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Line 26: }} \| distributor = [[Shudder (streaming service)\|Shudder]] \| released = {{Film date\|2021\|8\|15\|[[Fantasia International Film Festival\|Fantasia]]\|2022\|01\|20\|United States}} \| runtime = 89 minutes \| country = United States Line 43: [[Isabelle Fuhrman]] as Eleanor [[Judith Roberts (actress)\|Judith Roberts]] as the Matriarch [[Rory Culkin]] as the Intruder/Rupert P.J. Sosko as Theodore [[Carolyn McCormick]] as Agnes Michael Laurence as Randolph Elijah Rayman as Matthew Stephen Lee Anderson as the Grandfather Tommy Buck as Eustace [[Shane Coffey]] as Eustace's Son Dawn McGee as Ann Daniel Pearce as the Interrogator ==Production== In December 2019, it was announced that Stefanie Scott, Isabelle Fuhrman, Judith Roberts and Rory Culkin had been cast in the film, which was scheduled to shoot in [[New York (state)\|New York]] that month.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Tom Grater\|title=Stefanie Scott, Isabelle Fuhrman, Judith Roberts & Rory Culkin To Topline Mythological Horror ~~‘The~~'The Last Thing Mary ~~Saw’~~Saw'\|date=December 9, 2019\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/stefanie-scott-isabelle-fuhrman-judith-roberts-rory-culkin-topline-mythological-horror-the-last-thing-mary-saw-1202803678/\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> ==Release== The film had its world premiere at the [[Fantasia International Film Festival]] on August 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite magazine\|author=John Hopewell\|title=Shudder Swoops Again at Fantasia, Taking ~~‘The~~'The Last Thing Mary ~~Saw’~~Saw' (EXCLUSIVE)\|date=August 11, 2021\|magazine=Variety\|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/shudder-fantasia-the-last-thing-mary-saw-1235039533/\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> It was released on [[Shudder (streaming service)\|Shudder]] on January 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine\|author=Jim Vejvoda\|title=The Last Thing Mary Saw: Exclusive Trailer and Poster for the Period Horror Film\|date=January 6, 2022\|magazine=IGN\|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-last-thing-mary-saw-trailer\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> ==Reception== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose\|72\|6.50\|53\|Its restrained approach may frustrate horror fans seeking more visceral thrills, but ''The Last Thing Mary Saw'' tells a haunting period tale.\|ref=yes\|access-date=September 6, 2022}}<ref>{{cite web\|title=The Last Thing Mary Saw\|website=Rotten Tomatoes\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_last_thing_mary_saw\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Matt Zoller Seitz of [[RogerEbert.com]] gave the film a positive review, writing that the film "has a you-are-there feeling that's unusual in low-budget period pictures", and adding that "it feels like the opening installment in a filmmaking career worth following."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Seitz\|first=Matt Zoller\|title= The Last Thing Mary Saw\|date=January 20, 2022\|website=RogerEbert.com\|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-last-thing-mary-saw-movie-review-2022\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Dennis Harvey of [[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]] also gave the film a positive review, calling it "an arresting period piece", and noting that "Vitaletti merits admiration for a debut feature whose ambitions are off the usual beaten track."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Harvey\|first=Dennis\|title=~~‘The~~'The Last Thing Mary ~~Saw’~~Saw' Review: Sin and the Supernatural in Early 19th-Century New York\|date=August 29, 2021\|website=Variety\|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/the-last-thing-mary-saw-review-1235041871/\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Jon Mendelsohn of [[Comic Book Resources]] awarded the film three and a half stars out of five and wrote, "''The Last Thing Mary Saw'' may be a slow burn, but its effective performances, eerie atmosphere, and explosive ending make it a must-see horror film."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Mendelsohn\|first=Jon\|title=The Last Thing Mary Saw Patiently Delivers Thrilling Queer Horror\|date=January 17, 2021\|website=Comic Book Resources\|url=https://www.cbr.com/the-last-thing-mary-saw-movie-review/\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Matt Donato of [[Paste Magazine]] gave the film a negative review and wrote that "''The Last Thing Mary Saw'' feels restrained by its means-unable to emphasize its ultimate payoffs-and beholden to a tiptoe pace that won't ensnare all audiences."<ref>{{cite web\|last=Donato\|first=Matt\|title=The Last Thing Mary Saw Feels Like a Plodding Subplot of an 1800s Chiller\|date=January 19, 2022\|website=Paste Magazine\|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/the-last-thing-mary-saw-review/\|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Line 67 ⟶ 75: {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Thing Mary Saw}} [[Category:2021 films]] [[Category:2021 horror films]] [[Category:2021 LGBT-related films]] [[Category:2020s American films]] [[Category:2020s English-language films]] [[Category:2020s historical horror films]] [[Category:American historical horror films]] [[Category:American LGBT-related films]] [[Category:Films scored by Keegan DeWitt]] [[Category:Films set in 1843]] [[Category:Films set in New York (state)]] [[Category:Films shot in New York (state)]] [[Category:Folk horror films]] [[Category:Lesbian-related films]] [[Category:LGBT-related horror films]] [[Category:Period horror films]] [[Category:Shudder (streaming service) original programming]]