The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
115 min
At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.
- Release date
- February 14, 2020
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Anne Hathaway as Elena McMahon
- Ben Affleck as Treat Morrison
- Rosie Perez as Alma Guerrero
- Willem Dafoe as Dick McMahon
- Edi Gathegi as Jones
- Mel Rodriguez as Barry Sedlow
- Onata Aprile as Cat McMahon
- Toby Jones as Paul Schuster
- Carlos Leal as Max Epperson aka Bob Weir
- Ben Chase as Max Berquist
- Julian Gamble as Secretary George Shultz
- Robert Sedgwick as Stewart James
- Bill Kelly as General Gus Sharp
- David Vadim as Buck Pearson
- Betty Jeune as Female Reporter #1
- Laura Niemi as Female Reporter #2
- James Scully as Sloppy Reporter
- DeVere Jehl as Suited Man #2
- Sewell Whitney as Campaign Lackey
Crew
- Dee Rees · Director
- Marco Villalobos · Writer
- Dee Rees · Writer
- Joan Didion · Writer
- Cassian Elwes · Producer
- Dee Rees · Producer
- Tamar-kali · Composer
- Bobby Bukowski · Cinematographer
- Mako Kamitsuna · Editor
- Billy Hopkins · Casting director
- Ashley Ingram · Casting director
- Inbal Weinberg · Production designer