The Last Thing He Wanted
2020 | 116m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Dee Rees |
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| Writer: | Dee Rees, Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos |
| Staring: |
| At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 14, 2020 |
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| Director: | Dee Rees |
| Writer: | Dee Rees, Joan Didion, Marco Villalobos |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, sandinism, el salvador, co-workers relationship, woman director, investigative journalism, costa rica, 1980s, political thriller, weapons trafficking, iran–contra affair, father daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | The Fyzz, Elevated Films, Little Red Hen |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anne Hathaway | Elena McMahon |
| Ben Affleck | Treat Morrison |
| Rosie Perez | Alma Guerrero |
| Willem Dafoe | Richard McMahon |
| Edi Gathegi | Jones |
| Mel Rodriguez | Barry Sedlow |
| Onata Aprile | Cat McMahon |
| Toby Jones | Paul Schuster |
| Carlos Leal | Max Epperson aka Bob Weir |
| Ben Chase | Max Berquist |
| Julian Gamble | Secretary George Shultz |
| Robert Sedgwick | Stewart James |
| Bill Kelly | General Gus Sharp |
| David Vadim | Buck Pearson |
| César Galindez | Red Truck Driver |
| Diomedes Rodriguez | Glistening Boy |
| Casiano Ancalle | Elderly Campesino Leader |
| Lee Markham | Tarmac Secret Service Agent |
| Betty Jeune | Female Reporter #1 |
| Laura Niemi | Female Reporter #2 |
| James Scully | Sloppy Reporter |
| Danny Loecken | Smoking Reporter |
| Adam Hose | Young Male Reporter |
| J. Scott Browning | Suited Man #1 |
| DeVere Jehl | Suited Man #2 |
| Dylan Wilson Barnes | Campaign Sound Tech |
| Ed Berliner | Moderator |
| Charles Gemmill | Ronald Reagan |
| Barbara Andres | Helena Shultz |
| Sewell Whitney | Campaign Lackey |
| Jené | Delia |
| Sarah Tolan-Mee | Michelle |
| Janayra Reyes | Nurse #1 |
| Sandra Rodriguez | Day Nurse |
| Yetta Gottesman | Night Nurse |
| Romain Gateau | Miami Neighbor |
| Antonio De Leo | Young Resident |
| Luis Echeverri | Bait Shack Owner |
| Brian Rechkemmer | Male Nurse |
| Josette Pagan | Kitty |
| Juan Carlos Diaz | Paladín |
| Aurelio Lima | Drunken Soldier |
| Camilo José Torres | Soccer Player #1 |
| Yasiel Trinidad | Soccer Player #2 |
| Marcos Ramos | FSLN Checkpoint Soldier |
| Sulma Hernández | Lone Woman |
| Maurim E. Chiclana Andino | Telefónico Cashier |
| María Ruperto | Colonial Attendant |
| Norman Santiago | Shady Taxi Driver |
| Axel Cintrón | Immigration Officer |
| Mariel Pabón | Maid |
| Francisco Viñolo | Airport Passerby |
| Kira Kirk | Consular Greeter |
| Jason Lumberjack Johnson | Wayne |
| Matt Minich | Marine |
| Christopher Páez Rivera | Mercenary #1 |
| Michael Biggam | Mercenary #2 |
| Norman Grant | Taxi Driver Antigua Airport |
| Iván Llanos | Dashing Young Man - Paul's Guest |
| Abraham Henderson | Intercon Bartender |
| Julio Gastón Ramos | Coconut Boy |
| Ndsettia Argyle | Vendor Woman |
| Michael Ray Davis | Committee Member #1 |
| Lee Poehlman | Committee Member #2 |
| Florent Gateau | French Intelligence Boss |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dee Rees | Director, Screenplay |
| Joan Didion | Novel |
| Luis Raúl Alcocer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Janet Lopez | Music Supervisor |
| Dormiar Matia | Set Decoration |
| Tamar-kali | Original Music Composer |
| Billy Hopkins | Casting |
| Frances Stafford | Second Assistant Director |
| Sherri Hamilton | Hair Department Head |
| Olivia Peebles | Set Decoration |
| Evyen Klean | Music Supervisor |
| Adrienne Franciscus | Production Coordinator |
| Marco Villalobos | Screenplay |
| Mako Kamitsuna | Editor |
| Luis López-Baquero | Set Designer |
| Marsi Caraballo | Graphic Designer |
| Ashley Ingram | Casting |
| Theresa Frankel | Production Coordinator |
| Jamin O'Brien | Unit Production Manager |
| Mike L. Germaine | Key Grip |
| Laurie E. Vega | Unit Production Manager |
| Gabriel Padilla | Gaffer |
| Mike Harvey | Sound Mixer |
| Fernando Carrión | Art Direction |
