The Last Movie Star (2018)

[Heinz-Klett]

The Last Movie Star

Written and Directed by
Adam Rifkin


https://a24films.com/films/the-last-movie-star
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5836316

Director: Adam Rifkin

Cast: Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Clark Duke, and Chevy Chase

Vic Edwards (Burt Reynolds) was the biggest star in Hollywood, a college football legend turned stunt double turned leading man. Now, in his eighties, he’s convinced by an old friend (Chevy Chase) to accept an invitation to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at a two-bit film festival in Nashville. The trip launches him on both a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_lN0-gtWF4

That's one of the few instances of me being not excited about an A24 movie.

Edit: Of course it's not "Reynoldy", but as always it's unfortunately not possible to edit the thread title.

[AaronJ]

Looks heartwarming and harmless enough. I'm not sure that it really fits into my wheelhouse, though.

[Hoke Moseley]

Try to go advanced and edit the thread title.

But the movie...... yawn. Looks like something we've seen a ton of times before. Even just last year with Sam Elliott in The Hero.

[ps3bd_owner]

If I was a Burt Reynolds fan, I'd have cried (it's that good). Instead, it just made me feel very sad and compassionate about the whole thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ4V...ature=youtu.be

He was a sex symbol, a celebrity, drove a memorable vehicle loved by many, yet he ended alone and somewhat rejected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zcr...ature=youtu.be

This scene from Smokey and the Bandit 3 truly feels like the end of the saga (I hated watching because it was nothing like 1 & 2 but this scene was gold).

By the way, not that I'm complaining, Ariel Winter barely wore any clothes. Huh, she's only 24 years old with that body.

[Hilliard]

I liked it very much.