Last Summer in the Hamptons

1995 American film

1995 (1995)

Running time

108 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Last Summer in the Hamptons is a 1995 ensemble comedy-drama film directed by Henry Jaglom and released by Rainbow Releasing and Live Entertainment.^[1]

Plot

The plot revolves around a family of theatre actors, directors, and playwrights spending their last summer together at their matriarch's (Viveca Lindfors as Helena Mora) home in the Hamptons. The summer house, named Proskurov (after Jaglom's father), is being sold as the family can no longer afford to keep it. Proskurov has been the site of an intimate outdoor theatrical performance for many summers, and the family (and Helena's interns) are preparing the final details of the show when successful Hollywood actress Oona Hart (Victoria Foyt) arrives. The film explores the dark underbelly of the family (with metaphorical help from Anton Chekhov, Aeschylus, and Tennessee Williams) as Oona attempts to attach herself to them and their theatrical endeavors as she seeks to leave Hollywood and embark on a stage career.

Cast

Victoria Foyt as Oona Hart
Viveca Lindfors as Helena Mora
Jon Robin Baitz as Jake Axelrod
Savannah Smith Boucher as Suzanne
Roscoe Lee Browne as Freddy
Andre Gregory as Ivan Axelrod
Nick Gregory as George
Melissa Leo as Trish Axelrod
Roddy McDowall as Thomas
Martha Plimpton as Chloe Garfield
Ron Rifkin as Eli Garfield
Diane Salinger as Marian Mora Garfield
Brooke Smith as Lou Garfield
Kristoffer Tabori as Nick Mora
Holland Taylor as Davis Mora Axelrod

Box office

In the US, it grossed $801,894 for an all time ranking of 7,018.^[2]

References

^ Maslin, Janet (January 17, 1996). "FILM REVIEW;A Gathering of Narcissuses in Full Bloom in the Hamptons". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
^ Box Office Mojo