The Last Word (1979 film)

The Last Word is a 1979 film starring Richard Harris. It was the last movie directed by Roy Boulting.

It was also known as The Numbers.

Plot

A washed-up inventor takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.

Danny Travis is so upset that when a city official comes to evict him from the premises, he takes the man hostage. A television reporter, Paula Herbert, turns public sympathies for and against Travis, prolonging the story opportunistically as a Los Angeles police captain, Gerrity, attempts to defuse the situation.

Cast

• Richard Harris as Danny Travis
• Karen Black as Paula Herbert
• Martin Landau as Capt. Gerrity
• Dennis Christopher as Ben
• Christopher Guest as Roger
• Penelope Milford as Denise

References

External links

• The Last Word at the Internet Movie Database