Last Flag Flying

Last Flag Flying

125 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 3, 2017

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.

Last Flag Flying

125 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 3, 2017

Last Flag Flying
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Big Indie Pictures, Amazon Studios, Cinetic Media
Original title Last Flag Flying
Directors Richard Linklater
Writers Darryl Ponicsan, Richard Linklater

Cast

Steve Carell

as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd

Bryan Cranston

as Sal Nealon

Laurence Fishburne

as Reverend Richard Mueller

J. Quinton Johnson

as Charlie Washington

Richard Robichaux

as Anorak

Lee Harrington

as Jamie

Cicely Tyson

as Mrs. Hightower

Kate Easton

as Jackie

Deanna Reed-Foster

as Ruth Mueller

Yul Vazquez

as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

Graham Wolfe

as John Redman

Jerry Lee Tucker

as Raincoat

Ted Watts Jr.

as Leland

Dontez James

as DAFB Guard

Richard Barlow

as Angry Father

Jeff Monahan

as O'Toole

Tammy Tsai

as Mother (Irene)

Jane Mowder

as Rental Truck Employee

Cathy O'Dell

as Grieving Mother