| The Last Showing | |
| Director: | Phil Hawkins |
| Producer: | Alexandra Baranska |
| Starring: | Robert Englund Finn Jones Emily Berrington |
| Music: | Richard Bodgers |
| Cinematography: | Ed Moore |
| Editing: | Paul Griffiths-Davies |
| Studio: | The Philm Company |
| Distributor: | Sony Pictures |
| Runtime: | 89 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $2m |
The Last Showing is a 2014 British independent horror thriller film directed by Phil Hawkins.[1] The film had its world premiere on 22 August 2014 at the London FrightFest Film Festival and stars Robert Englund as a movie projectionist who kidnaps a couple for his own sinister purposes.[2] [3]
Stuart (Robert Englund) is a film purist who despises the current film world, viewing it as vulgar and cheap. After being laid-off from his job as a projectionist and forced to work at the concession stand, Stuart decides to take his revenge. Stuart manages to capture Martin (Finn Jones) and Allie (Emily Berrington), a young couple who have come to his theatre to watch The Hills Have Eyes 2 and make out. After drugging Allie and incapacitating his manager, Stuart traps the couple in the theatre overnight. He then proceeds to use the building's CCTV system and a handheld camcorder to make his own personal horror movie.
The film had a mixed reception from audiences and critics. "Scream: The Horror Magazine" described it as "a superb psychological horror"[4] and Starburst Magazine praised the film describing it as "clever, crazed and contagious... a film that is awash with tradition, twists, atmosphere, and charm. Does for multiplexes what Jaws did for water".[5] The Hollywood Reporter and Hey Guys both panned the movie,[6] which The Hollywood Reporter felt "has a strong pulpy premise, but ultimately lacks the sly humor and jolting shock value required to make it come alive on screen".[7]
