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The Last Thing He Wanted

A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake...

Director

Dee Rees

Year

Genre

crime, drama, thriller

Box Office

N/A

Production

Elevated Films,Little Red Hen,The Fyzz

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Homepage

https://www.netflix.com/title/80245076

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Elena McMahon

Treat Morrison

Alma Guerrero

Dick McMahon

Jones

Barry Sedlow

Cat McMahon

Paul Schuster

Max Epperson aka Bob Weir

Max Berquist

Secretary George Shultz

Stuart James

Robert Sedgwick

General Gus Sharp

Buck Pearson

Red Truck Driver

César Galindez

Glistening Boy

Diomedes Rodriguez

Elderly Campesino Leader

Casiano Ancalle

Tarmac Secret Service Agent

Female Reporter #1

Olivia

Sloppy Reporter

Smoking Reporter

Young Male Reporter

Suited Man #1

J. Scott Browning

Suited Man #2

Campaign Sound Tech

Dylan W. Barnes

Moderator

Ronald Reagan

Charles Gemmill

Helena Shultz

Campaign Lackey

Delia

Michelle

Sarah Tolan-Mee

Nurse #1

Day Nurse

Sandra Rodriguez

Night Nurse

Yetta Gottesman

Miami Neighbor

Young Resident

Bait Shack Owner

Male Nurse

Brian Rechkemmer

Kitty

Paladin

Juan Carlos Diaz

Drunken Soldier

Soccer Player #1

Soccer Player #2

Yasiel Trinidad

FSLN Checkpoint Soldier

Lone Woman

Sulma Hernandez

Telefonico Cashier

Maurim E. Chiclana Andino

Colonial Attendant

Shady Taxi Driver

Norman Santiago

Immigration Officer

Maid

Airport Passerby

Francisco Viñolo

Consular Greeter

Wayne

Jason Lumberjack Johnson

Marine

Mercenary #1

Christopher Paez Rivera

Mercenary #2

Taxi Driver Antigua Airport

Dashing Young Man - Paul's Guest

Intercon Bartender

Abraham Henderson

Coconut Boy

Vendor Woman

Ndsettia Argyle

Committee Member #1

Michael Ray Davis

Committee Member #2

French Intelligence Boss

Regan Entourage

Congressman

Embassy Guest

James O. Beatty

Intern

Daniel Sergio Bertot

Reagan Supporter

TeriEnna Blanco

Marine Embassy Guard

Michael A. Blank

Reagan Supporter

Danielle Briana

Server #1

Abner Caraballo

Miskito

Castro Reyes Cesar

Reagan Entourage

Reporter

Marine

Fisherman ND Marine

Driver

Ellen Marguerite Cullivan

Mercenary 5

Press Club Guest

Embassy Guest

Christopher De Stefano

Resident Doctor

Reagan Supporter

Reagan Friend

Reporter

VIP Guest

Veronika Dresko

News Reporter

Embassy Guest

Frenchi Firecracker

Editor

Reporter

Reagan Supporter

Sheila Friedman

Embassy Guest

Smoking Man

Committee Member

Joseph Giambrone

Friend of Reagan

Yvonne Gougelet

Reagan Entourage

Businessman #2

Carlos Alberto Hernandez

Raegan Supporter

Kristina Janine

Embassy Guest

Reagan Supporter

Mateja Kalajian

Reporter

Michael B. Katz

Reagan Supporter

Office Worker

Embassy Guest

Reagan Supporter

VIP Guest

Michael Mariano

Reagan Supporter

Eneida Mascetti

Reporter

Christina Matas

Senator

Hero Intern

State Department Employee

Senator

Reporter

Austin Lee Nichols

Mercenary

Leonardo Pierantoni

Reporter

Reporter

Embassy Guest

Marine Door Guard

Reporter

Christopher D Richert

Reporter

Sedlow Guy

Reagan Supporter

Nikole Rossitter

Colonial Attendant

Embassy Guard

Patrick Sheehan

Senator

Attorney

Secret Service Agent

Reagan Supporter

Fundraiser VIP

Jean Paul; Diplomat at USA Embassy

Iván J. Torres Lasanta

Cameraman

French Intelligence Officer

Reporter

Michael Vitovich

Marine Door Guard

Reporter

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This should have alerted us. - The Last Thing He Wanted

This should have alerted us.

There were hints all along, - The Last Thing He Wanted

There were hints all along,

But we were moving fast. - The Last Thing He Wanted

But we were moving fast.

Well, I'd hate to speak
about that, but of course, uh, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Well, I'd hate to speak about that, but of course, uh,

Japanese government vis-à-vis trade
is complicated, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Japanese government vis-à-vis trade is complicated,

- Hi.
- ...to a system more in tune - The Last Thing He Wanted

- Hi. - ...to a system more in tune

Not just us, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Apparently,
spring is a great time - The Last Thing He Wanted

Apparently, spring is a great time

Okay, The Atlantic Post. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Okay, The Atlantic Post.

Mr. Secretary,
with regards to the Pacific Rim, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Mr. Secretary, with regards to the Pacific Rim,

Doesn't turning a blind eye - The Last Thing He Wanted

Doesn't turning a blind eye

Uh, sir, with all due respect, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Uh, sir, with all due respect,

It looks like their purpose may indeed be - The Last Thing He Wanted

It looks like their purpose may indeed be

Our special guest will be
United Nations Secretary General - The Last Thing He Wanted

Our special guest will be United Nations Secretary General

Not with a ten-foot pole, Treat.
The hell I will. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Not with a ten-foot pole, Treat. The hell I will.

It's just another manipulation - The Last Thing He Wanted

It's just another manipulation

Nicaragua is a cancer
in our own land mass, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Nicaragua is a cancer in our own land mass,

Meanwhile, if a little intel leaks
here and there, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Meanwhile, if a little intel leaks here and there,

This whole goddamn operation's
gonna blow up in somebody's face, - The Last Thing He Wanted

This whole goddamn operation's gonna blow up in somebod...

Don't think your vote
isn't needed. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Don't think your vote isn't needed.

I just went to Grandpa Ward's house - The Last Thing He Wanted

I just went to Grandpa Ward's house

Why not sad? Why just something like it? - The Last Thing He Wanted

Why not sad? Why just something like it?

And that helped keep me happy. - The Last Thing He Wanted

And that helped keep me happy.

Yeah. - The Last Thing He Wanted

I really want some lechón from Versailles. - The Last Thing He Wanted

I really want some lechón from Versailles.

I'll get you real lechón from Havana - The Last Thing He Wanted

I'll get you real lechón from Havana

That move to reopen Central American
bureau, it's just not happening. - The Last Thing He Wanted

That move to reopen Central American bureau, it's just ...

I've been trying to convince you,
Grant, everybody, - The Last Thing He Wanted

I've been trying to convince you, Grant, everybody,

We ID'd those bullet casings to Missouri,
we have tracked airstrips, munitions. - The Last Thing He Wanted

We ID'd those bullet casings to Missouri, we have track...

I just confronted Shultz over the mined
harbors and he nearly shit his pants. - The Last Thing He Wanted

I just confronted Shultz over the mined harbors and he nearl...

If am doing this stuff from here, imagine
what I could do on the ground there. - The Last Thing He Wanted

If am doing this stuff from here, imagine what I could do on...

Look, our reporting on Central America - The Last Thing He Wanted

Look, our reporting on Central America

Be that as it may, they're the ones
who can break the bottom line here. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Be that as it may, they're the ones who can break the b...

You know how it goes.
Grant moves with business people, - The Last Thing He Wanted

You know how it goes. Grant moves with business people,

Oh, Jesus Christ, Alma,
he froze the desk, for fuck's sake. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Oh, Jesus Christ, Alma, he froze the desk, for fuck's s...

The only difference is, is that we won't
have to file for a couple of months. - The Last Thing He Wanted

The only difference is, is that we won't have to file f...

The campaign trail drops you
that much closer to the center. - The Last Thing He Wanted

The campaign trail drops you that much closer to the center.

Pardon my using your time,
but I've been trying to call your mother, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Pardon my using your time, but I've been trying to call...

I'm passing through. Maybe
you could meet me in the next half hour. - The Last Thing He Wanted

I'm passing through. Maybe you could meet me in the nex...

Some kind of coincidence,
since that's where I called you. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Some kind of coincidence, since that's where I called y...

I can do 5:30. - The Last Thing He Wanted

It's not "policy," - The Last Thing He Wanted

It's not "policy,"

Come on, I...
I got a big deal coming. The big deal. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Come on, I... I got a big deal coming. The big deal.

Say "Absolut." - The Last Thing He Wanted

Same lying sacks of suit-and-tie shits - The Last Thing He Wanted

Same lying sacks of suit-and-tie shits

Well, that must have been something
you lost out on observing once you left. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Well, that must have been something you lost out on observin...

Um... well, first I managed
to graduate high school - The Last Thing He Wanted

Um... well, first I managed to graduate high school

Then I managed to stay at UNLV
as long as I could afford it, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Then I managed to stay at UNLV as long as I could afford it,

No, no, no. "Supply chain." - The Last Thing He Wanted

No, no, no. "Supply chain."

Oh, yeah. Career, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Oh, yeah. Career,

All in all,
I'd say I've managed pretty well. - The Last Thing He Wanted

All in all, I'd say I've managed pretty well.

So, the fucking Phi Pho Epsilons
over at table 22 - The Last Thing He Wanted

So, the fucking Phi Pho Epsilons over at table 22

In fact, you just missed my partner.
You know him, Epperson. - The Last Thing He Wanted

In fact, you just missed my partner. You know him, Epperson.

