The Last Godfather
| The Last Godfather | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shim Hyung-rae |
| Written by | Shim Hyung-rae |
| Produced by | Choi Dooho Choi Sung-ho Lee Sang-moo |
| Cinematography | Mark Irwin |
| Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
| Music by | John Lissauer |
Production company | Younggu Art |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | English |
The Last Godfather (Korean: 라스트 갓파더; RR: Laseuteu Gatpadeo) is a 2010 mafia comedy film directed by Shim Hyung-rae.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]Yong-Gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is the illegitimate child of the infamous mafia boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), who is based in New York. Carini shocks everyone by stating that he wants Yong-Gu to take over the operation, something that seems to be a bad choice when the man in question shows himself to be a poor candidate to be a mafia don.
Cast
[edit]- Shim Hyung-rae as Young-Gu
- Harvey Keitel as Don Carini
- Blake Clark as Captain O'Brian
- Michael Rispoli as Tony "Tony V"
- Jason Mewes as Vinnie
- Jocelin Donahue as Nancy Bonfante
- Jon Polito as Don Bonfante
- Michele Specht as Burlesque Hostess
- John Pinette as "Macho"
- Paul Hipp as Rocco
- Josh Rosenthal as Fabrizio
- Debra Mooney as Sister Theresa
- Jack Kehler as Cabbie
Reception
[edit]The Los Angeles Times and The National both panned The Last Godfather,[3] and the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was "more harmlessly amiable than outright awful, though it might still be best to just forget about it."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Park, Soo-mee (January 26, 2011). "Shim Hyung-rae's 'The Last Godfather' to Open in N. America on April 1". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Paquet, Darcy. "The Last Godfather (review)". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "THE LAST GODFATHER (2011)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ Olsen, Mark (4 April 2011). "Movie review: 'The Last Godfather'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- The Last Godfather at IMDb
- The Last Godfather at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- The Last Godfather at HanCinema
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