The Last Song

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Miley Cyrus as Veronica “Ronnie” L. Miller
• Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee
• Greg Kinnear as Steve Miller
• Kelly Preston as Kim Miller
• Bobby Coleman as Jonah Miller
• Nick Lashaway as Marcus
• Carly Chaikin as Blaze
• Adam Barnett as Teddy
• Kate Vernon as Susan Blakelee
• Nick Searcy as Tom Blakelee
• Melissa Ordway as Ashley
• Carrie Malabre as Cassie
• Rhoda Griffis as one of Steve’s doctors
• Lance E. Nichols as Pastor Charlie Harris
• Hallock Beals as Scott
• Stephanie Leigh Schlund as Megan Blakelee

Storyline:

Ronnie’s (Miley Cyrus) and her younger brother, Jonah’s, parents are divorced. They live with their mother until this summer when they are sent to live with their father (Greg Kinnear) in a small town on the beach. Ronnie resents her father and has no intention of being friendly or even talking to him for the summer. But after meeting a handsome guy and beginning to fall in love, Ronnie starts rediscovering her love for music, something she shares with her father. Reconnecting with music revives a kinship with her father which proves to be the most important relationship she may ever experience.

About Movie:

The Last Song is an American coming-of-age teen romantic drama film developed alongside Nicholas Sparks’ 2009 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Julie Anne Robinson in her feature film directorial debut and co-written by Sparks and Jeff Van Wie. The Last Song stars Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, and Greg Kinnear.

Sparks was approached to write both the film’s screenplay and the novel. Sparks completed the screenplay in January 2009, prior to the completion of the novel, making The Last Song his first script to be optioned for film. The setting, originally in North Carolina like the novel, relocated to Georgia after the states had campaigned for months to host production.

Upon beginning production in Tybee Island, Georgia, and nearby Savannah, The Last Song became the first movie to be both filmed and set on Tybee Island. Filming lasted from June 15 to August 18, 2009, with much of it occurring on the island’s beach and pier.

Automated dialogue replacement took place in mid-September; Hallock Beals and Carly Chaikin stated they had gone in to record on September 11 and September 18, respectively. Chaikin said she had worked for five and a half hours.

The Last Song was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 31, 2010, and was later released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 17, 2010. The film garnered negative reviews from critics, with many criticizing the script and Cyrus’ performance, who felt she was miscast in the role. In spite of this, it grossed $89 million worldwide against a $20 million budget, making it a box office success.

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