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Last Night at the Alamo

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When overconfident slacker Cowboy (Sonny Carl Davis), workaday sad sack Claude (Louis Perryman) and a colorful slew of eccentric dreamers and down-and-outers learn that the Alamo, a beloved Houston dive, is about to be torn down, they all come together for one last night to tell alcohol-fueled tall tales at the run-down bar. As the drinks flow, Cowboy convinces his pals that they should band together and save the Alamo; unfortunately, he and his fellow patrons are more inclined to talk than act.
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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Nov 30, 2013
Eagle Pennell's regional snapshot is a full-on dissection of the Reagan era's deluded swagger Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 21, 2008
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Funny slice-of-life black comedy. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jan 23, 2007
B
Pennell's second feature is marked by the simplicity and ease with which he brings ordinary blue-collar existence to vivid screen life; Sonny Carl Davis and Louis Perryman, who played similar roles in Pennell's first film, are cast as Cowboy and Claude Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Apr 8, 2009 The most realistic depiction of a white-trash Houston bar I've ever seen, and I've been in a lot of them. This movie simply amazed me. See more Mar 11, 2009 I like the low budget, black and white, bar setting, but the story goes nowhere and the movie is basically watching a bunch of drunks bitch about their lives for 90 minutes. See more Dec 15, 2007 dude i cant believe this movie is on here. im actually watching it right now, so ask me later. See more Nov 10, 2007 this movie us soo... awsome See more Read all reviews
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Eagle Pennell

Director

Sonny Carl Davis

Cowboy Regan

Louis Perryman

Claude Grimes

Tina-Bess Hubbard

Mary

Steven Mattila

Ichabod William

Doris Hargrave

Janice
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Synopsis When overconfident slacker Cowboy (Sonny Carl Davis), workaday sad sack Claude (Louis Perryman) and a colorful slew of eccentric dreamers and down-and-outers learn that the Alamo, a beloved Houston dive, is about to be torn down, they all come together for one last night to tell alcohol-fueled tall tales at the run-down bar. As the drinks flow, Cowboy convinces his pals that they should band together and save the Alamo; unfortunately, he and his fellow patrons are more inclined to talk than act.
Director
Eagle Pennell
Producer
Kim Henkel, Eagle Pennell
Screenwriter
Kim Henkel
Production Co
IFC Films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2018
Runtime
1h 20m
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