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The Last Word

Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.

Director

Mark Pellington

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,783,421

Production

Franklin Street,Myriad Pictures,Parkside Pictures,Wondros

Awards

N/A

Homepage

http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/thelastword

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Harriet

Shirley MacLaine

Anne

Amanda Seyfried

Brenda

AnnJewel Lee Dixon

Robin Sands

Edward

Philip Baker Hall

Gardener

Ronald Odom

Tom Everett Scott

Joe Mueller

Housekeeper

Wanda Byers

Elizabeth

Sam Sherman

Bree Wilson

Dr. Morgan

Agency Receptionist

Hair Dresser

Dawn DJ

Mr. Daniels

Moderator

Focus Group Woman 1

Focus Group Woman 2

Focus Group Man 1 (as Josh Harto)

Nervous Older Man

Middle Aged Woman

Natalija Nogulich

Gynecologist

Father Piper

Margaret Dumont

Millicent Martin

Father Reilly

John Billingsley

Radio Station Employee

Waitress

Man in Funeral

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Harriet Anne Dr. Morgan Brenda

Fall on your face - The Last Word

Fall on your face

It says here
this was an accident. - The Last Word

It says here this was an accident.

Well, do you think I'm lying
or just simply can't read? - The Last Word

Well, do you think I'm lying or just simply can't ...

If I was wheeled out
in a wheelchair, - The Last Word

If I was wheeled out in a wheelchair,

Ma'am...
Don't call me "ma'am." - The Last Word

Ma'am... Don't call me "ma'am."

You washed down four clonazepam - The Last Word

You washed down four clonazepam

Yes. I was sleepy
and I was thirsty. - The Last Word

Yes. I was sleepy and I was thirsty.

You don't strike me
as the type of person - The Last Word

You don't strike me as the type of person

So I'm going to do some tests Okay - The Last Word

So I'm going to do some tests Okay

And for the better part
of the last 25 years - The Last Word

And for the better part of the last 25 years

My name is Ronald Odom.
I'm the editor-in-chief. - The Last Word

My name is Ronald Odom. I'm the editor-in-chief.

Mr. Odom. I do not require - The Last Word

Mr. Odom. I do not require

Well, be that as it may,
I wish you would sit down - The Last Word

Well, be that as it may, I wish you would sit down

"Lois Schenken, - The Last Word

"Lois Schenken,

Do you know why Lois Schenken
loved animals so much? - The Last Word

Do you know why Lois Schenken loved animals so much?

They hated her parties,
they hated her gossiping, - The Last Word

They hated her parties, they hated her gossiping,

Only homeless dogs could bear
to be around Lois Schenken - The Last Word

Only homeless dogs could bear to be around Lois Schenken

Well, the people that I spoke to - The Last Word

Well, the people that I spoke to

"Eugene Baker, with a song
not just in his heart, - The Last Word

"Eugene Baker, with a song not just in his heart,

"Eugene Baker sang his way - The Last Word

"Eugene Baker sang his way

"She left an indelible
mark on all..." - The Last Word

"She left an indelible mark on all..."

But you made them sound as
though they were magnificent. - The Last Word

But you made them sound as though they were magnificent.

Okay. Well, lam
the obituary writer, - The Last Word

Okay. Well, lam the obituary writer,

The right question is, "Why?" - The Last Word

The right question is, "Why?"

And I've never found myself - The Last Word

And I've never found myself

So, as a reasonable woman, - The Last Word

So, as a reasonable woman,

If I had motivated myself - The Last Word

If I had motivated myself

How my achievements
are memorialized by you - The Last Word

How my achievements are memorialized by you

Also, restaurants are listed
that they might like to go to - The Last Word

Also, restaurants are listed that they might like to go to

There's an ex-husband.
He's a jackass. - The Last Word

There's an ex-husband. He's a jackass.

Hey. She puts the
"bitch" in obituary. - The Last Word

Hey. She puts the "bitch" in obituary.

She puts the bitch in obituary - The Last Word

She puts the bitch in obituary

Because at one time, - The Last Word

Because at one time,

And if she were to extend
that friendship - The Last Word

And if she were to extend that friendship

Playing independent music - The Last Word

Playing independent music

And, you know,
when we got married, - The Last Word

And, you know, when we got married,

Who did that back then
but Harriet Lauler? - The Last Word

Who did that back then but Harriet Lauler?

