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The Last Shot

  • 2004
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  • 1h 33m
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Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Ray Liotta, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart, Tony Shalhoub, Tim Blake Nelson, and James Rebhorn in The Last Shot (2004)
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A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation.

  • Director
    • Jeff Nathanson
  • Writers
    • Steve Fishman
    • Jeff Nathanson
  • Stars
    • Matthew Broderick
    • Alec Baldwin
    • Toni Collette
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    • Director
      • Jeff Nathanson
    • Writers
      • Steve Fishman
      • Jeff Nathanson
    • Stars
      • Matthew Broderick
      • Alec Baldwin
      • Toni Collette
    • 39User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Matthew Broderick
    Matthew Broderick
    • Steven Schats
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Joe Devine
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Emily French
    Tony Shalhoub
    Tony Shalhoub
    • Tommy Sanz
    Calista Flockhart
    Calista Flockhart
    • Valerie Weston
    Tim Blake Nelson
    Tim Blake Nelson
    • Marshal Paris
    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
    • Lonnie Bosco
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Jack Devine
    Ian Gomez
    Ian Gomez
    • Agent Nance
    Troy Winbush
    Troy Winbush
    • Agent Ray Dawson
    Tom McCarthy
    Tom McCarthy
    • Agent Pike
    W. Earl Brown
    W. Earl Brown
    • Willie Gratzo
    Evan Jones
    Evan Jones
    • Troy Haines
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Agent McCaffrey
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Abe White
    Amy Smallman
    • Heidi Katz
    Michael Papajohn
    Michael Papajohn
    • Ed Rossi, Jr.
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
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    • Director
      • Jeff Nathanson
    • Writers
      • Steve Fishman
      • Jeff Nathanson
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    User reviews39

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    7BraveHawk

    Casting Was Excellent But Ultimately Disappointing.

    The Last Shot is a supposedly true story about the FBI, undercover on a fake film set, known only to the few agents involved, trying to lure in an unsuspecting mobster in order to arrest him. With the actors and actresses involved, I expected more. A lot more, actually. While this was not a bad movie, I was still a bit disappointed.

    Director Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) and fake producer Joe Wells (Alec Baldwin) are making a movie called Arizona, which Schats and his brother happened to write. Along the way, Wells, AKA FBI Agent Joe Devine is talking the FBI into going further and further into actually shooting the movie until it seems that the FBI is actually interested in offering Devine a 3 picture deal.

    Meanwhile, the casting is beginning and actually getting the attention of worthwhile movie stars, most notably Emily French (Toni Collette). Toni is visually stunning in this movie.

    This movie was not too hard to watch, but still, I thought the talent could have made something much better. I miss the charismatic Broderick of Ferris Beuller. Most of the humor seemed to be of low value shock attempts, with the constant cursing. I am not against it, but in this case, it just seemed more childish and cheap than funny. Overall, not too bad but there are plenty of better movies to choose from. 6.5/10
    7gradyharp

    Proof that a Seed of Truth is Stranger/Funnier than Fiction

    THE LAST SHOT is best viewed with a bit of info to let the patient viewer understand what is coming. The opening titles are clever, dealing with movie paraphernalia that serve as matrices for the stars and production staff names and should give a sense of what is to come. But it isn't until the first 20 or so minutes into the film that the significance of the movie can be appreciated.

    Based on an apparently true news article, THE LAST SHOT takes a pot shot at not only Hollywood, but also organized crime, production magnates, the FBI, and little people with big dreams lost in the elusive utopia of fame.The plot is well outlined on these pages. Suffice it to say that the FBI sends Joe Devine (Alec Baldwin) to Hollywood to pose as a producer to lure the underground crime lord Tommy Sanz (Tony Shalhoub) to surface and be caught. Devine needs a script as he discovers from the gross Fanny Nash (Joan Cusack at her hilarious best) and gradually encounters Steven Schats (Matthew Broderick) who with his pathetic brother Marshall Paris (Tim Blake Nelson) has written an unmarketable, non-salable script called 'Arizona'. Devine grabs on to the project, making Schats the director (his dream come true) and casts the film with has-been actress with box office draw Emily French (Toni Collette who looks terrific and adds yet another priceless cameo to her brilliant repertoire) and Valerie Weston (Calista Flockhart) who just happens to be Schats' squeeze.

    The process of film-making and the infectious delirium of Hollywood affects everyone in this film - even the FBI and especially Devine who softens into a man who wants to provide the 'littleman' Schats with his dream. The humor is broad, WAY over the top, crude, and slapstick and in so many ways this movie mimics all of the intangible oddities that make Hollywood what it is. The performances by Baldwin, Broderick, Cusack, Flockhart - and, well, all of the inserted cameos - are excellent. Once you get the premise of this film it moves from being inane to being a really terrific parody with some sensitive metaphors. Grady Harp
    6blanche-2

    silly fun

    From 2004, "The Last Shot" is one crazy movie, with comedy ranging from stupid to silly to hilarious. The movie stars Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Calista Flockhart, Tony Shaloub, Toni Collete, Ray Liotta, and Joan Cusack. Baldwin is Joe Devine, an FBI agent who thinks the way to capture a big mob boss is to deal with the Teamsters by pretending to be producing a film in Rhode Island. The script he gets from a fledgling writer Steven Schats (Broderick) is called Arizona and is based on the tragic death of his sister Charlotte. Of course, he first has to get Schatz to change the location and a few other things.

