Last Flag Flying (2017)

Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard Mueller, to bury his son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War.

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers:

Richard Linklater (screenplay by), Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay by)

Stars:

Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bryan Cranston	...	Sal Nealon
Laurence Fishburne	...	Reverend Richard Mueller
Steve Carell	...	Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
J. Quinton Johnson	...	Washington
Deanna Reed-Foster	...	Ruth
Yul Vazquez	...	Colonel Wilits
Graham Wolfe	...	John Redman
Jeff Monahan	...	O'Toole
Dontez James	...	DAFB Guard
Tammy Tsai	...	Mother (Irene)
Richard Barlow	...	Angry Father
Cathy O'Dell	...	Grieving Mother
Jane Mowder	...	Rental Truck Employee
Richard Robichaux	...	Anorak
Jerry Lee Tucker	...	Raincoat

Storyline

In 2003, 30 years after they served together in the Vietnam War, former Navy Hospital Corpsman Larry "Doc" Shepherd re-unites with ex-Marines Sal and Mueller on a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in the Iraq War. Doc decides to forgo burial at Arlington Cemetery and, with the help of his old buddies, takes the casket on a bittersweet trip up the East Coast to his home in suburban New Hampshire.

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Plot Keywords:

grief | friendship | death of son | father son relationship | iraq war | 

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Taglines:

Their Last Mission Wasn't On The Battlefield

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | War

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Steve Carell and Bryan Cranston starred in another road trip film, Little Miss Sunshine (2006), even though they didn't share any scenes together. Also, both Laurence Fishburne and Cicely Tyson starred in Hoodlum (1997).

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Goofs

Col Wilits' rank insignia are positioned incorrectly on his shirt collar.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sal Nealon: If you could just see yourself right now. You look like you just had a lobotomy. What's wrong with you?
O'Toole: [sitting on his barstool] This is reality.
Sal Nealon: Reality? My ass. It's all made-up. Let me ask you this, huh, how many times on this show have you seen the cops arrest, you know, killers and-and rapists or something like that? How many times did they slap the cuffs on some crooked CEO fuck?

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Bryan Cranston/Stephen Curry/Goldlink feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy (2017)

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Soundtracks

Slow Walk
Written by Sil Austin and Irving Siders
Performed by Sil Austin
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

A film worth seeing!

This film was excellent. For a drama, it had a lot of light moments. Bryan Cranston, Lawrence Fishburne, Steve Carrell and J. Quinton Johnson were great. As a Vietnam Veteran, I related to this very well. I won't give any spoilers here but it touched home for me. A movie worth seeing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Last Flag Flying

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh ,Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$40,558, 5 November 2017

Gross USA:

$965,481

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,872,950

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amazon Studios, Big Indie Pictures, Cinetic Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1