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:

Georgia Byrd: I didn't come here to make an impression on anybody, I just came here to blow every last cent I had.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Getaway: Golden Getaway: Hidden Treasures (#15.14)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

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

A truly delightful romantic comedy!

I really enjoyed this movie! Its a nice, light movie to start out the New Year and clear away those post-holiday blues! Treat yourselves, forget about your troubles for 2 hours and see this film! It was much better than I thought it was going to be and I found myself smiling at the end. The audience clapped when the credits started rolling if that gives you any indication. Queen was stunning and so was the scenery. The cast of characters were funny enough, and the hotel setting was so elegant; makes you just want to hop on a plane to Prague! This movie will probably never be nominated for an award, but who cares! It was fun and sometimes that's what going to the movies should be about; especially given all the heavy hitters nominated for Golden Globes this year... Yikes, talk about depressing! I would say this movie may be more appealing to women. So, ladies call your best friends, take your mom, sisters, nieces and enjoy!