''Last Call'' is a 2002 drama film written and directed by

Henry Bromell Alfred Henry Bromell (September 19, 1947 – March 18, 2013) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and director. Career Bromell joined the crew of NBC police drama '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' in 1994. He served as a writer and co-exec ...

about

F. Scott Fitzgerald Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940), widely known simply as Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and exces ...

, based on ''Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald'', the 1985 memoir by Frances Kroll Ring. The film stars

Jeremy Irons Jeremy John Irons (; born 19 September 1948) is an English actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Tony Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards, ...

as Fitzgerald,

Sissy Spacek Mary Elizabeth "Sissy" Spacek (; born December 25, 1949) is an American actress and singer. She has received List of awards and nominations received by Sissy Spacek, numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including ...

Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald (; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American novelist, painter, and socialite. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, to a wealthy Southern family, she became locally famous for her beauty and high spirits. In 1920, she marri ...

, and

Neve Campbell Neve Adrianne Campbell (; born October 3, 1973) is a Canadian actress. After working in Canadian and American television, Campbell emerged as a scream queen for her starring roles in horror and thriller films. She has also appeared in blockbu ...

as Frances Kroll.

Cast

as F. Scott Fitzgerald *

as Frances Kroll *

as Zelda Fitzgerald * Shannon Lawson as Sarah Kroll *

Paul Hecht Paul Hecht (born August 16, 1941) is an English-born Canadian stage, film, voice and television actor known for playing radio newsman Ross Buckingham in Howard Stern's ''Private Parts''. Early life and education Born in London, England, Hecht ...

as Samuel Kroll * Natalie Radford as

Sheilah Graham Sheilah Graham (born Lily Shiel; 15 September 1904 – 17 November 1988) was a British-born, nationally syndicated American gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age". In her youth, she had been a showgirl and a freelance writer for Fl ...

Kathleen Munroe Kathleen Munroe (born April 9, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Munroe was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and currently resides in Los Angeles. She attended high school at Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, and studied cinema at the University of T ...

as Frances "Scottie" Fitzgerald Lanahan Smith *

Brian Paul Brian E. Paul is a computer programmer who originally wrote and maintained the source code for the open source Mesa graphics library until 2012, and is still active in the project. He began writing its source code in August 1993. Mesa is a free s ...

as Dr. Mahoney * Marium Carvell as Lucy * Jonas Chernick as Warren Nagler * Roman Podhora as Bartender * Edie Inksetter as Mailclerk * Eve Crawford as Librarian * David Clement as Waiter *

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...

Maxwell Perkins William Maxwell Evarts "Max" Perkins (September 20, 1884 – June 17, 1947) was an American book editor, best remembered for discovering authors Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Thomas Wolfe. Early life and ...

Reception

Laura Fries of

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called it "a flawed but revealing snapshot of the novelist in the twilight of his life." John Leonard of

New York Magazine ''New York'' is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City. Founded by Clay Felker and Milton Glaser in 1968 as a competitor to ''The New Yorker'' a ...

gave the film a positive review, "I have to say that Irons is an excellent, if an unlikely, Fitzgerald, with just the right amount of frayed charm and damaged curiosity."

References

External links

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