Stella's Last Weekend

Stella's Last Weekend is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Polly Draper and starring her sons, Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff.[1]

Stella's Last Weekend
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPolly Draper
Produced byPolly Draper
Ken H. Keller
Caron Rudner
Written byPolly Draper
StarringNat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Paulina Singer
Nick Sandow
Polly Draper
Music byMichael Wolff (score/theme music composer)
CinematographyDavid Kimelman
Edited byFrank Reynolds
Production
company
Related Pictures
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Jack is home for the weekend to see his childhood dog Stella's last few days. His brother Oliver has started dating someone new but she turns out to be the girl Jack fell in love with at a party who he has never quite gotten over. Jealousy, awkwardness and hilarity ensue when Oliver brings her home to meet his family.

Cast

Production

Draper wrote and directed the film, and produced it alongside Ken H. Keller and Caron Rudner-Keller, under their Related Pictures tag. Principal photography took place at Related Pictures in Brooklyn, New York. Rosemary Lombard was co-producer, and the executive producers were Fred Roos, Jennifer Au, Draper's brother Tim, father William, Stephanie Simon, Evan Hainey, Naisha Arnold, and Nick Styne. Her jazz musician husband Michael Wolff composed the score and theme music. Their sons Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff also wrote and performed songs featured in the film.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 65% based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 5.71/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 60 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3] Nell Minow of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars.[4] Tom Keogh of The Seattle Times awarded it one and a half stars out of four.[5] Jeffrey M. Anderson of Common Sense Media gave the film three stars out of five.[6]

References
  1. Romano, Nick (September 5, 2018). "Alex and Nat Wolff reunite post-Naked Brothers Band in trailer for Stella's Last Weekend". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  2. "Stella's Last Weekend". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  3. "Stella's Last Weekend". Retrieved May 19, 2020 – via www.metacritic.com.
  4. Minow, Nell (October 19, 2018). "Stella's Last Weekend". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  5. Keogh, Tom (October 25, 2018). "'Stella's Last Weekend': Dog brings only grace to ill-conceived family affair". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  6. Anderson, Jeffrey M. "Stella's Last Weekend". Common Sense Media. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
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