The Last Bus Home (1997)
Though it is late in the punk rock movement, four Dublin youths get together in 1979 to form their own band. Accurately recounting the energy and rawness of the era, this drama follows their tumultuous and ill-fated journey on the rocky road to success. It takes three long years of unpaid performing for Reena, her lover Jessop, bassist Joe and drummer Petie to make a name for The Dead Patriots. Just as they are about to find real success, internal difficulties arise that leave each of them suspicious and mistrustful of the other.
Director: Johnny Gogan
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Annie Ryan as Reena |
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Brían F. O'Byrne as Jessop |
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Anthony Brophy as Billy |
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John Cronin as Petie |
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Gemma Craven as Reena's Mother |
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Brendan Coyle as Steve Burkett |
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Eileen Walsh as Carole |
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Donal O'Kelly as Richie |
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Barry Comerford as Joe |
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Garrett Keogh as Reena's Father |
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Ann Marie Byrne as Reena's Gran |
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Niall O'Brien as Jessop's Father |
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David Wilmot as Bus Conductor |
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David Carey as Petie's Father |
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Anne Kent as Petie's Mother |
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Kieran Hennessy as Des |
| Directing | Johnny Gogan | Director |
