The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00BFQ1GQA” locale=”US” tag=”tvovermind00a-20″]Last Days of Disco[/easyazon_link] shows a very strange set of relationships that unfortunately are true to life since a lot of times we tend to make friends with people that are complete opposites of us and therefore have to wonder just why we did this. But as Alice finds out the path towards success isn’t easy or even particularly pleasant at times, though eventually her patience and ability to withstand what life can throw at her wins out and she ends up far better off than she was when the movie started. As for those around her, a wake up call is sorely needed since some people are able to delude themselves into thinking their lives are great even when things are falling apart without any redeeming values to be seen.
Life is a funny thing sometimes.
10. The disco used in the film was actually an old picture theater that was being renovated.
Considering that empty buildings tend to make a great setting for many movies it’s not hard to wonder why this area was selected. It’s plenty big enough and offers a desirable atmosphere for a film.
9. This film was released in the same year as the movie 54.
One might have thought that this would mean that the movie had some stiff competition since 54 had a much more star-studded cast. But in truth 54 didn’t do all that well either and was considered kind of a flop.
8. Winona Ryder was supposed to be cast as Alice.
She was supposed to have the project on lock but her agent simply took too long with the details and once Chloe Sevigny read for the part the director believed that he’d found the right person for the role.
7. The film is loosely based on the director’s experiences in disco clubs.
It has to do with a film he’d already completed detailing the disco club culture and was based on his experiences in club 54, so it was a bit more authentic and could convey the reality of such places a little more.
6. This was the first time that Kate Beckinsale had to use an American accent.
She manages to pull of a very convincing American accent.
5. The film is set in the early 1980’s.
The funny thing is that the film never really says that, it only gives the month in which everything is happening and doesn’t go into the year so much.
4. Ben Affleck was initially interested in the role of Des.
As the club manager Des was the guy that was kind of suspect in his dealings but wasn’t the worst one of the bunch. Affleck might have been able to pull it off.
3. The location of the film had to be shared during principal photography.
There are simply times when films have to share space with one another due to scheduling conflicts or something else that’s hard to avoid.
2. The unemployment office that was used is right across the street from the former club 54.
The building in which the unemployment office was located was torn down in 2012 to make way for new condominiums.
1. The film was considered a financial failure.
It didn’t quite make half of the budget that went into it, so it was easy to call the movie a failure. Yet critics seemed to love it.
The last days of the disco era seem so long ago now.
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