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Suicide Jack
John Harvey
Categories: Hometowner, Short
4 pictures Pictures
Run time: 12 min. | USA | color
A washed up comedian, Jack, is in deep debt to his bookie, Remy. The only way to pay his debt is to kill a washed up gambler, Walter, who just happens to be sitting in the comedy club where Jack just finished bombing on stage.
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About the film
Cast & Crew
director
John Harvey
writer
John Harvey
 
producer
John Harvey
composer
Michael Dobbins
cinematographer
John Paul Clark
editor
Brian Elkins
assistant director
Brian Elkins
Cast
Dennis Phillippi
Michael Danziger
Patrick Cox
Ric Chetter
Tony Geiser
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Rated 4.0/5 Stars
jonwsparks
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The tight, unnerving opening shots set the tone for this rich character study. Fine camera work by John Paul Clark enhances the story of double loser Jack, a comic who can't tell a joke and a gambler who can't win a dime. Dennis Phillippi (in real life a genuinely witty comedian and writer) is splendid as Jack who gets an ultimatum by his loan shark (a scary Patrick Cox). Although the resolution relies too much on a bromide and the end is oddly perfunctory, the John Harvey film delivers a solid punch (if not punchline). There's also a nice performance by Ric Chetter as the guy in the bar who holds all the cards.