Jack Goes Boating (film)

Jack Goes Boating
Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman
Written by Robert Glaudini
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
Amy Ryan
John Ortiz
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Music by Grizzly Bear
Evan Lurie
Cinematography W. Mott Hupfel III
Edited by Brian A. Kates
Distributed by Overture Films
Relativity Media
Release dates
  • January 23, 2010 (2010-01-23) (Sundance)
  • September 17, 2010 (2010-09-17) (United States)
Running time
 91 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $619,570[1]

Jack Goes Boating is a 2010 romantic comedy film directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, and starring Hoffman in the title role, as well as Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, and Daphne Rubin-Vega. The film's script was written by Robert Glaudini, based on his 2007 play Jack Goes Boating.[2] The film's cast was mostly the same as the cast of the play's premiere at The Public Theater, although Amy Ryan replaced Beth Cole. The film was produced by Overture Films and Relativity Media. It premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival and was later released in the United States on September 17, 2010.[3] Jack Goes Boating was Hoffman's only work as director.

Plot

Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a shy limousine driver who lives with and works for his uncle. His best friend and co-worker Clyde (John Ortiz) and Clyde's wife Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega) set up a dinner date at their house for him to meet Lucy's new co-worker, Connie (Amy Ryan) who has some minor intimacy issues of her own. As Jack and Connie get to know each other, he sets his sights on learning to swim so he can take her boating when summer comes. With Clyde eager to help him learn, they begin swimming lessons. Jack decides that summer is too far away to wait for a date with Connie. He decides that a nice dinner would be a good place to start. When Connie says that no one has ever cooked a meal for her, Jack decides that he wants to be the chef and cook for her. This adds another set of lessons to be learned as Jack does not know how to cook. Clyde sets Jack up with a chef friend of Lucy's to learn the culinary art form. As Jack strives to perfect swimming and cooking, he begins to get a look behind the veil of the marriage of his friends, which is straining under the weight of mutual occasional infidelities. As Jack and Connie grow closer, the troubles of his friends' marriage become more apparent, and Jack grows in confidence and skill not just aquatically and in culinary arts, but in relating to Connie as well. The film's last scene, with Clyde watching Jack and Connie going off happily, suggests that in fact Clyde wanted Connie himself - which would explain why he helped Jack's courting of her but on several occasions also tried to sabotage it.

Cast

Production

The companies involved in making, producing, and distributing the movie were Overture Films, Big Beach Films, Cooper's Town Productions, Labyrinth Theater Company, Olfactory Productions, Relativity Media, and Anchor Bay Entertainment.[4] Overture Films (known for The Men Who Stare at Goats and Law Abiding Citizen) and Big Beach Films (known for Little Miss Sunshine and Away We Go) co-financed the film and also took part in producing and distributing.[2] The film's producers were Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach Films, Beth O'Neil of Olfactory Productions and Emily Ziff of Cooper's Town Productions.[2][5] In addition to directing and acting, Hoffman acted as one of the two executive producers with the other being costar John Ortiz.[2]

Pre-production and development for the film took place in January 2009.[6] Filming took place in February 2009 in New York.[7] The Clinton Diner of Maspeth, Queens in New York City is a featured location in the film.[8] Post-production took place in October 2009 and the film was completed in March 2010.[6]

Release

The film premiered on January 23, 2010 at the 26th Sundance Film Festival.[3] It was later distributed by Overture Films and Relativity Media and it was released on four screens in New York City and Los Angeles on September 17, 2010.[3][4][7] It opened to $28,916 for a $7,229 per screen average.[7][9] Later in September and October the film expanded reaching a maximum of 90 screens.[7] The film's domestic theatrical run came to an end in December 2010.[7] The domestic gross totaled $541,992.[9] The film was later released on DVD on January 18, 2011.[6]

