Suddenly Naked
Encyclopedia
Suddenly Naked is a 2001
2001 in film
The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Anne Wheeler
Anne Wheeler
Anne Wheeler, OC is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of...
and written by Elyse Friedman
Elyse Friedman
Elyse Friedman born in 1963 in Toronto, Canada and was raised in North York, Ontario.-Education and career:Elyse attended and graduated from film school at Sheridan College in Brampton, Ontario. Friedman grew up with her mom and dad, as well as her older sister Robyn, and her younger brother Danny...
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Plot
Jackie York is a famous novelist with a secret: she is suffering from writer's blockWriter's block
Writer's block is a condition, primarily associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, a temporary difficulty in dealing with the task at hand. At the other extreme, some "blocked"...
and is unable to write her much-anticipated novel. After being used and then dumped by a wannabe movie director, Jackie can't get back to work. So, Jackie concocts a mess of lies to cover up her loneliness and to protect her secret. Jackie then meets a man named Patrick McKeating, a writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who opens her up to new possibilities. However, Patrick is nearly 20 years younger than Jackie. Jackie gets a lesson in true love and must decide what really matters in life.
Cast
- Wendy CrewsonWendy Crewson-Life and career:Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the prestigious Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy...
Jackie York - Peter CoyotePeter CoyotePeter Coyote is an American actor, author, director, screenwriter and narrator of films, theatre, television and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Apple's iPad campaign. He has also served as on-camera co-host of the 2000 Oscar...
Lionel - Emmanuelle VaugierEmmanuelle VaugierEmmanuelle Vaugier is a Canadian film actress, singer, songwriter and television actress who has had recurring roles as Detective Jessica Angell on CSI: NY, Mia on Two and a Half Men, Dr. Helen Bryce on Smallville, and FBI Special Agent Emma Barnes on Human Target...
Lupe Martinez - Joe Cobden Patrick McKeating
- Jud Tylor Crystal
- Jennifer Carmichael Rainbow
- Eliza Murbach Kelly
- Dan Joffre Fan
- Camille MitchellCamille MitchellCamille Mitchell is an award-winning stage and television actress. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Canada, she is the daughter of Cameron Mitchell and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama located in London, England....
Sasha - Michael ShanksMichael ShanksMichael Garrett Shanks is a Canadian actor who achieved fame for his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the long-running Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1.-Early life:...
Danny Blair - Ron Selmour Security Guard
Awards and nominations
- 2002 Anne Wheeler and Gavin Wilding won Best Feature Length Drama at the Leo AwardsLeo AwardsThe Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
- 2002 Lara Mazur won Best Picture Editing in a Feature Length Drama at the Leo AwardsLeo AwardsThe Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
- 2002 Anne Wheeler won Feature Length Drama: Best Director at the Leo AwardsLeo AwardsThe Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
- 2002 Chris Ainscough won Feature Length Drama: Best Musical Score at the Leo AwardsLeo AwardsThe Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
- 2003 Lara Mazur won Best Achievement in Editing at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Gavin Wilding was nominated for "Best Motion Picture" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Anne Wheeler was nominated for "Best Achievement in Directing" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Chris Ainscough was nominated for "Best Achievement in Music - Original Score" at the Genie Awards
- 2003 Laura Doyle was nominated for "Best Achievement in Music - Original Song" for the song "Your Love" at the Genie Awards