Last Night

1998
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

10K

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A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.

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Dark Comedy Satire Comedy Drama Romance

A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 22 nominations total

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Trivia
This film was a result of director Don McKellar's invitation to participate in a challenge to make a movie about the imminent Millennium. Instead of making a movie that he felt might date itself too quickly, he opted to make it about the end of the world rather than just the end of the Millennium.

Goofs
When Craig agrees to lend his car to Sandra and explains what kind of car it is, he tells her it's a 1970 Lime Green Super Bee with dual overhead cams. The Super Bee was never available with an engine using dual overhead camshafts. In 1970 the Plymouth Super Bee was available with three choices of engines. Base engine was the 383 Magnum, then as options there was the 440 "Six Pack" and the famed 426 "Hemi". All of these used the Overhead Valve design or "OHV" design.

Quotes
Rose: I don't give a damn. People are always saying 'The children. Pity the children'. I'm tired of the children. They haven't lived, given birth, watch their friends die. I have invested 80 years in this life. The children don't know what they're missing.

Crazy credits
Special thanks to the director's exploited friends.

Connections
Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

Soundtracks
(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All
Written by Tony Macaulay
Performed by The The 5th Dimension (as 5th Dimension)
Courtesy of Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
Reproduced courtesy of Arista Records Inc. and BMG Music Canada Inc.

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8/10

Impressive tale of love in a time of universal ruin

Don Mckellar's direction is outstanding in this typically edgy yet slyly romantic Canadian offering. Taking place during the last night on earth, the film expertly follows the lives of a group of people all of whom are dealing with the end of the world in their own inimitable ways. Yes, this is not something original but somehow Mckellar (who also acts in the the film) has fashioned a very watchable tale whose power lies in what we know is going to happen rather than how we get there. With a touch of off-beat Canadian humor the mundane and the surreal are often counterpointed to provide some dark humor, but the film's visual wit and wonderful use of music adds another eerie dimension. Mckellar never tells why the earth is coming to an end but there are enough 'bright' clues to satisfy the curious. It's a shame this film hasn't had more exposure. Perhaps its detached, deadpan wit was too Canadian for many.