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The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997)

The Last Time I Committed Suicide poster
Directed by
Stephen Kay
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 44 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Neal Cassady writes a letter to a friend about his life in 1940s Denver. The film follows his restless days and nights with friends and lovers.

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What happens

The Last Time I Committed Suicide is a 1997 American drama film directed by Stephen T. Kay. Based on a 1950 letter written by Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac, it stars Thomas Jane as Cassady. The cast also includes Keanu Reeves, Adrien Brody, Gretchen Mol and Claire Forlani. It received a limited release on June 20, 1997. The action of the letter took place in 1946, when Cassady was 20. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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