Last Day of Summer
| Last Day of Summer | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Vlad Yudin |
| Produced by | Larry Strong Kevin Arbouet Vlad Yudin Edwin Mejia |
| Written by | Vlad Yudin |
| Starring | DJ Qualls Nikki Reed William Sadler |
| Cinematography | Partyk Rebisz |
| Editing by | Susan Graef |
| Distributed by | E1 Entertainment Distribution |
| Release date(s) | October 24, 2009 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Last Day of Summer is a 2009 drama-comedy film written, produced and directed by Vlad Yudin, featuring DJ Qualls, Nikki Reed, and William Sadler.
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[edit] Plot
Gregory (a.k.a. "Joe") (DJ Qualls) is a disturbed fast-food worker, who has reached the end of his mental tether after being tormented and humiliated by his cruel boss, Mr. Crolick (William Sadler). Fed up with Joe’s ineptitude, Crolick fires Joe. Joe soon hatches a deadly plot for revenge and returns to the restaurant only to become side-tracked when he catches the eye of Stefanie (Nikki Reed), a beautiful female patron. However, Joe completely misinterprets his encounter with Stefanie and ends up unintentionally kidnapping her.[1]
[edit] Cast
- DJ Qualls as Joe/Gregory
- Nikki Reed as Stefanie
- William Sadler as Mr. Crolick
- Joe Van Mater as Fast Food Employee #1
- Richard J. Brightman as Car Driver #1
- Alek Dykeman as Guy With Sandwich #1
[edit] Reviews
Joseph Smigelski of The Huffington Post gave the following review on the film, "The writing in Last Day of Summer is sometimes a bit too much over the top, probably to take the edge off such a tough situation; but overall, director Vlad Yudin's feature film debut is a decent little indie movie, worth watching at least to enjoy the strong acting of DJ Qualls and Nikki Reed."[2] Syndicated film and book critic, Kam Williams said, "the movie is plausible and unpredictable with a pleasant-enough resolution to warrant a recommendation."[3]
[edit] Music & Soundtrack
The music in the film is by Marc Aaron Jacobs and Peter Himmelman.[4] Sabrina released the song "No Rose Petals & Bubblebaths" with a music video that featured Nikki Reed and DJ Qualls from the film.[5]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/05/13/movies-to-put-on-your-radar-last-day-of-summer/
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-smigelski/film-review-last-day-of-s_b_706129.html
- ^ http://newsblaze.com/story/20100913105031kamw.nb/topstory.html
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/09/17/movies/17last.html
- ^ http://nikkireedfan.com/videos/view/last-day-of-summer-no-rose-petals-and-bubblebaths-music-video
