2009 Australian film
| Last Ride | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Glendyn Ivin |
| Screenplay by | Mac Gudgeon |
| Based on | Last Ride by Denise Young |
| Produced by | Antonia Barnard Nicholas Cole Anthony Maras |
| Starring | Hugo Weaving Tom Russell |
| Cinematography | Greig Fraser |
| Edited by | Jack Hutchings |
| Music by | Paul Charlier |
| Distributed by | Madman Entertainment |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| Box office | A$388,722 (Australia) |
Last Ride is a 2009 Australian drama film directed by Glendyn Ivin. It is based on the novel of the same name by Denise Young. The film follows a young boy (Tom Russell) accompanying his father (Hugo Weaving), who is wanted by the police, across Australia.
The film was given a limited release across Australia on 2 July 2009, and in the United States on 29 June 2012.
Cast
- Hugo Weaving as Kev
- Tom Russell as Chook
- Kelton Pell as Lyle
- Anita Hegh as Maryanne
Reception
The film received universal acclaim from film critics. It holds a 93% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews. Last Ride received four and a half stars from Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton respectively on At The Movies. Roger Ebert also gave it the maximum four stars. He later went on to name it as one of the best films of 2012.
Music for end credits
- 'Home' by The Burning Leaves
See also
References
- "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 13 November 2012
- "Last Ride (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- Pomeranz, Margaret (1 July 2009). "Last Ride review". At the Movies. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Last Ride.
- Ebert, Roger. "Review: Last Ride". Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- Ebert, Roger. "Ebert's Top Movies of 2012". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
External links
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