Jackpot (film)
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| Jackpot | |
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| Directed by | Michael Polish |
| Written by | Mark Polish Michael Polish |
| Starring | Jon Gries Daryl Hannah Garrett Morris>br>Patrick Bauchau |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| IMDb profile | |
Jackpot is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and his brother, Mark Polish. It had a limited release in the USA on July 27, 2001.
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[edit] Plot summary
Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns. He takes off with his road manager in a pink Chrysler in search of their own version of the American Dream: a country loving audience.
[edit] Cast
- Jon Gries as Sunny Holiday/Glen Allen Johnson
- Daryl Hannah as Bobbi
- Garrett Morris as Lester Irving
- Patrick Bauchau as Santa Claus/Voice of Sevon
- Adam Baldwin as Mel James
- Peggy Lipton as Janice
- Crystal Bernard as Cheryl
- Ricky Trammell as Candy
- Anthony Edwards as Tracy
[edit] Awards
Jackpot was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, winning the John Cassavetes Award for the Polish brothers. It also won the New American Cinema Award at the Seattle International Film Festival for director Michael Polish
[edit] External links
- Jackpot at the Internet Movie Database
