One Last Thing...
One Last Thing... is a 2005 comedy-drama film produced by HDNet Films and released by Magnolia Pictures. It was screened at the Toronto Film Festival on September 12, 2005 and had a limited release in the United States on May 5, 2006. It was directed by Alex Steyermark and written by Barry Stringfellow.
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| Directed by | Alex Steyermark |
| Produced by | Jason Kliot Susan A. Stover Joana Vicente |
| Written by | Barry Stringfellow |
| Starring | Michael Angarano Cynthia Nixon Sunny Mabrey Gina Gershon |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Cinematography | Chris Norr |
| Edited by | Michael Berenbaum |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Dylan (Michael Angarano), a high school student with an inoperable brain tumor, lives with his widowed mother Carol (Cynthia Nixon) in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. He is invited on television by a wish-granting organization and stuns viewers with his wish: he wants to spend a weekend alone with supermodel Nikki Sinclaire (Sunny Mabrey).
Living in New York City, Nikki is watching television and hears about Dylan's wish; she is convinced by her agent to see Dylan, as part of a publicity stunt to improve Nikki's image, but her visit is very brief. Dylan is disappointed and decides to raise money and travel to New York, trying to see Nikki again.
Carol struggles with allowing her sick son (traveling with two friends) to be unsupervised in an unfamiliar city. Nikki has her own problems and is reluctant to even speak to Dylan.
Striking out and growing sicker, Dylan and his friends take a cab back to Pennsylvania, and eventually to the hospital. Surprisingly, Nikki shows up and, at his request, takes Dylan to the beach. They spend the day together talking, fishing, and kissing, eventually falling asleep on a blanket.
In the morning, Nikki discovers that Dylan has died. Nikki attends his funeral with friends and family. As he enters the afterlife, Dylan arrives on the beach to see his father, who died years before, fishing. He invites Dylan to join him. Dylan asks his father how he knows this is not a dream. His father replies, "You don't, and you never will".
Cast
- Michael Angarano as Dylan Jameison
- Cynthia Nixon as Carol Jameison
- Sunny Mabrey as Nikki Sinclaire
- Gina Gershon as Arlene
- Johnny Messner as Jason O'Malley
- Wyclef Jean as Emmett Ducasse
- Gideon Glick as Slap
- Matt Bush as Ricky
- Richie Rich as Himself
- Ethan Hawke as Earl Jameison, Dylan's father (uncredited)