The Last Word
4.8
“Lies pay. Sex sells. Money talks. How far would you go for...”
With his marriage in trouble and his best friend in dds ts the Mob, journalist Martin Ryan (TIMOTHY HUTTON) goes tsa stip has, where is enamored with the beautiful, mysterious Caprice (MICHELLE BURKE). Martin writes her story and exposes her secret and painful past. He also falls in love with her. But Caprice hasn't revealed everything, and when Martin's partner Doc (JOE PANTOLIAMO) engineers with a Hollywood studio a movie deal based on Martin's writings, the three move West, taking their secrets with them. In LA, the studio wants all of Caprice's intimate, dark secrets in the film. They put pressure on Doc to get the reluctant Martin to sell-out Caprice, but doing so would destroy her. Now Martin is forced to choose between love and success, romance and power, and friendship and money.
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Timothy Hutton
Martin Ryan
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Secret Window
Joe Pantoliano
Doc
Known for
Memento
The Matrix
Michelle Burke
Sara
Known for
The Last Don
Dazed and Confused
Chazz Palminteri
Ricky
Known for
A Bronx Tale
The Usual Suspects
Richard Dreyfuss
Larry
Known for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jaws
Tony Goldwyn
Stan
Known for
Tarzan
The Last House on the Left
Cybill Shepherd
Kiki Taylor
Known for
Taxi Driver
Moonlighting
Roma Downey
Roxy
Known for
The Bible
Touched by an Angel
Joe Cortese
Jimmy
Known for
Green Book
American History X
Troy Brown
Phil
Also in
2 Fast 2 Furious
Green Zone
Mark Neal
Thug in Doorway
Also in
Ocean Girl
The Flying Doctors
Joe Kennedy
Jason
Also in
Comatose
Tony Spiridakis Director · Paul Buckmaster Composer Zoltán David Cinematographer
United States release August 27, 1995 · Produced in United States · Production Arama Entertainment, Chase The Moon Inc.
Production
Nu Image
Production
Arama Entertainment
Production
Chase The Moon Inc.
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 27, 1995
Theatrical
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