[1] The Last Supper is adapted from the theatrical play of the same name by Hillar Liitoja, first staged by Theatre Passe Muraille in 1993.
[2] McDougall originated the lead role in the stage production, opposite James Allodi as Val and Sky Gilbert as Dr.
[2] The film was shot in real time and set entirely in one room at Toronto's Casey House AIDS hospice.
[4] Time Out called the film "simple but devastating study of the human condition in extremis".
[5] Variety called it "an important addition to the growing body of pix about AIDS-related issues" but said that it may be too gruelling for some viewers.