Maxie. Anyway, - The Last Thing He Wanted

It's a boarding school with horse stables
and a Greek amphitheater. - The Last Thing He Wanted

It's a boarding school with horse stables and a Greek a...

Anyway, with my schedule, boarding
school's the most consistent option. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Anyway, with my schedule, boarding school's the most co...

You know, I keep calling the house, - The Last Thing He Wanted

You know, I keep calling the house,

I go, "Put her
on the goddamn line, prick." - The Last Thing He Wanted

I go, "Put her on the goddamn line, prick."

You don't remember I called you last month
to say I was going to California? - The Last Thing He Wanted

You don't remember I called you last month to say I was...

No, What?
To visit your trust-fund husband? - The Last Thing He Wanted

No, What? To visit your trust-fund husband?

You don't remember I-I called to tell you
I was going to the funeral? - The Last Thing He Wanted

You don't remember I-I called to tell you I was going t...

Mom used to always talk about - The Last Thing He Wanted

Mom used to always talk about

Before the revolution,
when Havana was a real town. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Before the revolution, when Havana was a real town.

- Oh! Jensen, you pig.
- Yeah, that was me. That was me! - The Last Thing He Wanted

- Oh! Jensen, you pig. - Yeah, that was me. That was me!

Abe Lincoln said that we must
disenthrall ourselves with the past, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Abe Lincoln said that we must disenthrall ourselves with the...

With regard to the future,
you ain't seen nothing yet. - The Last Thing He Wanted

With regard to the future, you ain't seen nothing yet.

But you all should know
that this brave and regal lady - The Last Thing He Wanted

But you all should know that this brave and regal lady

It comes as no surprise - The Last Thing He Wanted

It comes as no surprise

So, Helena, here's to many years
of selfless service, - The Last Thing He Wanted

So, Helena, here's to many years of selfless service,

She's writing a piece
about my favorite charity - The Last Thing He Wanted

She's writing a piece about my favorite charity

So, you'll need to schedule
a formal meeting - The Last Thing He Wanted

So, you'll need to schedule a formal meeting

- Thank you.
- It's remarkable, really. - The Last Thing He Wanted

- Thank you. - It's remarkable, really.

Just the simple fact that she's down there
reporting on the conflict - The Last Thing He Wanted

Just the simple fact that she's down there reporting on...

Look, Treat, if you think this McMahon
inadvertently helps accomplish - The Last Thing He Wanted

Look, Treat, if you think this McMahon inadvertently helps a...

Well, first, the Senator sends
his apologies for not being here himself. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Well, first, the Senator sends his apologies for not being h...

But he, and I, can assure you,
as his chief foreign aid officer, - The Last Thing He Wanted

But he, and I, can assure you, as his chief foreign aid offi...

That said, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Obviously, we don't want to compromise
decision-making on our part - The Last Thing He Wanted

Obviously, we don't want to compromise decision-making ...

Mr. Secretary, if there was some way
that we could circle back... - The Last Thing He Wanted

Mr. Secretary, if there was some way that we could circle ba...

Look, Berquist, please assure the Senator
that we're working very hard - The Last Thing He Wanted

Look, Berquist, please assure the Senator that we're wo...

The Basin Initiative is very important, - The Last Thing He Wanted

The Basin Initiative is very important,

- Well, when you put it like that...
- No, ma'am. Not on your life. - The Last Thing He Wanted

- Well, when you put it like that... - No, ma'am. Not o...

Well, since you were so helpful
in ID'ing those casings... - The Last Thing He Wanted

Well, since you were so helpful in ID'ing those casings...

Mm-hmm. Munitions shipping crates.
This is army surplus. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Mm-hmm. Munitions shipping crates. This is army surplus.

Well, because right now,
Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, - The Last Thing He Wanted

Well, because right now, Texas, Alabama, Louisiana,

Equipment, rounds, all subsidized at cost. - The Last Thing He Wanted

Equipment, rounds, all subsidized at cost.

I don't even know the goddamn difference.
Most of the time it don't matter. - The Last Thing He Wanted

I don't even know the goddamn difference. Most of the t...

You want to see how a monkey drives, - The Last Thing He Wanted

You want to see how a monkey drives,

Why are you always dead last
with the campaign polls? - The Last Thing He Wanted

Why are you always dead last with the campaign polls?

The Denver Post is selling out
their late edition - The Last Thing He Wanted

The Denver Post is selling out their late edition

The Last Thing He Wanted poster

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A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she's trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion's namesake...

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Dee Rees

Writer: Marco Villalobos, Dee Rees, Joan Didion

Production: Elevated Films,Little Red Hen,The Fyzz

Genre: crime, drama, thriller

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 35/100

ImdbRating: 4.3

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Feb 2020

Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination

Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80245076

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