It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in...
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Title: The Last of the High Kings (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Cathleen | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Frankie Griffin | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Erin | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Jack Griffin | |
| Stephen Rea | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Colm Meaney | ... | Jim Davern | |
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Lorraine Pilkington | ... | Jayne Wayne |
| Jason Barry | ... | Nelson Fitzgerald | |
| Emily Mortimer | ... | Romy Thomas | |
| Karl Hayden | ... | Hopper Delaney | |
| Ciarán Fitzgerald | ... | Noelie Griffin (as Ciaran Fitzgerald) | |
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Renee Weldon | ... | Maggie Griffin |
| Des Braiden | ... | Teacher (as Des Braden) | |
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Darren Monks | ... | Davy Dudley |
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Peter Keating | ... | Ray Griffin |
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It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family. Written by Anonymous
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Frankie: I had it all planned. College. A place of my own. Hang out all day in cafes with beautiful girls, with legs and blonde hair, that you could talk to about The Stranglers and Hemingway, and who you could spend loads of time in bed with. Instead, I've blown my exams. How absolute was Louis the Fourteenth? Absolutely no idea. Ah, God, I've ruined my life before it's even started. They might as well take me out and shoot me. If I fail, I'm gonna have to get a job. I'm not cut out for ...
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The film takes place in 1977. See more »Goofs
At a party early in the film, "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song" is playing from the live Thin Lizzy album Live and Dangerous. This album was not released until June of 1978, the year after the film is set. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Frankie: I had it all planned. College. A place of my own. Hang out all day in cafes with beautiful girls, with legs and blonde hair, that you could talk to about The Stranglers and Hemingway, and who you could spend loads of time in bed with. Instead, I've blown my exams. How absolute was Louis the Fourteenth? Absolutely no idea. Ah, God, I've ruined my life before it's even started. They might as well take me out and shoot me. If I fail, I'm gonna have to get a job. I'm not cut out for ...
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10 April 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$5,569, 12 April 1998Gross USA:
$7,682Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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"The Last of the High Kings" aka "Summer Fling" is a wonderfully charming and wry little coming-of-age film with Leto at the center of a cast of idiosyncratic characters including his eccentric parents, some lovely lasses, and sundry town folk. This witty but dry slice of Irish life flick is laced with some not so obvious humor which will please those with sufficiently educated palates and leave others cold. A great watch for those with a taste for the Emerald Isles.