Director: Joel Hopkins
Operator: John de Borman
Writer: Joel Hopkins
Producer: Tim Perrell and Nicola Usborne
Roles: Dustin Hoffman (Harvey Shine), Emma
Thompson (Kate Walker), Liane Balaban (Susan),
James Brolin (Brian), Eileen Atkins (Maggie),
Kathy Baker (Jean), Richard Schiff (Marvin),
Jamie Sives (Dr. Butler)
Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Emma
Thompson reunite in Last Chance Harvey, a heartfelt romance
that celebrates new beginnings – at any age. New Yorker
Harvey Shine is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as
a jingle writer. Warned by his boss that he has just one more
chance to deliver, Harvey 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 walk
her down the aisle. Trying to hide his devastation, Harvey
leaves the wedding before in hopes of getting to the airport
on time, but misses the plane anyway. When he calls his boss
to explain, Harvey is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows
at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate,
a sensitive, 40-something employee of the Office National
Statistics. The growing connection between the pair inspires
both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives.