The Last Word is a 1979 film starring Richard Harris. It was the last film directed by Roy Boulting.
It was also known as The Number.
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Plot
A washed-up inventor, Danny Travis, takes matters into his own hands in a very extreme way when he learns that his house will be condemned and his beloved children left on the street.
Travis is so upset that when a city official comes to evict him from the premises, he takes the man hostage. A television reporter, Paula Herbert, turns public sympathies both for and against Travis, prolonging the story opportunistically as a Los Angeles police captain, Gerrity, attempts to defuse the situation.
Cast
Richard Harris as Danny Travis
Karen Black as Paula Herbert
Martin Landau as Capt. Gerrity
Dennis Christopher as Ben
Christopher Guest as Roger
Penelope Milford as Denise
Penny Santon as Mrs. Tempino