    Before you know it, the fake filmmaking becomes real as Devine gets into producing and convinces the FBI that they can capture even more mobsters by actually doing the film. Soon the FBI offers him a three-picture deal.

    Some of the dialogue is the funniest stuff you'll ever hear, and some of the situations are hilarious. Everyone is excellent, but Toni Collette as insane movie star Emily French is a standout, as is Cusack as a Hollywood agent and Tony Shalhoub as the badly scarred mobster they're after, who says, "My wife set fire to me while I was asleep. Six months later, our marriage fell apart." Parts of this film were laugh out loud funny, a highlight being Collette's audition as well as the opening scene of the film, an FBI sting, and Cusack's talk to the people who are going to work on the film.

    Some people will not like "The Last Shot" at all, but it's really worth seeing for the fun it pokes at the film business, for the performances, and some great quotes.
    7tributarystu

    A work of film

    I suppose I went to this movie for the actors: enigmatic Alec Baldwim, charming Matthew Broderick, turned-sardonic Tony Shalhoub, mafia man Ray Liotta (who resembles a "cappo di tutti cappo" even as the director of the FBI) and thin Calista Flockhart. In the end I came to like it because of what it actually is: a frank story about goodness and dreams and not "another" cover up story for a gang heist.

    So you've got undercover agent Joe (Baldwin) who is so dedicated to his job, that he lets someone cut his finger off, just in order to get a longer sentence. Then there's Steven (Broderick), a want-to-be film director, who's still searching for his pot of gold...ah, luck. The rest of the characters orbit gently around these two propellers, spawning a genuine web of film-making personnel. Joe and Steven get to know each other when the detective plans to frame a certain low-ranker of the notorious Gotti family (in this particular case, Tommy Sanz, played by Shalhoub) and decides to pose as a film producer in order to fulfill his assignment. He meets Steven, the fate less anonymous screenwriter and the cameras start rolling...well, more or less.

    The film proves to be a productive comedy - as in you'll get plenty of chances to prove your laughing capabilities - and is also dubbed by a layer of "sensfullness", meaning it's a smart comedy. Not all the time,I have to admit, but often enough. If I were to compare it with, let's say, "Get Shorty", a rather similar movie, I think I'd go for this one simply because its got more juice to squeeze. Director/screenwriter Nathanson efficiently parodies a lot of wacko attitudes of Hollywood, even though some of these particular scenes did seem to have been forced into the film. All in all, I'd say it's worth your time!

    And one more thing...the intro credits are simply brilliant!
    heystella51

    offbeat, but amusing

    The simplest way to describe The Last Shot is offbeat. This film is not for everyone, but I enjoyed it. It is a little disturbing to think these things really happened. The cast is fantastic, especially Baldwin. Broderick makes up for his disastrous turn as Harold Hill (in the Music Man). I would like to add here that Joan Cusack, who didn't make the opening titles or any of the posters, is absolutely hilarious. Ray Liotta should not have been cast. His presence is too big for the part he's playing. Overall, it's a clever film. My kudos to the editor.

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    • Trivia
      This movie was based on the real life FBI sting operation in the 1980s to infiltrate the Boston mob teamsters. An FBI agent went undercover as a movie studio executive and contracted George Moffly, an aspiring filmmaker, to create it. Throughout the whole time George had no idea that he was making a fake movie. The sting only captured a few minor Mob members. The details of this unusual story can be found in a GQ article (March 2000).
    • Goofs
      The same extras playing tourists, wearing the same clothes (notably a woman with a fringed leather jacket), can be seen watching the "Ponderosa" theme park show, in two different scenes supposedly months apart.
    • Quotes

      Joe Devine: Have you actually seen a person die, watched them bleed to death, seen them take their last breath? I've seen that... many times.

      Steven Schats: Why have you seen that?

      Joe Devine: I used to produce music videos.

    • Crazy credits
      In the middle of the closing credits, a scene with Steven is shown where he has a new girlfriend, a deaf one this time to tackle the "barking dog" problem.
    • Connections
      Featured in Celebrated: Alec Baldwin (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      No me quieras tanto
      Written by Rafael Hernández (as Rafael Hernandez)

      Performed by Los Panchos (as Trios Los Panchos)

      Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment, S.A. de C.V.

      By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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    • Release date
      • November 5, 2004 (Brazil)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Providence
    • Filming locations
      • Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Mandeville Films
      • Morra, Brezner, Steinberg and Tenenbaum Entertainment (MBST)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $464,275
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $164,801
      • Sep 26, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $541,330
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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