Summer Fling

• Director: David Keating
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• Genre: Comedy Drama
• Movie Type: Teen Movie, Romantic Comedy
• Themes: Sexual Awakening
• Release Year: 1996
• Country: DK/UK/IE
• Run Time: 101 minutes

Plot

The debut feature from writer/director David Keating, The Last of the High Kings is the coming-of-age story of Frankie Griffin (Jared Leto), a 17-year-old virgin in 1977 Dublin. Convinced he is about to flunk out of school and forlorn over the recent death of Elvis Presley, Frankie decides to throw a beach party. With his hormones raging, he finds himself trying to decide between two possible gal-pals: Jayne (Lorraine Pilkington) and Romy (Emily Mortimer). Frankie's life becomes a little more difficult with the arrival of an American family friend Erin (Christina Ricci). Gabriel Byrne, who co-wrote the screenplay with Keating, also stars as Frankie's father, Jack Griffin. Based on a novel by Ferdia Mac Anna, The Last of the High Kings won second place at the 1997 Emden International Film Festival. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide

Cast

Gabriel Byrne - Jack Griffin; Karl Hayden - Hopper Delaney; Colm Meaney - Jim Davern; Catherine O'Hara - Cathleen; Lorraine Pilkington - Jayne Wayne; Stephen Rea - Cab Driver; Christina Ricci - Erin; Jason Barry - Nelson Fitzgerald; Ciaran Fitzgerald - Noelie Griffin; Jared Leto - Frankie Griffin; Alexandra Haughey; Peter Keating; Darren Monks; Emily Mortimer - Romy Thomas; Amanda Shun; Renee Weldon

Credit

John Paul Kelly - Art Director, Nuala Moiselle - Casting, Lars Kolvig - Co-producer, Alan Moloney - Co-producer, Martha O'Neill - Co-producer, Mary Zophres - Costume Designer, Ben Gibney - First Assistant Director, David Keating - Director, Ray Lovejoy - Editor, Gabriel Byrne - Executive Producer, Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer, Paul Feldsher - Executive Producer, John Wolstenholme - Executive Producer, Keith Northrop - Executive Producer, Michael Convertino - Songwriter, Frank Conway - Production Designer, Bernd Heinl - Cinematographer, Tim Palmer - Producer, Simon Willis - Sound/Sound Designer, Gabriel Byrne - Screenwriter, David Keating - Screenwriter

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