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The Last Request (2006)
Smart comedy and refreshingly original!
I like this film because it had a heartwarming story combined with quirky characters, and lots of funny lines:) There are a lot of familiar actors in The Last Request: Danny Aiello, Tony LoBianco, Mario Cantone, TR Knight from Greys Anatomy, Nick Scotti and many more- Barbara Feldon (Get Smart) steals the screen as the mother- she is so funny! I see this director doing even bigger films down the road- hopefully soon! He's like a modern day Woody Allen combined with movie styles like Airplane etc...very out of the box...the popcorn birth scene was visually captivating- the whole film was shot very, very impressively. The scenes with the senior citizens were the funniest for me, and i heard that the old man singing at the piano is the directors father! He was so cute:) John Debellis, the writer/director, has been known for his past work on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show, but I'm very impressed with his first film. It's too bad this hasn't gone into the theaters- I would've loved to have seen it on a big screen. I just found out that Johny Depp auditioned for this movie before he was known! I have a screenwriter friend who saw The Last Request with me and will be reaching out to Debellis to direct his latest screenplay. Even without all the celebrity cast, this film works. It's good to see clean comedy is back in style- in this case, in truly unique form!