You Don't Know Jack (film)
| You Don't Know Jack | |
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| Written by | Adam Mazer |
| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Starring |
Al Pacino Danny Huston Susan Sarandon John Goodman Brenda Vaccaro |
| Theme music composer | Marcelo Zarvos |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Scott Ferguson Lydia Dean Steve Lee Jones[1] |
| Editor(s) | Aaron Yanes |
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld |
| Running time | 134 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Bee Holder Productions[2] |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | April 24, 2010 |
You Don't Know Jack is a 2010 television film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian, based in part on the book, Between the Dying and the Dead: Dr. Jack Kevorkian's Life and the Battle to Legalize Euthanasia.[3] The film was shot in the New York boroughs of Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn, as well as Detroit, Michigan, and surrounding areas (where the film also takes place). At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Al Pacino won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, along with the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award in 2011 for his role as Kevorkian. The film was also nominated for Outstanding Made for Television Movie at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Plot
The film focuses on the life and work of physician-assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, who advocated the idea of doctor-assisted suicide. His aim was to help the hopeless patients who are suffering debilitating pain to commit suicide effortlessly.[4]
Cast
- Al Pacino as Dr. Jack Kevorkian
- Danny Huston as Geoffrey Fieger
- Susan Sarandon as Janet Good, a right-to-die advocate
- Brenda Vaccaro as Margo Kevorkian Janus, Jack's sister
- John Goodman as Neal Nicol
- James Urbaniak as Jack Lessenberry
- Eric Lange as John Skrzynski
- John Engler as Himself (stock footage)
- Richard E. Council as Judge David Breck
- Sandra Seacat as Janet Adkins
- Adam Driver as Glen Stetson
Awards
The film was nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and won two: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Al Pacino and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special for Adam Mazer. Pacino also won the Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
Notes
- ↑ Ferrell, David (April 23, 2010), "Trying to get to the heart of Jack Kevorkian", Los Angeles Times
- ↑ Srawgow, Michael (August 27, 2010), "Steve Lee Jones knows 'Jack'", Baltimore Sun
- ↑ Stated in the film's credits
- ↑ Stanley, Alessandra (April 22, 2010), "A Doctor With a Prescription for Headlines", The New York Times, retrieved 10 July 2012
External links
- Official website
- You Don't Know Jack at AllMovie
- You Don't Know Jack at the Internet Movie Database
- You Don't Know Jack at Rotten Tomatoes
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