The Last Minute

The Last Minute is a 2001 British-American urban gothic film, written and directed by Stephen Norrington.
It shows a struggling man hitting bottom and finding light in unexpected places, and trying a huge alternative as the solution to his problems while giving up the life he recently found.

Production

In November 1998, it was reported that Stephen Norrington and producer Matthew Justice's Venom Entertainment had signed a deal with Summit Entertainment and Newmarket Capital Group to produce and distribute The Last Minute, a dark comedy set in the London underworld to be written and directed byNorrington. Following the success of Blade Norrington received a number of studio offers, but Norrington opted to pursue The Last Minute as his next project in order to demonstrate his range as a director. In February 1999, it was reported that Summit and Newmarket had dropped out of the project and instead Chris Blackwell's Palm Pictures would fully finance the film.

Release

The Last Minute was released straight-to-video release in the United States on July 29, 2003.

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