The Last Word (1979)
Directed by Roy Boulting
Release Date - Jan 1, 1979 (USA - Unknown), Oct 10, 1979 (USA) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - PG
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Synopsis by Dan Pavlides
Danny Travis (Richard Harris) is a kindly Irish inventor and widower whose projects leave his family in a constant state of near poverty. He takes on the system when the city slates his apartment building for demolition. Danny uncovers a plot hatched by the scheming Governor Davis (Biff McGuire) that will line the politician's pockets under the false pretense of an urban renewal project. Danny holds a sheriff hostage as television reporter Paula Herbert (Karen Black) leads to a media frenzy that sparks public sympathy for Danny and his fellow residents. The always dependable Martin Landau plays Captain Garrity.
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land-scheme, apartment, bankruptcy, broadcasting, building, child, city, con/scam, corruption, deal [agreement], demolition, estate, eviction, expose [revelation], family, finances, government, governor, home, hostage, house, husband, inventor, investigator, Ireland, kidnapping, land-war, media, neighborhood, newspaper, officer, police, politician, project [plan], public, Pulitzer-Prize, real-estate, redevelopment, reporter, sheriff, struggle, television, conflict
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