Jack (2013 film)

Jack
Genre Drama
Biography
Screenplay by Andrew Wreggitt
Story by Shelley Eriksen
Andrew Wreggitt
Directed by Jeff Woolnough
Starring Rick Roberts
Sook-Yin Lee
Theme music composer Shawn Pierce
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Laszlo Barna
Kyle Irving
Lisa Meeches
Lesley Oswald
Karen Stermsheg
Melissa Williamson
Editor(s) Mike Lee
Cinematography C. Kim Miles
Running time 89 minutes
Production company(s) Pier 21 Films
Eagle Vision
Distributor CBC Television
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release
  • March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10) (Canada)

Jack is a Canadian television film, which debuted on CBC Television on March 10, 2013. A biopic of the late Jack Layton, the film stars Rick Roberts as Layton and Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow.[1] The film was originally announced in 2012 as Smilin' Jack: The Jack Layton Story.

The film's cast also includes Zachary Bennett as Brad Lavigne, Joel S. Keller as Karl Bélanger, Wendy Crewson as Anne McGrath and Judah Katz as Brian Topp, as well as Victoria Snow, Brittany Scobie, Conrad Sweatman, Erin Karpluk and Diana Ha.

The film was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt.

The film uses Parachute Club's 1983 hit single "Rise Up", a longtime unofficial New Democratic Party anthem, as its opening theme music.[2]

Both Roberts and Lee garnered Canadian Screen Award nominations for their performances at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Roberts as Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries and Lee as Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries. Both won their respective awards.

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