Last Holiday (2006)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Price (screenplay) &
Peter S. Seaman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Enjoy yourself . . . It's later than you think!

Plot:

After she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.

Plot Keywords:

Chef | Senator | Hotel | New Orleans | Terminal Illness

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Queen Latifah	...	Georgia Byrd
LL Cool J	...	Sean Matthews
Timothy Hutton	...	Matthew Kragen
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Senator Dillings
Alicia Witt	...	Ms. Burns
Gérard Depardieu	...	Chef Didier
Jane Adams	...	Rochelle
Michael Estime	...	Marlon (as Mike Estime)
Susan Kellermann	...	Gunther
Jascha Washington	...	Darius
Matt Ross	...	Adamian
Ranjit Chowdhry	...	Dr. Gupta
Michael Nouri	...	Congressman Stewart
Jaqueline Fleming	...	Tanya
Kendall Mosby	...	Anton

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual reference.

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | France:U | Brazil:12 | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Argentina:13 | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41977) | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Austria

Company:

Last Holiday Productions

Trivia:

The writers of this film are big fans of Ealing Studios comedies, and jumped at the chance to remake the original Alec Guinness film, Last Holiday (1950). Originally they intended for John Candy to play George Bird, but the project was shelved after Candy's death. It was resurrected years later when Queen Latifah's agent read the script, and contacted the writers about rewriting the story for a woman in the lead.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Georgia is trying on the black and white striped suit, she is wearing the same chain necklace that one of the sales clerks is shown placing around her neck a couple of shots later.

Quotes:

Chef Didier: The start is not nearly as important as the finish.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Family Guy: Airport '07 (#5.12)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)

An Optimistic movie.

I thought this movie to be highly enjoyable. It had all the right ingredients (pun intended) of a classic "feel good" movie. In a generation full of hectic rush and non stop "mean-ness," this movie was a little ounce of what we need more in the world; optimism. "Live life to the fullest." Unfortunately that theme isn't common nowadays. There doesn't seem to be one part of this movie that isn't enjoyable. There's just the right amount of humor that allows Queen Latifa to shine as a comedian as well as heart in her performance which makes you care for and relate to this character. I hope this movie receives a lot of credit and praise despite the timing of its release. I applaud the actors and the especially the writers for making such a happy movie.