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Made in Usa [VHS]

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It was a dark and stormy night when five liberal graduate students in Iowa meet for Sunday dinner and find that in an excess of gratitude (for providing a ride to one of their members) they have invited a right-wing nut case to join them. Before dinner is over, the guest has pulled a knife and threatened several of the students, and in a move that is obviously defensive but not self-defense, one of the students delivers a knife to the back of the guest, who then dies. Contemplating their options, the students determine the best course is to dispose of the body in the backyard. As they debate the "how the liberals talk and talk and don't do anything" (except that they did) the opportunities for future dinner "dates" and just a bit of arsenic in the wine becomes a reality. As the plants in the backyard flourish with the new fertilizer, the sheriff is becoming curious, the students are nervous and on edge - and the very Last Supper delivers a truly Machiavellian twist.

Did the choice of title chase away the intended audience? Perhaps that is the explanation for why this film is so little known. Save it for a dark and stormy night, and be ready for a surprise.

I saw this movie at a point in my life when I was absolutely fed up with big-budget Hollywood movies and was looking for something...different. And this movie definitely qualifies as different. It's intelligent political humor and its not-so-subtle commentary on the effects of youthful idealism are actually entertaining rather than tiresome and preachy. Even the overly simplistic representation of the tomatoes for blood, which is most apparent when you see the clear tomato-filled jars lining the shelves, didn't feel like a glaring attempt at cinematic sophistication, but is instead realized and relished. This movie is a welcomed break from the cliched explosive action flicks and ho-hum romantic comedies appearing so frequently on the big screen. It would appeal to anyone who can think of a few people this world could do better without...and we all can name a few, right?

I'm not sure how or where I stumbled across this movie, but I never miss it when it comes on and now I own it. Don't take this movie too seriously, watch it for entertainment value and you'll have a great time. Excellent and original concept. I love it. Rent it, own it, watch it!

Group of intellects create their own moral dilemma. I saw this movie years ago and it's been one of my all time favorite conversation pieces. If you like intelligent conversation, and always think you're right... SEE THIS. Cameron Diaz is a minor player in this cast of majors, but she does the job. The one to look out for is "Hellboy". Enjoy. And then remember it the next time you have a dinner party.

This is black comedy at its best. Stacy Title wrote an incredibly original script. The acting is amazing with a very young Cameron Diaz which Im not a huge fan of but this may be her best performance. Courtney Vance is great as usual & 1 of my favorite female actresses Annabeth Gish. Also Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) gives an hilarious performance as an extreme conservative right winger. The story 5 left wing liberal grad students in Iowa share a house together & every Sunday they have supper together discussing left wing politics /socialism & ways they can change the world. In short they come across a drifter truck driver (Bill Paxton) who comes to their door. They invite him in for the ritual supper & he turns out to be a fascist,mysoginistic hitler loving ex marine. In an argument with one of the hosts he breaks their arm. They stab him in the back killing him then they hide the body in their garden. Deciding this is the only way to make a difference they come up with an idea to start inviting known conservative right wingers for last suppers allowing them to plead their choice of political & social views. Like judge & jury if not up to agreement with the hosts a little poison goes in the right wingers wine. A very dark original indie film & script. One of my favorite dark satirical comedies.

What do you get when you mix a house full of self-righteous left-wingers with a lone red neck trucker? You get the film "Last Supper."

Although there are some acting and scripting flaws, this movie is great. It makes you laugh, then it makes you gasp in horror...and best of all: it makes you think.

This film left me thinking, "Do I really care that much about other peoples' opinions?" I walked away from this flick with a new philosophy and way of looking at people who think differently than I: In America, we all have the right to be wrong.

No matter what your political affiliation, you'll probably enjoy this film. Don't be too sensitive or you'll be offended. Just watch, think and then think some more.

This movie is about a group of grad students who go off the deep end with their political views. They end up inviting to dinner various people who have completely opposite political views. The dinners end up being a trail for the lives of their dinner guests and the deciding factor: how well they represent themselves and how much they are liked by their hosts (well not always). As the drama builds in this film the reason for a verdict in the hosts favor becomes more and more bizarre. Contributing factors: The living life between each other and the tension between themselves and the one person who upsets them the most, a television man completely opposite of every political value they have they watch him obsessivly even screaming at the television as if he could hear them. This is one of cameron diaz's first movies although unknown by many, w/ the suprise ending its one of the best movies I've ever seen.

An entertaining weekend movie, though it has moments that make you feel like you are putting yourself through it!

Five liberal grad students' favorite activity is dinner with a stranger-they enjoy the copmany of a guest they disagree with, over one of Cori's homecooked meals. We begin the movie with the night that dinner went wrong. After a guest too conservative for the conservatives (it was later revealed that he was more evil that they imagined)is killed, they decide to save the world by eliminating hosts of ultra-conservative, prejudiced and/or ignorant people.

Naturally, everything unravels...after one ignorant guest finds their liberal opinions convincing, they get nervous and quickly convince him not to change his mind, hence another body in the back yard. The meals get simpler (the fancy meals shrivel up into unembellished white bread sandwiches), the garden becomes a jungle (each grave is covered with tomato plants, a cover-up), and the blood (and tomatoes!) is everywhere!

Yes, I am biased to recommend this. I love all the point-of-view shots and humor that makes fun of everyone from every view point. Yes it's funny-if not QUITE sick!

This movie is an interesting surprise...a movie about free speech in which 5 prototypical liberal graduate students embark on a mission to rid the world of ideologues with whom they disagree. One by one, they invite these unfortunate souls to their home for pasta, wine, and poison. As more and more guests are buried in the tomato garden in the back yard, the quintet becomes more bloodthirsty and anxious about the morality of their actions. When SNL veteran Nora Dunn appears as a police officer investigating the disappearance of their first victim, they become downright paranoid. Finally, they encounter a Rush Limbaugh-style radio talk show host who, in person, makes cogent arguments supporting the right of everyone to think and say whatever they will and the group is forced to consider the moral implications of what it is doing. The end of the movie is an entertaining resolution to this dilemma.

The 5 housemates are all entertaining young actors, most notably Cameron Diaz and Annabeth Gish, and Nora Dunn is wonderful as the sheriff becoming increasingly suspicious of the bizarre actions of the housemates. But the real stars of this cast are the cameos by the guests/victims, including Bill Pullman, Jason Alexander, and Ron Perlman, who does an outstanding job as the arrogant shock jock who unwittingly calls the housemates' scheme into question by simply making good arguments about the right to free speech for all people.

This is not a deep film, and the stereotypes are drawn a bit thin in order to drive home the point, but it is an entertaining movie that should appeal to anyone who favors dark comedy and could be a good discussion starter over a glass of wine. Just make sure you drink from the safe carafe!

This is one of my favorite movies. I have the VHS version but i have been waiting to see if they are ever going to put it on DVD. I would like to see some extra stuff for this movie. Does anyone out there know if and when this might be available on DVD? Do yourself a favor and watch this movie if you haven't already.