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Movie
German title	How I first committed suicide
Original title	The Last Time I Committed Suicide
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1997
length	89 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Stephen T. Kay
script	Stephen T. Kay
production	Edward Bates , Louise Rosner
music	Tyler Bates
camera	Bobby Bukowski
cut	Dorian Harris
occupation
Thomas Jane : Neal Cassady Keanu Reeves : Harry Adrien Brody : Ben John Doe : Lewis Claire Forlani : Joan Jim Haynie : Jerry Marg Helgenberger : Lizzy Lucinda Jenney : Rosie Trickle Gretchen Mol : Mary Greenway Pat McNamara : Father Fletcher Kate Williamson : Waring Cristine Rose : Mrs. Greenaway Meadow Sisto : Sarah Amy Smart : Jeananne Alexandra Holden : Vicky

The Last Time I Committed Suicide ( The Last Time I Committed Suicide ) is an American film drama by Stephen T. Kay from the year 1997 .

action

Neal Cassady worked as a machinist for the Tire Yard company in the 1940s ; Harry is his best friend. Cassady dreams of a middle-class life. His girlfriend, Joan, attempts suicide in 1947. Thereupon Cassady leaves her hometown and moves through the country.

He succumbs to alcohol and enjoys the benefits of freedom with many different sex partners. He happens to meet Joan again and thinks about getting back together with her. However, he decides against his earlier dream of civil life and moves on.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was a " successful debut film with great actor performances ". It shows the " inner turmoil between bourgeois longings, a boisterous urge for freedom and the permanent search for ecstasy " by Neal Cassady .

Jon Niccum wrote in Lawrence Journal-World that the film was " excruciatingly boring ".

Ian Waldron-Mantgani wrote in The UK Critic that the film was a loose, confusing collection of stories . He could work on " big fans " of Cassady, to whom Stephen T. Kay also seems to belong. The female characters would appear undifferentiated. The actors - including Keanu Reeves - are " talented ".

background

The plot depicts events that Neal Cassady described in a letter to Jack Kerouac .

The film was shot in Los Angeles and in Ogden ( Utah turned). Its production amounted to an estimated 4 million US dollars . The film was shown in four cinemas in the United States, grossing around $ 13,000.

Web links

• As I first committed suicide in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• As for the first time I committed suicide at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ As I first committed suicide in the lexicon of international film accessed on 9 August 2007
2. ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com, accessed August 9, 2007
3. ↑ www.ukcritic.com, accessed on August 9, 2007 ( Memento of the original of July 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ [ http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Workshop/5083/letter3.html ( Memento from January 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) from "Joan Anderson" letter to Jack Kerouac [Dec 17, 1950]]
5. ↑ www.rottentomatoes.com/about, accessed on August 9, 2007 ( Memento from January 8, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ Filming locations for The Last Time I Committed Suicide, accessed August 9, 2007
7. ^ Box office / business for The Last Time I Committed Suicide, accessed August 9, 2007