Even Chester County gets some love in the form of West Chester East High School product Lars Gerhard, who plays a Catholic priest.
Brown) is an Archbishop Pendergrast grad, Pete Postiglione (Jonesy) went to Cardinal O’Hara, and Peter Patrikios (Digits) is a Friends’ Central School alum. Stuntman John Donohue attended Monsignor Bonner High School, and so did Havertown-based real estate agent Rob Hnelseki, who has a part as the “Big Guy.” Cheri Oteri (Dr. Last Call is rife with regional connections. “There’s still a little feeling-out process when I go back to my old neighborhood.
“Greg and I know that world intimately,” says Paolo Pilladi, the film’s director, who grew up in Overbook. That explains the film’s original title, “Crabs in a Bucket,” which refers to the tendency of crustaceans to hold back compatriots confined in the same trap. Lingo also understands that some see his leaving as something of a betrayal. (It’s the one on West Chester Pike with the soldier on the roof.) “This area has a pull for him,” says Michael Baughan, Lingo’s boyhood friend. The two spent much time there counting change and absorbing the atmosphere.Ĭawley’s is the basis for Callahan’s, the bar in Last Call-though there is, in fact, an actual Callahan’s in Upper Darby. Perhaps most importantly, he spent a lot of time at Cawley’s Irish Pub, which was owned by the father of his good friend, Sean.
He grew up near a trolley stop close to Beverly Hills Middle School and also had friends in Catholic school, thanks to his participation in local sports teams. When it comes to depicting the fictitious version of his hometown, Lingo obviously has some credibility. Most of it was shot in Bayonne, N.J., which Lingo sees as a dead ringer for Upper Darby. Last Call was filmed over 25 days from September 2019 through November 2020. “They should translate beyond a neighborhood and town to endure.” “You see the common friendships and common bonds that emerge,” Lingo says. Meanwhile, his neighborhood pals are fighting to maintain the soul of their town as it faces gentrification. Once there, Mick gains insight into the toughness and drive that helped fuel his success, and he’s compelled to confront the juxtaposition of his new life and his old. Piven (of Entourage fame) plays Mick, a successful developer who returns to Darby Heights to tear down a beloved local bar and replace it with a more upscale property. The offbeat dramedy stars Jeremy Piven, two-time Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, Jamie Kennedy, and Taryn Manning. Last Call writer/producer Greg Lingo with actor Joe Gannascoli on the set. The resulting revelations are the focus of Last Call, which hits select theaters and streaming services through IFC Films on March 19. But his subsequent reconnection spawned a serious exploration of his roots. He’d settled with his family in Wayne, assembling a successful real estate and construction company. Lingo’s ties to his hometown had frayed somewhat over the years. I can’t help 900 people, but I can help a few.” “The school was open to someone with no academic background, with no kids in the school district, setting up SAT tutoring and other mentoring,” he says. “We got crushed,” says Lingo, part of Upper Darby’s Class of 1990.Īfter the game, Lingo learned that nine Upper Darby players were academically ineligible to play in that Thanksgiving game. He even brought along his three daughters, who were less than impressed. Photos Courtesy of Greg Lingo Wayne’s Greg Lingo celebrates his Upper Darby ties with Last Call, a new dramedy starring Jeremy Piven, who returns to the scene of his youthful crimes to save the soul of his hometown.įifteen years ago, Greg Lingo, a former quarterback for Upper Darby High School, returned to his alma mater to watch the Royals play long-time rival Haverford High School.
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