Last Holiday (2006)

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers (WGA):

Jeffrey Price (screenplay) &
Peter S. Seaman (screenplay) ...
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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
Chloe Bailey	...	Angie
Halle Bailey	...	Tina
Dan Ziskie	...	Dr. Thompson
Julia Lashae	...	HMO Administrator
Werner Richmond	...	Reverend
Emeril Lagasse	...	Emeril Lagasse
Erica Edwards	...	Salesgirl
Brandy Scott	...	Salesgirl (as Brandy Miller)
Margaret Mungai	...	Salesgirl
Shirl Cieutat	...	Lady Moocher
Donna Denley	...	Nurse
Maria Mason	...	Receptionist
Lana Likic	...	Dress Shop Saleswoman
Camille Hunt	...	Dress Shop Saleswoman
Ellen Savaria	...	Mrs. Stewart
John Wilmot	...	Bank Officer
Jessie Terrebonne	...	Flight Attendant
Randall Sims	...	Flight Attendant
Susan Levitas	...	First Class Flight Attendant
Vladimir Kulhavy	...	Taxi Driver
Zina Blahusova	...	Grand Dame
Petr Vanek	...	Felipe
Lucie Vondrácková	...	Marie
Noel le Bon	...	Gambini
Lucie Brezovska	...	Brigitta
Daniel Cech	...	Pupp Waiter
Vanessa Gendron	...	Pupp Waiter
Tomás Mechácek	...	Ski Instructor
David O'Kelly	...	Maitre D'
Alban Klose	...	Base Jump Instructor
Kyle Pecoraro	...	French Fry Kid
Alena Otradovcova	...	Croupier
Smokey Robinson	...	Smokey Robinson
Karri Benoit	...	Smokey's Singers
Amon Bourne	...	Smokey's Singers
Lindsey Russel	...	Smokey's Singers
Jan Unger	...	Taxi Driver
Jiri Zeman	...	Pupp Head Waiter
Barbora Fiserova	...	Massage Therapist
Andrew Le	...	Store Clerk
Jeff Becker	...	Heavyset Guy
Mary-Ann Falgout	...	Reporter
Keith Toups	...	Cat Scan Tech
Jaroslav Vízner	...	English Gentleman
Tomás Jerábek	...	Puppeteer
Mary Jo McGrath	...	Flight Attendant (as MJ McGrath)
Ramsey Gbelawoe	...	Georgia's Cook
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Susan Glaze-Harper	...	Plane passenger (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Restaurant customer (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Streetcar rider (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Streetcar rider (uncredited)
Anne Palermo	...	Clinic Receptionist (uncredited)
Stephen Rue	...	Mayor Dean (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	Co-worker (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	Bank Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Wayne Wang

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeffrey Price		(screenplay) &
Peter S. Seaman		(screenplay)
J.B. Priestley		(1950 screenplay)

Produced by
Laurence Mark	....	producer
David Minkowski	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Price	....	executive producer
Jack Rapke	....	producer
Peter S. Seaman	....	executive producer
Steve Starkey	....	executive producer
Matthew Stillman	....	associate producer
Richard Vane	....	executive producer
Robert Zemeckis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Fenton

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Simpson

Film Editing by
Deirdre Slevin

Casting by
Mark Fincannon
Sheila Jaffe

Production Design by
William Arnold

Art Direction by
Richard L. Johnson
Martin Vackar

Set Decoration by
David Smith

Costume Design by
Daniel Orlandi

Makeup Department
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist
Julie Baker	....	hair stylist: Queen Latifah
Chris Burgoyne	....	makeup artist: second unit
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair stylist (as Nathan Busch)
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair stylist: Prague (as Jerrold De Carlo)
Jirí Farkas	....	makeup artist: Prague
Roxanna Floyd	....	makeup artist: Queen Latifah
Turid Follvick	....	hair stylist: Mr. Depardieu (as Turid Follvik)
Turid Follvick	....	makeup artist: Mr. Depardieu (as Turid Follvik)
Kathleen Freeman	....	makeup artist: Prague
Stacy Kelly	....	assistant makeup artist: New Orleans
Alena Mareckova	....	hair stylist: Prague
Robin Mathews	....	key makeup artist: New Orleans
Paul Anthony Morris	....	assistant hair stylist: New Orleans
Ivana Nemec	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Ivana Nemcova)
LeDiedra Richard-Baldwin	....	makeup artist
Katka Samalova	....	makeup artist: Prague
Helena Steidlova	....	hair stylist: Prague

