The Last Word is a 1979 film starring Richard Harris.[1] It was the last film directed by Roy Boulting.[2]
It was also known as The Number.[3]
Plot
A washed-up inventor, Danny Travis, takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.
Travis is so upset that when a city official comes to evict him from the premises, he takes the man hostage. A television reporter, Paula Herbert, turns public sympathies both for and against Travis, prolonging the story opportunistically as a Los Angeles police captain, Gerrity, attempts to defuse the situation.
Cast
- Richard Harris as Danny Travis
- Karen Black as Paula Herbert
- Martin Landau as Capt. Gerrity
- Dennis Christopher as Ben
- Christopher Guest as Roger
- Penelope Milford as Denise
- Penny Santon as Mrs. Tempino
References
- ^ "The Last Word (1979) - Roy Boulting | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Boulting, Roy (1913-2001) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The Last Word (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
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