| Bobby Bukowski | Director of Photography |
| Romain Gateau | Property Master |
| Felix R. Caraballo | On Set Dresser |
| Eduardo Figueroa | Set Dresser |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Kurt Harris | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Ana Huber | Set Decoration |
| Jaime A. Marin | Art Direction |
| Alejandro Berríos | Script Supervisor |
| Gilo Rosario | Key Grip |
| Jimmy Santos | On Set Dresser |
| Paul Alfaro | Set Dresser |
| Gabriel E. Rosario | Set Dresser |
| Euri Rodriguez Barreto | Set Dresser |
| Carlos J. Santiago | Set Dresser |
| Felicity Bowring | Makeup Artist |
| Edna D. "Gigi" Franjul | Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Angel E. Vazquez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| William Omar Sanchez | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Aida Pizarro | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Marielena Ramirez | Hairstylist |
| Michelle Malley Campos | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Claudia Pascual | Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist |
| Todd Kasow | Music Editor |
| Jim Pescrille | Gaffer |
| Paul Hsu | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor |
| Ane Crabtree | Costume Designer |
| Luis E. Colón | Set Dresser |
| Carlos Rodriguez | Set Dresser |
| Oscar A. Colom | Set Dresser |
| Sonylda Sacarello | Set Dresser |
| Francisco Martinez | Set Dresser |
| Miles Michael | Art Direction |
| Juan López | Costume Supervisor |
| Ybelka Hurtado | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Cindy Torres | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Charma Aviles | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Kristin Wahl | Hairstylist |
| Alex Scricco | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Dave Flynch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Luis A. Agosto | Set Dresser |
| Daniel Vazquez | Set Dresser |
| Fausto Montero | Set Dresser |
| Angie Olmedo | Costume Supervisor |
| Kate Biscoe | Makeup Artist |
| Marta Ezal Colón | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| David Marrero | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Abadha Lila | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Jules Holdren | Hairstylist |
| Alexandra Burgos | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Nick Manno | Costume Supervisor |
| Laurie Cocheio | Makeup Artist |
| Inbal Weinberg | Production Design |
| Margarita Aponte | Sound Mixer |
| Rafael Pérez | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Department Head |
| Tom Poole | Color Grading |
| Natalia Rosa Nuñez | Art Direction |
| Teddy Blanks | Title Designer |
| Leonardo Castro Sitiriche | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dee Rees | Producer |
| Wayne Marc Godfrey | Executive Producer |
| Cassian Elwes | Producer |
| Jamin O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Cyril Megret | Executive Producer |
| Robert Jones | Executive Producer |
| Walter Josten | Executive Producer |
| Luillo Ruiz | Producer |
| Mark Lane | Executive Producer |
| James Harris | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 11 |
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Geronimo1967
4.0
This has to be the worst example yet of the Netflix gazillions buying a cast that looks great on paper, but that delivers badly on screen. It isn't necessarily their fault - the writing is as incoherent as it is facile and the direction is all over the shop. There are simultaneous threads to the sto ... ry (journalist Anne Hathaway "Elena" ends up in Central America getting drawn into a story of US government/agency duplicity and espionage that she was meant to be there to report on, basically) that simply don't tie up - we have no context into which we can immerse ourselves! Ben Affleck can't need the cash this badly and though Toby Jones did make me smile; I'm not sure he was meant to. It's a decent enough book, so what happened with this poor adaptation to screenplay is anyone's guess, but please can we have more emphasis on the quality of the story and dialogue to make the A-list cast worth their money next time?
Mar 27, 2022