Last Flag Flying Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 16, 2018

Last Flag Flying

Release Date: Friday, November 3, 2017 Limited

Director: Richard Linklater

Starring: Bryan Cranston • Steve Carell • Laurence Fishburne

N/A Comedy N/A

2.67 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set during the Iraq War, classic characters Billy Bad-Ass, Mule, and the hapless Meadows return.

Comedy Adaptation Sequel

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Who stars in Last Flag Flying – Cast List

Bryan Cranston
John Carter, The Sheep Detectives
Steve Carell
Despicable Me 4, The Big Short
Laurence Fishburne
Passengers, The Astronaut

Who is making Last Flag Flying – Crew List

A look at Last Flag Flying behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Linklater last helmed Nouvelle Vague and Blue Moon. The film's writer Richard Linklater last penned Hit Man and Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood.

Director: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Richard Linklater

Studios: Amazon MGM Studios; Lionsgate Studios
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Last Flag Flying

Key Facts

Amazon is circling the project as a financier and distributor (Hollywood Reporter, 8/30/16)
Based on Darryl Ponicsan’s Last Flag Flying, published in 2005. A sequel of sorts to the 1973 film The Last Detail starring Jack Nicholson.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jun 2017

Completed

Changed Last Flag Flying movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Richard Linklater will direct and write a long-in-the-works adaptation, which has been in development since 2006.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Last Flag Flying Trailers and Clips

Last Flag Flying

Theatrical Trailer

Last Flag Flying Release Date: When was the film released?

Last Flag Flying was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, November 3 , 2017. There were 12 12 other movies released on the same date, including Thor: Ragnarok, The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Lady Bird. As a limited release, Last Flag Flying was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.