4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011)

A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Writer:

Abel Ferrara

Stars:

Willem Dafoe, Shanyn Leigh, Natasha Lyonne

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shanyn Leigh	...	Skye
Willem Dafoe	...	Cisco
Tony Redman	...	Man on phone (voice)
Pat Kiernan	...	News Anchor / News Anchor
Francis Kuipers	...	Teddy
Selena Mars	...	Skype Dancer
Justin Restivo	...	Suicide
Bojana Vasik	...	Woman with coat
Trung Nguyen	...	Delivery Boy
Triana Jackson	...	Cisco's Daughter
Dierdra McDowell	...	Cisco's Ex
Natasha Lyonne	...	Tina
Anita Pallenberg	...	Sky's Mother
Paul Hipp	...	Noah
José Solano	...	Drug Dealer

Storyline

A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sex scene | end of the world | divorce | blackout | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for a scene of strong sexuality, nudity, language and some drug content

Details

Country:

USA Switzerland France

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2012 (France)

Also Known As:

4:44 - O Fim do Mundo

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,355, 25 March 2012

Gross USA:

$17,801

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$70,851

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fabula, Funny Balloons, Wild Bunch

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shanyn Leigh picked out all the clothes that she wears in this film.

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Connections

Features Charlie Rose (1991)

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Soundtracks

Blindfold Blues
Written by 'Abel Ferrara'
Performed by 'Francis Kuipers'

User Reviews

Lagging and tedious yet a few very good scenes

End of times and the last day on earth with Cisco and Skye. A promising notion for a good movie, yet it was drawn to slow death with a tedious and slow screenplay enough to ruin the movie and bore the audience.

I found myself annoyed and frustrated with Dafoe's character Cisco as he went through the movie in his selfish and morass way. There were some scenes setup for promising dialog and emotion, like when he was saying goodbye to his daughter, yet turned out plastic and annoying. There was, however, two scenes I thought were well acted and the best part of the movie; when Cisco sat with his brother and his brother shared some wise words (which Cisco did not heed) while the other friends partied with booze and drugs. The other decent scene was when the delivery boy said goodbye to his family via Skype. (I think Skype paid for the movie)

Overall the movie left an empty feeling as the end approached with what seemed like a junior high school first film attempt with various and ridiculous cuts from films and news clips, none of which really tied anything together. I found the movie boring and besides a couple of decent scenes that were well acted or at least approached what one would expect toward the end, overall it was poorly written and haphazardly put together.