Production Management
Jiri Husak	....	unit manager: Czech Republic
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Ondrej Nerud	....	production manager
Nadia Paine	....	production supervisor: second unit
Gerhard Rupp	....	production manager: Austria
Daniel M. Stillman	....	unit production manager
Jasmin Torbati	....	production manager: Czech Republic

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri	....	second second assistant director
Chris DeAngelis	....	dga trainee
Jakub Dvorak	....	second assistant director
Alexander H. Gayner	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Gill	....	second unit director
Martina Götthansova	....	second second assistant director
Vojta Hlavicka	....	assistant director
Martin Krauka	....	second assistant director
Oldrich Mach	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jan Mensik	....	first assistant director
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Martina Rejzkova	....	third assistant director
Martin Sebik	....	second assistant director: second unit
Glen Trotiner	....	assistant director

Art Department
Jeff B. Adams Jr.	....	set designer
Sean Bernard	....	paint foreman
Marketa Bockova	....	set decoration assistant
Cassie Catalanotto	....	set dresser
Kathy Chambless	....	art department coordinator
Will Eastin	....	graphic designer
Eva Firshein	....	buyer
Douglas Fox	....	property master
David Gospodarczyk	....	stand-by props
Pavel Hartmann	....	set dresser
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction coordinator
China Iwata	....	assistant property master
J.D. Jacoby	....	set dresser
Jan Kodera	....	leadman
Lukas Lehoucka	....	stand-by props
Radek Lehoucka	....	buyer: set dressing
Alba Leone	....	lead person
Sam Lothridge	....	gang boss
Jiri Macke	....	buyer: set dressing
Michelle Marchand II	....	key art department production assistant
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
James Passanante	....	lead scenic
Eric William Pierson	....	set dresser
Marketa Puzmanova	....	art department coordinator
Virle S. Reid	....	assistant property master
Maggie Rolland	....	props assistant
Josh Sheppard	....	storyboard artist
Stanislav Suva	....	scenic painter
David Vondrasek	....	assistant art director
David Warburton	....	on-set dresser
Kathy Brunswick	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Monique Champagne	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Kristine Grippo	....	paint decorator (uncredited)
Debbie Nolan	....	construction gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Allan Byer	....	production sound mixer
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Tomas Cervenka	....	boom operator
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart	....	sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Matthew Haasch	....	foley supervisor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Allen Lau	....	apprentice sound editor
Cate Montana	....	first assistant sound editor
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jac Rubenstein	....	supervising dialogue editor
Alfredo Viteri	....	boom operator
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Deborah Wallach	....	supervising adr editor
Aaron Zeller	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
Jack Lynch	....	special effects technician
David K. Nami	....	special effects director
Pavel Sagner	....	special effects coordinator
Jirí Vojtech	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Ashley Beck	....	visual effects designer
Thad Beier	....	visual effects
Rob Blue	....	digital artist: SPI
Lydia Bottegoni	....	visual effects producer
Jerome Chen	....	visual effects supervisor
J. John Corbett	....	digital artist
Roxanne Dorman	....	visual effects editor
Michelle Eisenreich	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead
David Keslick	....	film recording technician
Stephen Kowalski	....	senior systems architect
Daniel Kramer	....	computer graphics supervisor
Paul McGhee	....	digital color timer
Evangeline Monroy	....	digital production manager
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Jordan Soles	....	lead production services technician
James Valentine	....	rotoscope
Mitch Zeitlin	....	video editorial coordinator: SPI
Thomas Dadras	....	visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Jwaundace Candece	....	stunt double: Queen Latifah
Richard Epper	....	stunt rigger
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Christian Garufi	....	stunt double
Andy Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Hinkley	....	stunt double: snowboarder
Charles Jarman	....	stunt double: LL Cool J
Vaclav Pacal	....	stunts
Jaroslav Peterka	....	stunt rigger
Austin Priester	....	stunt double
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Sean Richards	....	base jumper
Roman Vosecky	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jean-Pierre Bassin	....	camera operator
Joe Cassano	....	rigging grip
Stephen Crowley	....	pre-rigging gaffer
Kriz David	....	gaffer: second unit
Maurizio Dotto	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Duskin	....	camera operator
Russ Faust	....	rigging grip
Troy Felder	....	electrician
Dan Furst	....	video assist operator
Klaus Fuxjäger	....	camera operator
Ingo Gardner	....	balloon light technician
Andre Green	....	rigging electrician
Ivo Gresak	....	key grip: Czech Republic
Martin Grosup	....	camera operator: second unit
Brian Gunter	....	gaffer
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip
Paul Hughen	....	director of photography: second unit
Darryl Humber	....	dolly grip
Franklin Jones II	....	rigging grip
Pavel Kurak	....	second camera unit
Filip Majer	....	focus puller
John Marzano	....	aerial director of photography
Jack Nealy	....	electrician
Amy Newman	....	rigging electrician
James H. Pair III	....	dolly grip
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key rigging grip
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Jacob Ross	....	grip
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator
Jaroslav Rubin	....	electrician: Prague
Prokop Satochin	....	dolly grip
Riko Schatke	....	best boy grip
Keith Seymour	....	grip
Petr Svoboda	....	rigging grip
Stepan Svoboda	....	second assistant camera
Mike Tyson	....	dimmer technician
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Troy Wagner	....	assistant camera
Troy Wagner	....	camera production assistant
Steve Zigler	....	best boy rigging
J. Dan Wright	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Prague
Elizabeth Coulon	....	extras casting coordinator
Kathryn Di Stefano	....	extras casting assistant
Ryan Glorioso	....	extras casting assistant
Timothee Hammond	....	extras casting coordinator
Jirí Hrstka	....	extras casting: Czech Republic
Meg Morman	....	casting associate
Vanessa Rodriguez	....	casting assistant
Noelle Trkulja	....	casting assistant: Prague
Katherine Walker	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Brum	....	costumer
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
David Davenport	....	costume supervisor
Jirina Eisenhamerova	....	wardrobe
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Sarah Jane Gardam	....	costumer
Loretta Harper	....	costumer
Valérie Le Hello	....	costumer: Mr. Depardieu, Prague
Hans Georg Struhar	....	on-set costume supervisor
Susan Moses Williams	....	costumer: Queen Latifah (as Susan Moses)

