The Last Movie Star

~The best is yet to come.


Overview

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.


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General Information

Release Date: 2018-03-30
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Runtime: 104 min


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