Outside of the U.S, the film was featured in a number of foreign film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Torino Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Dubai International Film Festival.[3][10][11][12][13] The film was also released in a few countries including Canada, France, Germany. The film has grossed $77,578 so far overseas, bringing its current global total gross to $619,570.[9] It was then released in the United Kingdom in November 2011.[3]

Reception

Jack Goes Boating met with positive responses from critics.[14] According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given a positive review by 68% of critics earning a 6.3/10 rating.[14] According to Metacritic the film was positively reviewed by 73% of critics earning a score of 64 out of 100.[15] It was especially noted for the performances of the four leading actors, and was compared favorably with similar romantic films from the 1950s, such as Marty (1955).[16][17][18] Simon Hattenstone of The Guardian also called the film "refreshing" as it showed Hoffman playing for a change "a regular dysfunctional guy rather than a freaky dysfunctional guy".[19]

Awards

Jack Goes Boating was nominated for four major awards in 2010.[20] For his performance as Clyde, John Ortiz was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of Best Breakthrough Actor.[20][21] The award went to Ronald Bronstein for his performance in Daddy Longlegs.[22] The film was also nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards.[20][23] John Ortiz was again nominated for his performance in the Best Supporting Male category but lost to John Hawkes in Winter's Bone.[20][23][24] Daphne Rubin-Vega was also nominated for her performance as Lucy in the Best Supporting Female category but lost to Dale Dickey in Winter's Bone.[20][23][24] Robert Glaudini was nominated in the Best First Screenplay category but lost to Lena Dunham for her screenplay Tiny Furniture.[20][23][24]

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album for the film featuring the following songs is available from Lakeshore Records.[25][26]

No. TitleArtist Length
1. "Oliver James"  Fleet Foxes 3:19
2. "All We Ask"  Grizzly Bear 5:21
3. "Rivers of Babylon"  The Melodians 4:18
4. "Snow"  Evan Lurie 1:18
5. "Where Is My Love"  Cat Power 2:53
6. "Eat Yourself"  Goldfrapp 4:06
7. "White Winter Hymnal"  Fleet Foxes 2:27
8. "Didn't I"  Darondo 3:28
9. "Dearly Departed"  DeVotchKa 5:12
10. "Hello, Young Lovers"  Mel Tormé 3:09
11. "Overcome Me"  Evan Lurie 1:59
12. "Blue Moon"  Dave's True Story 2:45
13. "Peace Piece"  Bill Evans 6:40

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Release Dates for Jack Goes Boating". Imdb. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Company Credits for Jack Goes Boating". Imdb. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating". Sundance. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 "Movie Insider for Jack Goes Boating". The Movie Insider. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Box Office/Business for Jack Goes Boating". Imdb. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Filming Locations for Jack Goes Boating". Imdb. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  9. 1 2 3 "Box Office Mojo for Jack Goes Boating". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating at the Toronto International Film Festival". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating at the Torino Film Festival". Torino Film Festival. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating at the Tokyo International Film Festival". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating at the Dubai International Film Festival". Dubai International Film Festival. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  14. 1 2 "Jack Goes Boating at Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
  16. ↑ Abraham, Raphael (November 3, 2011). "Film releases: November 4". Financial Times. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  17. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (January 24, 2010). "Review: Jack Goes Boating". Variety. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  18. ↑ Ebert, Roger (September 22, 2010). "Jack Goes Boating". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  19. ↑ Hattenstone, Simon (October 28, 2011). "Philip Seymour Hoffman: 'I was moody, mercurial... it was all or nothing'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jack Goes Boating Awards". Imdb. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Gotham Awards". Gotham Awards. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  22. ↑ "'Winter's Bone' wins big at Gotham Awards". Inside Movies. Entertainment Weekly. November 29, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  23. 1 2 3 4 "2011 Spirit Award Nominees" (PDF). Independent Spirit Awards. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  24. 1 2 3 Fernandez, Sofia (February 26, 2011). "2011 Independent Spirit Awards Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack". Lakeshore Records. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack". iTunes. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

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