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 | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tyler Posey and Gage Golightly previously worked together on Teen Wolf (2011).

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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

Sweet Home Chicago
Written by Robert Johnson
Courtesy of Stingray Music
By arrangement with Covered Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Dated concept with a bad score

I went in thinking this would be OK but sadly not. The concept is as dated as 1980's haircuts and tries to play homage to 'coming of age', 'teen' films of the past in the way in which it's filmed. However, it falls apart fairly quickly.

The acting at times is trying and the team behind the dubbing should walked out the room. The dubbing at times was terrible it flickered between a B movie or a "straight to video" movie that you'd expect out of a high school project, not a Netflix production.

The score - also shocking, the music throughout is terrible, doesn't add anything to the scenes or the film itself and clearly was the most underfunded aspect of the film.

Sounds harsh but I truly wish I'd saved my time on this one.

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