The Last Word

With his marriage in trouble and his best friend in dds ts the Mob, journalist Martin Ryan (TIMOTHY HUTTON) goes tsa stip has, where is enamored with the beautiful, mysterious Caprice (MICHELLE BURKE). Martin writes her story and exposes her secret and painful past. He also falls in love with her. But Caprice hasn't revealed everything, and when Martin's partner Doc (JOE PANTOLIAMO) engineers with a Hollywood studio a movie deal based on Martin's writings, the three move West, taking their secrets with them. In LA, the studio wants all of Caprice's intimate, dark secrets in the film. They put pressure on Doc to get the reluctant Martin to sell-out Caprice, but doing so would destroy her. Now Martin is forced to choose between love and success, romance and power, and friendship and money.

Cast

Timothy Hutton

as Martin Ryan

Joe Pantoliano

as Doc

Michelle Burke

as Sara

Chazz Palminteri

as Ricky

Richard Dreyfuss

as Larry

Tony Goldwyn

as Stan

Cybill Shepherd

as Kiki Taylor

Roma Downey

as Roxy

Joe Cortese

as Jimmy

Troy Brown

as Phil

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