| Last Night at the Alamo | |
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| Directed by | Eagle Pennell |
| Produced by | Kim Henkel Eagle Pennell |
| Written by | Kim Henkel |
| Starring | Sonny Carl Davis Lou Perryman |
| Music by | Chuck Pinnell Wayne Bell |
| Cinematography | Eric Alan Edwards Brian Huberman |
| Editing by | Kim Henkel Eagle Pennell |
| Distributed by | Cinecom |
| Release date(s) | March 19, 1978 |
| Running time | 80 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Last Night at the Alamo is a 1983 American black-and-white independent film directed and co-produced by Eagle Pennell, written and co-produced by Kim Henkel and starring Sonny Carl Davis and Lou Perryman.
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"The Alamo" is a dive bar in Houston, Texas. On the eve of its demolition, the regular patrons gather to reminisce and discuss the future. Cowboy Regan (Davis) tries a last ditch effort to save the place by contacting his former college roommate who is now a powerful politician.
Pennell received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Southwest Alternate Media Project in Houston provided free office space and film equipment. Production began in May 1982 at an old bar in East Houston and lasted for three and one-half weeks. The bar where the film was shot was still in business so daily shooting had to finish by 4 p.m. It is believed that Henkel finished the film as Pennell was having issues with alcohol and drugs and quit showing up.[1]
The film was shown at the New York Film Festival in 1983 and received mostly good reviews. The movie then played the USA Film Festival in 1984. It won the Special Jury Prize: Dramatic at the Sundance Film Festival. Last Night at the Alamo started distribution in a limited commercial release in July 1984.