The Last Supper (1995 film)

1995 film by Stacy Title
Director Stacy Title was the cousin of co star Jason Alexander's wife, Dena E. Title, and was married to the actor playing Marc, Jonathan Penner. Shonen Knife's cover of The Carpenters' "Top of the World" plays during the closing credits. In the United States, the film premiered at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 1996.

The Last Supper has a 61% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 38 reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "It struggles to find a balance between its humor and its message, but The Last Supper'''s sharp script and well chosen cast offer just enough nourishment for fans of black comedy." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film three out of four stars, writing that although it is too long and repetitive, he appreciated its lack of partisanship. He described the film as "a brave effort in a timid time, a Swiftian attempt to slap us all in the face and get us to admit that our own freedoms depend precisely on those of our neighbors, our opponents and, yes, our enemies." M. V Moorhead of the Phoenix New Times opined that the film’s "level of satiric discourse" could have been more " genuinely provocative". Janet Maslin, reviewing the film in The New York Times, was far more critical of the storyline, criticising it for its "lumbering obviousness and sophomoric political debate", and "conventional and unsurprising" plot. In a review for The Washington Post'', Rita Kempley described it as "sour, repetitive fare", and "glib, morally muddy, overly schematic".

The film grossed $459,749 in limited release in the domestic box office.