Editorial Department
Jonathan Cates	....	assistant editor
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Bob Fernley	....	digital intermediate producer
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Javier Marcheselli	....	apprentice editor
Lisa Melodia	....	post-production assistant
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Adriaan van Zyl	....	post-production assistant: New York City
Renannah Weinstein	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Geoff Alexander	....	orchestrator
Deva Anderson	....	music supervisor
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Junah Chung	....	musician
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	music editor
Eddie Delena	....	music recordist
George Fenton	....	conductor
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor: temp music
Ralph Sall	....	soundtrack album producer
Jason Stasium	....	additional music scoring mixer
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Mervyn Warren	....	music arranger: songs
Mervyn Warren	....	song producer

Transportation Department
Donald Binder	....	driver
Michele R. Boissiere	....	transportation secretary
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	truck driver
Bill Pitts	....	transportation coordinator
Pavel Voracek	....	transportation captain
Charlie Wright	....	driver

Other crew
Chad Ahrendt	....	assistant: Mr. Mark
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Peter Altendorfer	....	location manager
Mag. Karin Amcher	....	production coordinator: second unit, Austria
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
LaWanda Black	....	assistant: Queen Latifah (as LaWanda 'LB' Black)
Michel Boyard	....	assistant: Mr. Depardieu, Prague
Maresa Breuer	....	production co-coordinator: Austria
Marilyn Brum	....	stitcher
Martha Bryan	....	location assistant
John Catron	....	accountant
Tamara Chestna	....	assistant: Mr. Mark
J. John Corbett	....	title designer
Nicky Craft	....	payroll accountant
Lisa Maria Daliet	....	production assistant
Carlo Daquin	....	stand-in
Brian Daughtry	....	assistant: LL Cool J
Sonia Y. Dawson	....	second assistant accountant
Frank Duffy	....	medical coordinator (as Frankie Lynch)
Boban Dvorak	....	travel coordinator
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Laura J. Fox	....	first assistant accountant
Larry Garrison	....	unit publicist
Ramsey Gbelawoe	....	assistant: Queen Latifah
Marcus J.N.A. Gill	....	production assistant
Gabriela Glass	....	production coordinator: second unit (as Gabriela Böhmová)
John Graber	....	second assistant accountant
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach: Mr. Depardieu, Prague
Raine Hall	....	location supervisor
Veronika Hladikova	....	assistant: Queen Latifah, Prague
Brandon Hollyer	....	assistant accountant
Lindsay Jaeger	....	assistant: Mr. Wang
Jeanette Jenkins	....	trainer: Queen Latifah
Rachel Jensen	....	production assistant
Kendra C. Johnson	....	stand-in: Queen Latifah
Tamara Joy Johnston	....	assistant: Mr. Starkey (as Tamara Johnston)
Sarka Kindlova	....	first assistant accountant
Andreas Kispert	....	assistant location manager: Austria
Zusana Kobedova	....	assistant: Mr. Depardieu, Prague (as Zuzana Kobedova)
Jill Kramer	....	production assistant
Tomas Kreisl	....	additional cashier
Mickey Lambert	....	production assistant
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	additional set production assistant
John Lavis	....	set medic
Csaba Lucas	....	voice-over
Richard Lyons	....	theatrical consultant: Queen Latifah
Matthew D. Miller	....	additional set production assistant
Kimberly Murphy	....	production assistant
Jean Nakahara	....	assistant production coordinator
Lanny Nenicka	....	assistant accountant
James Nichols Jr.	....	film conformer
Eva Nietschová	....	production accountant: Czech Republic
Lance Owens	....	security: Queen Latifah
Paul Pav	....	production supervisor
Monique Perez	....	assistant: Mr. Zemeckis
Brad Pero	....	production assistant: New Orleans
Katerina Pokorova	....	production coordinator
