The Last Days of Disco (1998)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Whit Stillman

Writer:

Whit Stillman (written by)

Release Date:

29 May 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

History is made at night.

Plot:

Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.

Plot Keywords:

Disco | Love | Sex | Book Editor | Editor

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Chloë Sevigny	...	Alice
Kate Beckinsale	...	Charlotte
Chris Eigeman	...	Des
Mackenzie Astin	...	Jimmy
Matt Keeslar	...	Josh
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Tom
Jennifer Beals	...	Nina
Matt Ross	...	Dan (as Matthew Ross)
Tara Subkoff	...	Holly
Burr Steers	...	Van
David Thornton	...	Bernie
Jaid Barrymore	...	Tiger Lady
Sonsee Neu	...	Diana (as Sonsee Ahray)
Edoardo Ballerini	...	Victor
Scott Beehner	...	Adam

MPAA:

Rated R for some elements involving sexuality and drugs.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Castle Rock, the studio that produced the film, wanted a big name to star in the "Alice" role. They put in a call to 'Wynona Ryder''s agent with a firm offer. In the meantime, Chloe Sevigny read for the part and was perfect for the role, according to Whit Stillman. They were able to get out of the offer to Ryder because her agent took four days to return the call.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In one of the office scenes.

Quotes:

Jimmy: There's something deeply ingrained in human biology: women prefer bad over weak and indecisive... and unemployed
Josh Neff: I don't know about that.
Jimmy: You think they do prefer weak, indecisive, and unemployed?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: The Last Days of Disco Stick (#3.10)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Love Train

Oh, to be Young

"The Last Days of Disco" follows a group of newly minted adults in the New York of the early 1980s. They're affluent, and recent products of Ivy League educations but they really don't have much of a clue as to what adulthood is all about. They're groping, but they're not sure for what. They all have jobs, but their lives revolve around a posh disco where they mate, mingle, and talk. There's not much of a plot; "The Last Days of Disco" is mostly a series of conversions. But the conversions are wonderful. Whit Stillman's dialogue is a delight; he nails what its like during those first years of adulthood when the life of the group is replaced by a mature individuality. The ensemble cast is wonderful to watch, not overplaying their characters. I recommend this movie very highly