First Love, Last Rites
“Falling in love is the easy part.”
Passion and infatuation ignite as two lovers flounder through their "first time" in this alarmingly sexy film set in the Louisiana bayou. Joey and Sissel are a young misguided couple trying desperately to make their way through their first intense relationship. Blinded by sexual attraction, they become oblivious to everything around them. But when forced far great than themselves threaten their idyllic existence, each must learn to cope with heart-wrenching pain and loss.
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Cast
12 people
Giovanni Ribisi
Joey
Known for
Avatar
Lost in Translation
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Sissel
Known for
Lost Highway
The 4400
Robert John Burke
Henry
Known for
The Last of Us
RoboCop 3
Jeannetta Arnette
Sissel's Mom
Known for
Boys Don't Cry
Extant
Donal Logue
Red
Known for
Gotham
Blade
Eli Marienthal
Adrian
Known for
The Iron Giant
American Pie
Hugh Joseph Babin
Bob
No other roles listed
Earl S. Binnings
Mitch
No other roles listed
Howard Barker
Security Guard
Trang Thanh Le
Restaurant Cook
No other roles listed
L. Christian Mixon
Tattoo Artist
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Jesse Peretz Director · David Ryan Screenplay Ian McEwan Author
Worldwide gross $41K · Budget $300K · United States release August 7, 1998
Box office
Budget
$300,000
Worldwide gross
$40,542
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Toast Films
Production
Forensic Films
Production
Strand Releasing
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1997
Premiere
United States · August 7, 1998
Limited theatrical
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