Last Chance Harvey

Release Date: 2009-01-16
Genre: Drama


Director: Joel Hopkins

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker, & James Brolin


Summary: On the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer, New Yorker Harvey Shine (Hoffman) goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter's wedding. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at a Heathrow bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate (Thompson), a slightly prickly, 40-something airport worker. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother, is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion. The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another's lives.