The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 6, 1996

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.

The Last of the High Kings

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 6, 1996

The Last of the High Kings
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.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers
Original title The Last of the High Kings
Directors David Keating
Writers Ferdia MacAnna, David Keating, Gabriel Byrne

Cast

Catherine O'Hara

as Cathleen

Jared Leto

as Frankie Griffin

Christina Ricci

as Erin

Gabriel Byrne

as Jack Griffin

Stephen Rea

as Cab Driver

Colm Meaney

as Jim Davern

Lorraine Pilkington

as Jayne Wayne

Jason Barry

as Nelson Fitzgerald

Emily Mortimer

as Romy Thomas

Karl Hayden

as Hopper Delaney

CiarĂ¡n Fitzgerald

as Noelie Griffin

Renee Weldon

as Maggie Griffin

Des Braiden

as Teacher

Darren Monks

as Davy Dudley

Peter Keating

as Ray Griffin

Alexandra Haughey

as Dawn Griffin

Vincent Walsh

as Bobby Gallo