The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings

The Last of the High Kings, also released under the title Summer Fling in some countries, is a 1996 coming of age comedy-drama film set in Howth, Dublin, Ireland in the 1970s where the teenagers of the story are dealing with the birth of punk, the death of Elvis Presley and the various dramas of their teens. The lead role of Frankie Griffin is played by Jared Leto. Christina Ricci also stars as an American visiting for the summer. The film is based on the eponymous book by Ferdia Mac Anna.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: Miramax
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
R
Year:
1996
104
868 Views

Jack Griffin:
[Frankie knocks on his father's door] Come in. I know this is an important summer for ya, Frankie, and, uh, I'm sorry that I'm gonna miss it. I don't even know if I'm gonna be back for your birthday. So, so just in case, I, uh...

[He presents Frankie with a goldfish swimming in a bowl]

Jack Griffin:
Happy birthday, my boy.

Frankie:
[Frankie takes the bowl] Thanks.

Jack Griffin:
You're welcome. Now, you're goin' to University, and you're gonna need spendin' money. So here's what I suggest. You get yourself a summer job.

Frankie:
Da. About University. I don't think my exams went all that well.

Jack Griffin:
Ah, Frankie, you'll be fine, you'll be terrific. I know it!

Frankie:
I been thinkin', maybe I should go away, see the world or something.

Jack Griffin:
Oh, no, Frankie. Let the world wait for you!

Frankie:
Why do *you* always get to go away?

Jack Griffin:
Well, this is something that's very important to me, Frankie. There's even, there's even talk about a film.

Frankie:
What I'm tryin' to tell ya is that I probably won't even get into college!

Jack Griffin:
Ah, you know, Frankie, I remember, when I was your age, I felt, I felt exactly the same as you.

Frankie:
So, how did you do?

Jack Griffin:
Oh, I did, I did, I did great. Great. Well, in English.

Frankie:
Da, please. I'm serious!

Jack Griffin:
I know ya are, son. Look, um, do you have anything special lined up for the summer? Do you have, um, a girlfriend, maybe?

[He laughs a little. Frankie doesn't answer and looks away in annoyance]

Jack Griffin:
Look, Frankie, "these few precepts in thy memory keep. This above all: to thine own self be true, for it follows as the day the night, thou canst not be -"

Frankie:
[Frankie finishes the quote from Hamlet:] "not be false to any man."

Jack Griffin:
Yes.

[He looks defeated, but looks up as Frankie turns to leave, and he says urgently:
]

Jack Griffin:
Frankie! There's special instructions for feedin' that fish! You can't over-feed him, or, or he'll burst!

[Cathleen Griffin furiously confronts her next-door neighbor after he shoo'ed her youngest daughter off their adjoining wall]

Cathleen:
You! You! Yes, you with the head on ya! Get over here! How dare you order my child down from her own family wall!

Mr. Figgis:
Mrs. Griffin, I have no desire to be confrontational...

Cathleen:
This is our wall and my children have every right to walk on it whenever they wish!

Mr. Figgis:
All I'm saying is that my wife and family deserve a little privacy. This little girl is walking the wall, making gestures at my children. Now, surely you can see that this is...

Cathleen:
Let me tell you something. These are Griffin children. Pure Irish blood, descended from the High Kings of Ireland! They can walk their Celtic wall any time they want, day or night! We're a free people now! No thanks to the likes of you. Why don't you hump off back to Britain!

Mr. Figgis:
You seem to be under a misconception as to my nationality.

Cathleen:
You're a Proddy, aren't you!

Mr. Figgis:
I am Protestant; I am not British!

Cathleen:
Well, let me tell you something. My country has been a Republic for nearly thirty years and I'm not about to let our sovereignty be undermined by a bunch of blow-ins.

Mr. Figgis:
Madam, I was born and raised in Ireland. I am Irish through-and-through. I am not British, and I did not order this little girl down from her precious wall! I merely requested politely that she refrain from spying on my family.

Cathleen:
Spying! Spying, is it?

Mr. Figgis:
Well, all I meant...

Cathleen:
Oh, yes! The Brits accusing the Irish of spying! Well, this is one family you'll never conquer, you Proddy blood-sucker.


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