Last Chance Harvey (2008) on Netflix
Harvey Shine, a New York jingle writer, flies to London for his daughter's wedding. At Heathrow he meets Kate Walker, who surveys passengers there, and the two lonely people begin to talk.
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- Rotten Tomatoes71%
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Plot summary
Harvey Shine writes commercial jingles in New York, though he once hoped to be a jazz pianist. As he prepares to leave for London and his daughter Susan's wedding, his boss Marvin implies that he must modernize his work or lose the job. In London, Harvey finds himself an outsider among his ex-wife Jean, her second husband Brian and their circle. Kate Walker interviews passengers at Heathrow and takes constant calls from her mother Maggie, who believes her new neighbor is a criminal. Harvey and Kate meet at the airport, where he brushes her off, and he later apologizes and they begin talking honestly.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Last Chance Harvey (2008)
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- Emma Thompson suggested that writer-director Joel Hopkins tailor the script to Dustin Hoffman, who agreed to play Harvey only if Hopkins allowed his actors leeway to improvise some of their scenes. Hopkins complied, and several of Harvey and Kate's conversations were ad-libbed.
