The Last of the High Kings (1996)
1h 42m
Running Time
December 6, 1996Release Date
The Last of the High Kings (1996)
1h 42m
Running Time
December 6, 1996Release Date
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Plot.
It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.
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Cast & Crew.
Catherine O'Hara
Cathleen
Jared Leto
Frankie Griffin
Christina Ricci
Erin
Gabriel Byrne
Jack Griffin
Stephen Rea
Cab Driver
Colm Meaney
Jim Davern
Lorraine Pilkington
Jayne Wayne
Jason Barry
Nelson Fitzgerald
Emily Mortimer
Romy Thomas
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Noelie Griffin
Karl Hayden
Hopper Delaney
David Keating
Director
Renee Weldon
Maggie Griffin
Des Braiden
Teacher
Darren Monks
Davy Dudley
Peter Keating
Ray Griffin
Ferdia MacAnna
Writer
Alexandra Haughey
Dawn Griffin
Michael Convertino
Composer
Vincent Walsh
Bobby Gallo
Bernd Heinl
Cinematographer
Bob Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Harvey Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Nuala Moiselle
CastingDirector
Frank Conway
ProductionDesigner
Mary Zophres
Costume Design
Paul Feldsher
Co-Executive Producer
John Paul Kelly
Art Direction
Martha O'Neill
Co-Producer
Alan Moloney
Co-Producer
Lars Kolvig
Co-Producer
Padraig O'Neill
Set Decoration
John Wolstenholme
Executive Producer
Tim Palmer
Producer
Keith Northrop
Executive Producer
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Wiki.
The Last of the High Kings, also released under the title Summer Fling in some countries, is a 1996 coming of age comedy-drama film set in Howth, Dublin, Ireland in the 1970s where the teenagers of the story are dealing with the birth of punk, the death of Elvis Presley, and the various dramas of their teens. The lead role of Frankie Griffin is played by Jared Leto in his first leading role. Christina Ricci also stars as an American visiting for the summer. The film is based on the book of the same name by Ferdia Mac Anna.