The Last of the High Kings (1996)

5.6/10 102 min Drama Comedy

Overview

It is 1977, Dublin rocks to the music of Thin Lizzy and the world is stunned by the death of Elvis Presley. Frankie, caught between acne and adulthood, has just completed his final exams in school. Convinced he will fail, he survives the summer organising a beach party, having lustful thoughts about two girls he believes are unobtainable and fending off the advances from a visiting American family friend, all whilst coping with his oddball family.

Cast

Jared Leto

Frankie Griffin

Catherine O'Hara

Cathleen

Christina Ricci

Erin

Gabriel Byrne

Jack Griffin

Stephen Rea

Cab Driver

Colm Meaney

Jim Davern

Lorraine Pilkington

Jayne Wayne

Jason Barry

Nelson Fitzgerald

Emily Mortimer

Romy Thomas

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Noelie Griffin

Renee Weldon

Maggie Griffin

Des Braiden

Teacher

Vincent Walsh

Bobby Gallo

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