Jack (2013 film)

Jack
CBC release poster
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
Opening theme "Rise Up" by The Parachute Club
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Laszlo Barna
Kyle Irving
Lisa Meeches
Lesley Oswald
Karen Stermsheg
Melissa Williamson
Cinematography C. Kim Miles
Editor(s) Mike Lee
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 was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt.

The film uses The 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 won Canadian Screen Awards 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.

Cast

Victoria Snow, Brittany Scobie, Conrad Sweatman, Erin Karpluk and Diana Ha also appeared.

References

  1. ↑ "After filming Jack, Sook-Yin Lee and Rick Roberts have no desire to enter politics". Canada.com, March 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jack Layton biopic isn’t about politics as much as it’s about telling a true story stranger than fiction". National Post, February 22, 2013.


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