Jack Says
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2.8/5 AlloCine 12% Rotten Tomatoes Genre Crime, Drama Duration Language English | 4.6/10 IMDb 3/5 Filmstarts Director Bob Phillips Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 2008 (2008-09) Writer Paul Tanter (screenplay), Paula Baker (script development), Alan Ronald, Eva Hamilton, Craig Woods, Piers Pereira (creator) Genres Drama, Thriller, Film noir, Mystery, Indie film, Crime Thriller Cast (Erin), (Girl X), Daniel Roberts (Messenger), (Man At Bar), (Garvey), (Jack Adleth)Similar movies The Maze Runner , American Ultra , Cypher , Don't Look Back , Sleep, My Love , The Bench | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Says is a 2008 British thriller film known particularly for being the last professional engagement of Mike Reid, who died shortly after filming in 2007. The film is a contemporary film noir, with comic book undertones that reflect its precursor graphic novel Jack Said, and is comparable in style to Sin City. The film also stars Simon Phillips, Rita Ramnani, Rula Lenska and Eric Cantona.
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Synopsis
Waking up in London with amnesia next to a dead body, Jack has just enough time and sense to disappear before the police arrive. In an attempt to lie low, he heads to Paris to visit the ex he can’t remember. But a guy like Jack attracts trouble, and an encounter with the mysterious Girl X draws him and the woman he loves back into a world he’s trying hard to avoid … and to remember.
Cast
Production
Directed by Bob Phillips, the film was produced by Lucky Strike Productions & Kalimasu Productions. The Director of Photography was Bob Komar. The screenplay was written by Paul Tanter and Film editing was by Paula Baker. The music is created by film composer David Beard with additional music by Lee Miller, Louise Heaney, Mike Watts, Dan Marfisi, Matt Perry and John Harvey.
Graphic Novel prequel
A prequel story to the film is available as a graphic novel. Titled Jack Said; ISBN 978-0-9556927-0-3; it details the events leading up to the beginning of the Jack Says film. The graphic novel is written by Paul Tanter and illustrated by Oscar Alvarado.
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