Cali Pomes	....	production assistant
Gabriela Rios	....	production coordinator
Lucie Ryan	....	production secretary: Prague
Justin Hamilton Salem	....	key set production assistant: Czech Republic
Derek A. Schwebel	....	craft service
Margaret Sigel	....	assistant: Mr. Rapke
Petr Skvor	....	location manager
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: LL Cool J
Vaclav Sramek	....	office production assistant
Michael Swafford	....	first assistant accountant
Shelley Tassin	....	office production assistant
Shelley Tassin	....	production assistant
Travis Taylor	....	set production assistant
Tonja Thomas	....	video production assistant
Marketa Tom	....	assistant: Mr. Wang, Prague
Karla Torres	....	travel coordinator
Paul Uddo	....	key set production assistant
Goran Uljanic	....	assistant production coordinator
Derrick Bentley Wells	....	production assistant
David Dino Wells Jr.	....	additional production assistant
Jennifer Wilbert	....	production secretary
Eric Scott Williamson	....	production assistant
Amy Wong	....	accounting clerk
Gary Desroche	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Grace Garland	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Vladimir Kesl	....	computer technician (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Last Holiday Productions
• Paramount Pictures
• ImageMovers
• Laurence Mark Productions
• Stillking Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  editing equipment
• Aerial Camera Systems  helicopter gyrostabilized camera system
• Arri Rental  grip and lighting equipment
• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack (as Bulletproof Records)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• EXTRAfilms S.r.o.  extras casting (Czech Republic)
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Louisiana Casting Database  extras casting
• Macwell  computer services provided by
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• RPM Group  promotional services
• Reel Chefs Catering  catering

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:

All the dishes served in the movie was prepared by Food Network chefs who traveled with the crew to do the cooking. They also taught Queen Latifah some basic cooking techniques so she would look like a professional chef in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Georgia and Kragen prepare to base-jump, both Georgia and Kragen are seen climbing over the railing in order to stand on the dam's ledge. In two camera shots the area of the ledge near their feet is almost entirely free of snow. However, in single close up shot of this ledge area there is much more snow visible.

Quotes:

[voiceover while writing a letter]
Georgia Byrd: If you're reading this letter, my disease has run its course. Enclosed is some money for my burial. I would like to be cremated. I spent my whole life in a box. I don't want to be buried in one. Georgia May Byrd.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

I Feel Pretty

Austin Movie Show review - adorable and enjoyable

I had no idea I would enjoy myself so much! Queen Latifah plays Georgia Byrd, a shy, quiet, insecure frump, with a secret passion for cooking and for her co-worker, Sean (the most endearing character that L.L. Cool J. has ever played!). After hitting her head and suffering a concussion, Georgia has a cat-scan that reveals several brain tumors. With less than a month to live, Georgia takes all the money she has and treats herself to the European vacation of a lifetime. She flies first class, stays in the Presidential suite, eats the finest food, and lives like she was dying. "Last Holiday" is pure fantasy and pure fun, and it never takes death too seriously. Gerard Depardieu plays the delightful world-famous Chef Didier who equates Georgia's appetite for food with an exquisite appetite for life. "The meaning of life," he tells her, "is butter." So go treat yourself to this fun little film, get a large popcorn, and don't skip on the butter.