The Last Word (1995 film)

The Last Word^[1] (also titled Cosa Nostra: The Last Word)^[2] is a 1995 American crime thriller drama film written and directed by Tony Spiridakis and starring Timothy Hutton, Joe Pantoliano, Michelle Burke, Chazz Palminteri and Tony Goldwyn. Avi Lerner served as an executive producer of the film.^[1]

The Last Word
Directed by	Tony Spiridakis
Written by	Tony Spiridakis
Produced by	Tony Spiridakis Randy Lippert
Starring	Timothy Hutton Joe Pantoliano Michelle Burke Chazz Palminteri Tony Goldwyn
Cinematography	Zoltan David
Edited by	Andy Blumenthal
Music by	Paul Buckmaster
Production companies	Chance the Moon Inc. Arama Entertainment
Release date	August 27, 1995 (1995-08-27)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Timothy Hutton as Martin Ryan
• Joe Pantoliano as "Doc"
• Michelle Burke as Sara
• Chazz Palminteri as Ricky
• Tony Goldwyn as Stan
• Richard Dreyfuss as Larry
• Cybill Shepherd as Kiki Taylor
• Roma Downey as Roxy
• Joe Cortese as Jimmy

Production

The film was shot in Detroit and Los Angeles.^[1]

Release

The film premiered on Showtime on August 27, 1995.^[1]

Reception

John Ferguson of Radio Times awarded the film two stars out of five.^[2]

Alan Rich of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote, "For all the surface glitz, there isn’t much in the prevailing deadpan performances — which include cameos by Shepherd and the ubiquitous Richard Dreyfuss — to make anyone care."^[1]