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1997 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 40
  • from 33 members

The Pope visits Dublin in 1979 and Reena and Jessop meet. Three years later they have become a famous band in the town in which they live. But pressures within the band threaten it's stability and a record deal and a move to London add to the strain... Read more

Starring Annie Ryan, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Brophy, Gemma Craven
Director Johnny Gogan
Genres Drama

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The Last Bus Home

The Pope visits Dublin in 1979 and Reena and Jessop meet. Three years later they have become a famous band in the town in which they live. But pressures within the band threaten it's stability and a record deal and a move to London add to the strain...

Starring Annie Ryan, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anthony Brophy, Gemma Craven, Brendan Coyle, Donal O'Kelly
Director Johnny Gogan
Studio SHOWCASE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 36 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 14 Oct 2002
Production year: 1997
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Rather optimistically pitched as the punk version of The Commitments, this low-budget Irish effort remains an entertainingly rough and ready tale of the music business. Set at the end of the 1970s, Annie Ryan and Brian F O'Byrne are the idealistic punks determined to take the music world by storm with their band Dead Patriots. But when London beckons, their music dream begins to turn sour. Slick it ain't, but maybe that was the point, and old New Wavers and punks will love the attitude and the vintage soundtrack .

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    Really requires a zero-star rating.

    This movie has no redeeming features whatsoever. Awful acting, dreadful direction and shoddy story, nobody comes out of this looking good. The actors are so over the top they could be doing panto and look old enough to have been their characters parents. The story follows the tram-lines of convention the whole way from the unfortunate misunderstandings to the gay character being punished. I never thought I could hate a movie with Teenage Kicks in it, but this proved me wrong. Worse than Battlefield Earth, worse than Rocky 5, worse even than Police Academy 3, please do not watch this movie, it only encourages them.

      • A customer from belfast
      • Posted 31 Dec 2004 12:17

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  • Rated - 1 star

    Dreadful

    What a load of rubbish. I love Irish films, and coming from Belfast could watch nearly anything with a local flavour. Watched for 15 minutes and that was a total waste of time. Avoid at all costs

      • A customer from near Belfast
      • Posted 17 Jan 2006 14:55

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33 Member ratings
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      The Pope visits Dublin in 1979 and Reena and Jessop meet. Three years later they have become a famous band in the town in which they live. But pressures within the band threaten it's stability and a record deal and a move to London add to the strain......