The Last Supper (1995)

A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.

Director:

Stacy Title

Writer:

Dan Rosen (screenplay)

Stars:

Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cameron Diaz	...	Jude
Ron Eldard	...	Pete
Annabeth Gish	...	Paulie
Jonathan Penner	...	Marc
Courtney B. Vance	...	Luke
Bill Paxton	...	Zachary Cody
Nora Dunn	...	Sheriff Alice Stanley
Ron Perlman	...	Norman Arbuthnot
Dan Rosen	...	Deputy Hartford
Amber Taylor	...	Girl in Coffee Shop
Matt Cooper	...	Jerk in Coffee Shop
Charles Durning	...	Rev. Gerald Hutchens
Mark Harmon	...	Dominant Male
Gil Segel	...	Iowa Resident at Door
Rachel Chagall	...	Abortion Activist

Storyline

Jude, Luke, Marc, Paulie and Pete are liberal-minded roommates and grad students at a Iowa post-secondary institution. Every Sunday for the past year, they have hosted a dinner party, inviting a friend over to have an open-minded discussion about whatever topics are of interest. On a dark and stormy night when Pete was supposed to bring a friend for one of those dinners, he instead comes home with Zachary Cody, who rescued a stranded Pete whose car broke down. They invite Zach to stay for dinner instead of Pete's missing friend. They soon find out that Zach is among other things a racist neo-Nazi, which brings up a potentially dangerous situation for Jewish Marc and black Luke. After some physical altercations and verbal threats, Marc ends up stabbing Zach dead out of what he considers self-defense. As the friends discuss what to do about Zach, they finally come to the conclusion that in killing Zach, they have done society a service. So they ponder 'why not invite other ...

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Plot Keywords:

dinner | iowa | dinner party | death | car | 

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Taglines:

Eat... drink... and be buried...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, and for some sexuality and violence

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

La última cena

Filming Locations:

Sierra Madre, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$442,965

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation,The Vault,WF/X

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bill Paxton shot his cameo during a weekend off from filming Apollo 13 (1995).

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Goofs

During the last supper, the green bottle gets emptied by the "left wingers" then when they are shown from different camera angles it's full again, then empty, then full, then empty again.

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Quotes

[on what to do with Zack]
Luke: I say we bury the cracker and have dessert.

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Connections

References Family Plot (1976)

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Soundtracks

Wicked Rain
Written by Cesar Rosas
Performed by Los Lobos
Courtesy of Slash Records / Warner Bros. Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Warning: may cause indigestion!

No wonder none of the characters succeed in convincing any of their guests to change their minds -- these people are so superficial and inarticulate they must surely be grad students in one of those degree-mills that advertises in the back of magazines. If Courtney B. Vance's character is a Ph.D. candidate in political science, how come he hasn't already figured out what Ron Perlman's character has to say about extremists and centrists? "You've never even had sex!" is supposed to deflate the argument of the teenager opposed to mandatory sex education? Of course, this is about as intelligent as the debates get. The rest of the time they just giggle when someone says something they don't like, or resort to infantile name-calling. The whole movie is a chore, but it has given me a good idea. What if a group of people started inviting over directors, screenwriters, producers and actors who made stupid movies that insult the viewer's intelligence, and murdering them???