The Last Summer (2019)

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.

Director:

William Bindley

Writers:

Scott Bindley, William Bindley

Stars:

K.J. Apa, Maia Mitchell, Norman Johnson Jr.

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
K.J. Apa	...	Griffin
Maia Mitchell	...	Phoebe
Norman Johnson Jr.	...	Mason
Jacob Latimore	...	Alec
Wolfgang Novogratz	...	Foster
Sosie Bacon	...	Audrey
Mario Revolori	...	Reece
Jacob McCarthy	...	Chad
Halston Sage	...	Erin
Tyler Posey	...	Ricky
Gage Golightly	...	Paige
Nicole Forester	...	Margaux
Audrey Grace Marshall	...	Lilah
Valerie Jane Parker	...	Claire
Sameera Rock	...	Janet

Storyline

Featuring several intersecting stories, The Last Summer follows a group of recent high school graduates as they navigate their way through their final summer before taking off for college. As the youths wrestle with love lost and found, form friendships in unexpected circumstances, and take greater control in their relationships with parents, they ultimately decide who they will be and what they will do as they stand on the precipice of adulthood.

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Plot Keywords:

summer | reference to martin scorsese | reference to spike lee | no opening credits | high school graduate | 

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Taglines:

Your Real Life is About to Begin

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both K.J. Apa and Maia Mitchell are not orginally from the United States but perform with American accents. Apa is from New Zealand and Mitchell from Australia.

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Goofs

At 11:53, when Paige Wilcox says "Are you down?", her lip movements are different.

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Quotes

Griffin: [after a screening of The Big Lebowski] How have you not seen The Big Lebowski?
Phoebe: The Dude Abides.
Griffin: It's impossible to go wrong with the Cohen Brothers... Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Blood Simple.
Phoebe: [giggles] You're so full of it right now. Your IMDb app is literally exploding.
Griffin: I'm sorry. I-M-D-b? What is this you speak of?
Phoebe: Wait a minute, what accent is that, Dracula? Let me see your phone, let me see it!
Griffin: No, hey, stop you're invading my personal bubble here.

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Connections

References Fargo (1996)

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Soundtracks

Summer Love
Written by Bella Elysee (as Bella Elysée), Daniel Paul Ollhage and Martin Kristian Ollhage
Performed by Bella Elysee (as Bella Elysée)
Under license from Catch the Moon Music, LLC

User Reviews

Nothing special

What is the purpose of this movie? It feels like the creators just wanted to give KJ Apa a movie and wrote a mediocre storyline in one day. Most of the characters are quite unlikable and I didn't seem to care about them at all. The movie doesn't bring anything new to the table. It definitely didn't grab my interest. Poorly done.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Last Summer

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gulfstream Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1