The Last Romantic - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

San Francisco, 1927. Julian Ayers, a gigolo and taxi dancer who has modeled himself after the recently-deceased screen idol Rudolph Valentino, spends his nights picking up unescorted women in hotel ballrooms. One evening, he meets divorced...See moreSan Francisco, 1927. Julian Ayers, a gigolo and taxi dancer who has modeled himself after the recently-deceased screen idol Rudolph Valentino, spends his nights picking up unescorted women in hotel ballrooms. One evening, he meets divorced studio executive Maeve Montgomery, and the two share his desire to turn him into the next romantic icon. This short serves as a proof-of-concept for a feature film, The Last Romantic, which follows the rise and fall of a dream with devastating consequences. It's a story about sex, power, and the price of pursuing an impossible ideal on the threshold of Hollywood's Golden Age.See less