Movie
Last Flag Flying
Overview
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-11-03
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Detour Filmproduction, Zenzero Pictures, Cinetic Media, Amazon Studios, Lionsgate
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steve Carell as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
- Bryan Cranston as Sal Nealon
- Laurence Fishburne as Reverend Richard Mueller
- J. Quinton Johnson as Charlie Washington
- Deanna Reed-Foster as Ruth Mueller
- Yul Vazquez as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits
- Graham Wolfe as John Redman
- Jeff Monahan as O'Toole
- Dontez James as DAFB Guard
- Tammy Tsai as Mother (Irene)
- Richard Barlow as Angry Father
- Cathy O'Dell as Grieving Mother
Crew
- Richard Linklater - Director
- Darryl Ponicsan - Screenplay
- Richard Linklater - Screenplay
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