Jackpot (2001)

Director:

Michael Polish

Writers (WGA):

Mark Polish (written by) &
Michael Polish (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a nine-month tour of bleak western towns...

Plot Keywords:

Manager | Deadbeat Dad | Music Tour | Country Music | Traveling Salesman

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jon Gries	...	Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
Daryl Hannah	...	Bobbi
Garrett Morris	...	Lester Irving
Patrick Bauchau	...	Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon
Adam Baldwin	...	Mel James
Rosie O'Grady	...	Sweet Dreams
Larry W. Hunter	...	Mini Mart Clerk
Peggy Lipton	...	Janice
Suzanne Krull	...	Sneezy Waitress
Dig Wayne	...	Never My Love
Mac Davis	...	Sammy Bones
Larry Pennell	...	Truck Driver
Toni Oswald	...	Truck Stop Waitress
Crystal Bernard	...	Cheryl
Tia Matza	...	Vicky

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County, California, USA

Company:

Polish Brothers Construction

Trivia:

The first movie shot on 24P HD Videotape ever to be released in Theaters on 35mm film. (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) followed, a year later.)

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Grand Tour

A little more fast forward and it would be perfect.

This film opens with a SNAP! Love the crazy use of the old car cassette player to rewind and fast forward us through the thoughts in Sunny Holiday's otherwise empty head. Jon Gries, who plays Sunny, is excellent.

However, the movie slows down a bit from there. Loved the singing, the one night stands, the poetry readings that are voice over, but some of the chit chat that happens in the long in betweens, though funny at times, looses you. Cut cut cut.

The camera work is a little static and dull, though the set design, wardrobe and editing are exciting. Just when you were bored or squirming in your seat, Sunny hits the rewind button and brings you back to life.

The movie gets fun in the end when Sunny meets up with his equally dysfunctional brothers, played by Anthony Edwards and Rick Oberton.

Go see if for the dirty jokes and go see it for the technology. Great use of the new 24p hi def medium.