Last Days (2005)
| Release Date | 13 May 2005 |
| Tagline | Rock and roll will never die. |
| Genre | Music, Drama, Biography |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Garrison, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Drama, Film a Clef, Musical Drama |
| Niche Genre | Avant-garde / Experimental |
| Themes | Drug Addiction, Suicide, Tortured Genius, Musician's Life |
| Tones | Meditative, Austere, Somber, Deliberate, Bleak |
| Tags | Band [music Group], Drug Addiction, Fan [devotee], Grunge Music, Manager, Musician, Rock Star |
Last Days is a 2005 American film directed, produced, and written by Gus Van Sant, and is a fictionalized account of the last days of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. It was released to theaters in the United States on July 22, 2005, and was produced by HBO. The film stars Michael Pitt as the character Blake, based on Kurt Cobain. Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Nicole Vicius, Scott Patrick Green and Thadeus A. Thomas also star in the film. This is the first film from Pictureshouse, a joint venture between TimeWarner's New Line Cinema and HBO Films subsidiraries to release Independent, Foreign and Documentary films.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Scott Patrick Green
Scott
Nicole Vicius
Nicole
Ryan Orion
Donovan
Rodrigo Lopresti
Band in Club
Kim Gordon
Record Executive
Adam Friberg
Elder Friberg #1
Andy Friberg
Elder Friberg #2
Thadeus A. Thomas
Yellow Book Salesman
Chip Marks
Tree Trimmer
Michael Azerrad
TV Voiceover
Chris Monlux
Phone Voice
Jack Gibson
Phone Voice
Dawnn Pavlonnis
Phone Voice
Tyler Fenio
Himself
Riley G. Matthews Jr.
Coroner's Attendant
Giovanni Morassutti
Band Fun
Ari Tomais
Detective
Director
Writer
Producer
Jay Hernandez
associate producer
Dany Wolf
producer
Original Music
Rodrigo Lopresti
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Cinematographer
Harris Savides
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Editor
Casting Director
Mali Finn
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Art Director
Tim Grimes
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Set Decorator
Sarah E. McMillan
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Costume Designer
Michelle Matland
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Makeup Department
Cassandra Saulter
makeup artist
Production Manager
Greg Spence
post-production supervisor
Jen Wall
production supervisor
Dany Wolf
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Truelove
second assistant director
Dany Wolf
first assistant director
Art Department
Karen Cinorre
props
Leslie Saulter
lead scenic
Greg Sullivan
scenic
Sound Department
Felix Andrew
sound mixer
Matt Dubin
mixing recordist
Marshall Garlington
sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly
foley mixer
Laura Macias
foley artist
Vince Nicastro
foley artist
Neil Riha
second sound mixer
Leslie Shatz
sound designer
Lisa Varetakis
supervising foley editor
Visual Effects
Mitch Paulson
digital preview colorist
Stunts
Riley G. Matthews Jr.
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Blauvelt
assistant camera
James P. Dolan
gaffer
John Flanagan
electrician
Scott Patrick Green
still photographer
Thomas Jirgal
best boy grip
Patrick Lowry
grip
Stephen MacDougall
camera loader
Jason McCormick
second assistant camera
Peter McEntyre
best boy electric
Matías Mesa
Steadicam operator
Casting Department
Lori Eastside
additional casting
Jonathan Leeder
casting associate
David Rapaport
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ghilaine Bouadana
wardrobe production assistant
Amy Roth
costume supervisor
Jonathan Schwartz
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Bruce Bolden
colorist
John Dowdell
video colorist
Helen Hand
first assistant editor
Eric Hill
apprentice editor
Mato
color timer
Beatrice Sisul
assistant editor
Music Department
Ray Espinola Jr.
music coordinator
Transportation Department
Kenny Gaskins
transportation captain
Other Crew
Maxwell Anderson
production assistant
Kari A. Coleman
post-production office manager
Charlie Dibe
production assistant
Lindsay Feldman
assistant production office coordinator
Heather Gauntt
assistant location manager
Joe Guest
location manager
Randy Manion
location scout
Rachel Neave
story contributor
Ben Ruggiero
production assistant
Maurice Sessoms
additional production assistant
Beatrice Sisul
dailies
Michele Soddano
assistant accountant
Amy Teitter
production assistant
Rebecca Thornell
clearance
Derek Yip
post-production accountant, production accountant
Thanks
Francesco Clemente
special thanks
Roger D. Faires
special thanks
Chip Marks
special thanks
Ann Roth
special thanks
Production Company
HBO Films
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Meno Film Company
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Picturehouse Entertainment
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Pie Films Inc.
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Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Alamode Film
BIM Distribuzione
Fine Line Features
Frenetic Films
MK2 Diffusion
Vértigo Films
Newco
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Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy
Warner Bros.
Special Effects
Illusion Arts
Miscellaneous
Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates
script annotation
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Films directed by Gus Van Sant
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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Elephant (2003)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Gerry (2002)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Last Days
Mala Noche (1985)
Milk (2008)
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Paranoid Park (2007)
Paris, Je T'Aime (2006)
Psycho (1998)
Restless (2011)
To Die For (1995)
