Jackie's Back

Jackie's Back
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Written byMark Alton Brown
Dee LaDuke
Directed byRobert Townsend
StarringJenifer Lewis
Tim Curry
Whoopi Goldberg
Loretta Devine
Theme music composerMarc Shaiman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerGideon Amir
CinematographyCharles Mills
EditorJohn L. Price
Running time120 minutes
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseJune 14, 1999 (1999-06-14)

Jackie's Back (stylized as Jackie's Back!) is a 1999 American mockumentary musical comedy television film directed by Robert Townsend and stars Jenifer Lewis in a title role.[1] It also starred Tim Curry, Loretta Devine, Tom Arnold and Whoopi Goldberg. It premiered on the Lifetime Television Network on June 14, 1999.[2] It received NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 2000.[3]

Plot

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Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.

Cast

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Cameos

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References

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  1. ^ "Jackie's Back! - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. March 19, 2002.
  2. ^ "Jackie's Back (1999) - Robert Townsend | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  3. ^ "Image Awards (NAACP) (2000)". IMDb.
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