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The Last Days of Disco

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
13K
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Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
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Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
13K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Whit Stillman
  • Writer
    • Whit Stillman
  • Stars
    • Chloë Sevigny
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Chris Eigeman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Whit Stillman
  • Writer
    • Whit Stillman
  • Stars
    • Chloë Sevigny
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Chris Eigeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 142User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Kate Beckinsale and Mackenzie Astin in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Chris Eigeman and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, and Matt Keeslar in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
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    The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)
    Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco (1998)

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    Chloë Sevigny
    Chloë Sevigny
    • Aliceas Alice
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Charlotteas Charlotte
    Chris Eigeman
    Chris Eigeman
    • Desas Des
    Mackenzie Astin
    Mackenzie Astin
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
    Matt Keeslar
    Matt Keeslar
    • Joshas Josh
    Robert Sean Leonard
    Robert Sean Leonard
    • Tomas Tom
    Jennifer Beals
    Jennifer Beals
    • Ninaas Nina
    Matt Ross
    Matt Ross
    • Danas Dan
    • (as Matthew Ross)
    Tara Subkoff
    Tara Subkoff
    • Hollyas Holly
    Burr Steers
    Burr Steers
    • Vanas Van
    David Thornton
    David Thornton
    • Bernieas Bernie
    Jaid Barrymore
    Jaid Barrymore
    • Tiger Ladyas Tiger Lady
    Sonsee Neu
    Sonsee Neu
    • Dianaas Diana
    • (as Sonsee Ahray)
    Edoardo Ballerini
    Edoardo Ballerini
    • Victoras Victor
    Scott Beehner
    Scott Beehner
    • Adamas Adam
    Zachary Taylor
    • Backdoormanas Backdoorman
    Neil Butterfield
    Neil Butterfield
    • Rickas Rick
    Michael Weatherly
    Michael Weatherly
    • Hapas Hap
    • Director
      • Whit Stillman
    • Writer
      • Whit Stillman
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The disco seen in the movie was actually an old picture theater being renovated in Jersey City, New Jersey.
    • Goofs
      The "past perfect" that Bernie Rafferty picks up on in a dialogue with Des is actually just the 'simple past' tense. The past perfect would not have been "I was approached" but "I had been approached." A serious error for the self consciously erudite Stillman.
    • Quotes

      Josh Neff: Disco will never be over. It will always live in our minds and hearts. Something like this, that was this big, and this important, and this great, will never die. Oh, for a few years - maybe many years - it'll be considered passé and ridiculous. It will be misrepresented and caricatured and sneered at, or - worse - completely ignored. People will laugh about John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, white polyester suits and platform shoes and people going like *this*

      [strikes disco pose]

      Josh Neff: , but we had nothing to do with those things and still loved disco. Those who didn't understand will never understand: disco was much more, and much better, than all that. Disco was too great, and too much fun, to be gone forever! It's got to come back someday. I just hope it will be in our own lifetimes.

      [Des, Charlotte, Dan, and Van stare at Josh like he's crazy]

      Josh Neff: ...Sorry, I've got a job interview this afternoon and I was just trying to get revved up, but... most of what I said, I, um... believe.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Truman Show/The Last Days of Disco/A Perfect Murder/The Opposite of Sex/Hope Floats (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Doctor's Orders
      Written by Geoff Stephens, Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook

      Performed by Carol Douglas

      Courtesy of Unidisc Music, Inc.

      By Arrangement with Celebrity Licensing Inc.

    User reviews142

    Review
    Top review
    Clever dialogue but lack of plot may frustrate some people
    In the early 80's a group of friends interact around a Manhattan disco, desperate to climb the local social ladder. With an investigation in the disco's financial dealings and the end of disco approaching the friends attempt to carry on as normal.

    Director Whit Stillman tends to go for comedies that look inward and have strong comedic dialogue that follow social observations and comment on different cultures and periods. However plot is never one of his major concerns and here is no different. The story here is less important that the period of disco which is the real focus. This may be a bit frustrating to some as the story doesn't seeming to have any one direction. However the characters and the dialogue will generally hold the interest sufficiently. Some of the script is a bit weak and the characters occasionally are a bit too unsympathetic but for the majority the sharp script compliments the characters.

    The performances are good throughout - these socialites are not people I'd ever like to meet but they are funny from a distance. There is much to like here if you like this type of humour. But the story is almost non-existent and this is a slight problem.

    Overall a clever, funny look at the life of a couple of party girls around the time disco started to suck. Not to everyone's taste and what's that credit sequence ending about? - is it a bit of fun or is it trying to say something?
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    • bob the moo
    • Jan 4, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 12, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Posledné dni diska
    • Filming locations
      • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • Castle Rock Entertainment
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
      • Westerly Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,020,601
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $277,601
      • May 31, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,020,601
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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