The Last Mile (1992 film)

The Last Mile is a short comedy-drama filmed play written by Terrence McNally and directed by Paul Bogart for Public television's Great Performances 20th Anniversary Special (1992).

[1][2][3] Daily Variety wrote that the play was "uneven", but that "Peters is a gem, with Bill Irwin terrif as a cynical conductor.

"[4] The USA Today reviewer wrote: "Another grande dame, Bernadette Peters, anchors the best piece, Terrence McNally's acerbic and sentimental backstage look at a soprano nervously awaiting her Metropolitan Opera debut as Tosca.

Lurking in the wings: poignant awareness of that grand-opera tragedy of our time, the AIDS crisis.

"[5] John Leonard, reviewing for the New York Magazine, wrote :"As we've come to expect from McNally, there are several twists, one of them involving AIDS.