Last Orders

– Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Last Orders (2001)

Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy

Last Orders (2001) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 Jan 2002

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writer:

Graham Swift (novel), Fred Schepisi

Main Actors:

Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins

Plot:

Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Gross profit:

$2,197,234

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
78%