this one for Keitel, but I urge you to rethink that decision because the movie just gets worse as it goes along. Just when you think it couldn't get any worse, it tops itself and plays the scenes for the utter ridiculous and zany. I've been trying really hard to find one good thing to say about this movie ever since I started writing the review and I just can't do it. About the only thing that this film can say it did well was the production values and filming. It does have a Hollywood-feel, meaning it doesn't look like it was filmed in my backyard and the sound is good. Yes, there was a few funny moments because of Younggu's antics, but they were more out of pity and sheer lunacy, like a shake- my- head- from- side- to- side- I- can't- believe- they- would-resort- to- that- kind- of- humor kind of laugh. If anything, watch it for John Pinette, he's able to make you laugh just with his expressions alone.

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Final Grade: F