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Jackie's Back! is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Townsend released in USA on 14 june 1999 with Jenifer Lewis

Jackie's Back! (1999)

Jackie's Back!
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Released in USA 14 june 1999
Length 2h
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Documentary,    Musical
Rating70% 3.5408853.5408853.5408853.5408853.540885

Jackie's Back is a 1999 television film directed by Robert Townsend. It premiered on the Lifetime Television Network on June 14, 1999.

Synopsis

Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.

Actors

Jenifer Lewis

(Jackie Washington)Tim Curry

(Edward Whatsett St. John)Whoopi Goldberg

(Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister))Tangie Ambrose

(Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's Daughter))Loretta Devine

(Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend))
And :
David Hyde Pierce
Robert Bailey, Jr.
Richard Lawson
Alan Blumenfeld
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