Well, she asked you
to write her obituary - The Last Word

Well, she asked you to write her obituary

Yeah, I think it's safe to say - The Last Word

Yeah, I think it's safe to say

Well, you gotta understand
that when she started out, - The Last Word

Well, you gotta understand that when she started out,

She had to be twice as good, - The Last Word

She had to be twice as good,

But the one thing that made
her light up with excitement - The Last Word

But the one thing that made her light up with excitement

If you were willing to go
toe-to-toe with Harriet, - The Last Word

If you were willing to go toe-to-toe with Harriet,

Now, she never said,
"I'm wrong." - The Last Word

Now, she never said, "I'm wrong."

Hey, if you were
looking for somebody - The Last Word

Hey, if you were looking for somebody

"If I want your opinion,
I will give it to you," - The Last Word

"If I want your opinion, I will give it to you,"

She walked in the door
and said, "Cut my hair." - The Last Word

She walked in the door and said, "Cut my hair."

I learned a long time ago - The Last Word

I learned a long time ago

Just a, uh,
hateful, hateful woman. - The Last Word

Just a, uh, hateful, hateful woman.

I've worked very hard in
therapy not to think of her. - The Last Word

I've worked very hard in therapy not to think of her.

If there's just one thing
you could say - The Last Word

If there's just one thing you could say

"Give me the wafer this way."
"Hand me the wine that way." - The Last Word

"Give me the wafer this way." "Hand me the wi...

Because you certainly
have not captured - The Last Word

Because you certainly have not captured

How grossly I overestimated
your talent as a writer. - The Last Word

How grossly I overestimated your talent as a writer.

Oh, now you respect me.
I was not really sure of that. - The Last Word

Oh, now you respect me. I was not really sure of that.

No one, and I mean nobody, - The Last Word

No one, and I mean nobody,

No colleagues, no friends.
Certainly no family. - The Last Word

No colleagues, no friends. Certainly no family.

You expected these people
to sing your praises? - The Last Word

You expected these people to sing your praises?

These are obituaries - The Last Word

These are obituaries

I want you to read them - The Last Word

I want you to read them

Wow, I'm sorry you
don't like what I wrote, - The Last Word

Wow, I'm sorry you don't like what I wrote,

Now, I have determined - The Last Word

Now, I have determined

One, the deceased should
be loved by their families. - The Last Word

One, the deceased should be loved by their families.

Two, the deceased should be
admired by their coworkers. - The Last Word

Two, the deceased should be admired by their coworkers.

Three, the deceased must have - The Last Word

Three, the deceased must have

And if said person was
a minority or a cripple, - The Last Word

And if said person was a minority or a cripple,

And the fourth,
that's the wild card. - The Last Word

And the fourth, that's the wild card.

Yes, a statement of
such breadth and wonder - The Last Word

Yes, a statement of such breadth and wonder

For example,
"A noted lover of arts, - The Last Word

For example, "A noted lover of arts,

"A three-time state
ballroom dancing champion, - The Last Word

"A three-time state ballroom dancing champion,

Oh. Four. Mmm. Family? - The Last Word

Oh. Four. Mmm. Family?

My child and I have not had - The Last Word

My child and I have not had

My colleagues,
as you have discovered, - The Last Word

My colleagues, as you have discovered,

And four, I have no idea
what the wild card would be. - The Last Word

And four, I have no idea what the wild card would be.

You're going to help
shape a legacy - The Last Word

You're going to help shape a legacy

Do you find any problem
in procuring me - The Last Word

Do you find any problem in procuring me

Oh, um, Home Depot is probably - The Last Word

Oh, um, Home Depot is probably

Sarcasm The wit of the witless - The Last Word

Sarcasm The wit of the witless

No, no. Never apologize
for speaking your mind. - The Last Word

No, no. Never apologize for speaking your mind.

Hello, Wanda. Who runs the
program for at-risk visitors? - The Last Word

Hello, Wanda. Who runs the program for at-risk visitors?

Ms. Lauler, no need to worry.
This is a safe space. - The Last Word

Ms. Lauler, no need to worry. This is a safe space.

I know the children,
especially the girls, - The Last Word

I know the children, especially the girls,

You want Harriet to speak - The Last Word

You want Harriet to speak

Or, I'm just throwing
this out there, - The Last Word

Or, I'm just throwing this out there,

A woman who wrote a check
to a small community center - The Last Word

A woman who wrote a check to a small community center

Show me a kid who is not at risk - The Last Word

Show me a kid who is not at risk

I took a risk. I went to college. - The Last Word

I took a risk. I went to college.

And in my day, - The Last Word

But my favorite was - The Last Word

But my favorite was

Because there was no way - The Last Word

Because there was no way

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Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mark Pellington

Writer: Stuart Ross Fink

Production: Franklin Street,Myriad Pictures,Parkside Pictures,Wondros

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 40/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $1,783,421

Released: 03 Mar 2017

Awards: N/A

Homepage: http://www.bleeckerstreetmedia.com/thelastword

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