Jack (2004 film)
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Jack is a 2004 drama
film written by A. M. Holmes and directed by Lee Rose
, released on March 2, 2004. The film is about a boy whose life is torn apart because of his parents divorce
. The film stars Anton Yelchin
, Erich Anderson
, Brent Spiner
.
. His parents get divorced and his world starts to fall apart. While on a fishing trip with his father, he finds out that his father is in live-in relationship with a man. He is bullied at school because of this. His best friend is Max (Giacomo Baessato), whose mother is being beaten by his father. He has a crush on one of his friends, Maggie, whose father is also gay
. In the end, Jack learns to accept his father and the fact that he is gay.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
film written by A. M. Holmes and directed by Lee Rose
Lee Rose (director)
Lee Rose is an American director, producer and writer of film and television.She began her professional career in 1993 producing and writing the television film It's Nothing Personal . She also worked on the films Deconstructing Sarah A Mother's Prayer , An Unexpected Family and An Unexpected Life...
, released on March 2, 2004. The film is about a boy whose life is torn apart because of his parents divorce
Divorce
Divorce is the final termination of a marital union, canceling the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage and dissolving the bonds of matrimony between the parties...
. The film stars Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin is an American film and television actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles, as well as the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis...
, Erich Anderson
Erich Anderson
Erich Anderson is an actor, sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson, who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his first film role in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as Rob Dyer...
, Brent Spiner
Brent Spiner
Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr...
.
Plot
Jack is a normal teenager going through pubertyPuberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes by which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of reproduction, as initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads; the ovaries in a girl, the testes in a boy...
. His parents get divorced and his world starts to fall apart. While on a fishing trip with his father, he finds out that his father is in live-in relationship with a man. He is bullied at school because of this. His best friend is Max (Giacomo Baessato), whose mother is being beaten by his father. He has a crush on one of his friends, Maggie, whose father is also gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. In the end, Jack learns to accept his father and the fact that he is gay.
Cast
Role | Actor |
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Jack | Anton Yelchin Anton Yelchin Anton Viktorovich Yelchin is an American film and television actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television roles, as well as the Hollywood films Along Came a Spider and Hearts in Atlantis... |
Anne | Stockard Channing Stockard Channing Stockard Channing is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its... |
Paul | Ron Silver Ron Silver Ronald Arthur "Ron" Silver was an American actor, director, producer, radio host and political activist.-Early life:... |
Steve Burka | Erich Anderson Erich Anderson Erich Anderson is an actor, sometimes credited as E. Erich Anderson, who has starred in film and on television. He is best known for his first film role in the 1984 horror film Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter as Rob Dyer... |
Michael | Andrew Airlie Andrew Airlie Andrew Airlie is a Scottish-born Canadian actor.He has starred in television series including Breaker High and his TV credits include guest starring in popular television shows such as Monk, Smallville, Stargate SG-1 and The X-Files. He had television regular roles as Mr... |
Vermon | Brent Spiner Brent Spiner Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and four subsequent films. His portrayal of Data in Star Trek: First Contact and of Dr... |
Max | Giacomo Baessato |
Maggie | Britt Irvin Britt Irvin Brittney Elizabeth "Britt" Irvin is a Leo Award-nominated Canadian actress and singer, as well as a regular voice actor for Ocean Productions. She is typically credited as Britt Irvin in works since 2003, and as Brittney Irvin in works prior to 2003, though exceptions exist both ways... |
Sammy | Ryan Drescher |
Jim | Kevin Blatch |
Eddie Hayes | Jordan Weller |
Coach | Blu Mankuma Blu Mankuma Blu Mankuma is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous Canadian and American productions filmed in Canada.Mankuma was born in Seattle, Washington... |