What is Jackpot (film)?

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Jackpot
Directed byMichael Polish
Produced byMark Polish
Michael Polish
James Egan
Marlise Karlin
Jon Gries
Michael Huens
Written byMark Polish
Michael Polish
StarringJon Gries
Garrett Morris
Adam Baldwin
Patrick Bauchau
Crystal Bernard
Mac Davis
Anthony Edwards
Daryl Hannah
Peggy Lipton
Rick Overton
Music byStuart Matthewman
CinematographyM. David Mullen
Editing byShawna Callahan
Distributed bySony Pictures Classics
Release date(s)2001
Running time97 min.
LanguageEnglish
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Jackpot is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and his brother, Mark Polish. It had a limited release in the USA on July 27, 2001.

Plot summary

Sunny Holiday, an aspiring singer, abandons his wife and young daughter to embark on a tour of karaoke bars in search of the elusive big break that will catapult him to country music stardom. Living out of a pink Chrysler for months, he and his manager meet various strangers along the way, all of whom they inevitably alienate by trying to sell a concentrated household cleaner or committing some other faux pas. Eventually, the frustrations fueled by their many disappointments nearly tear their friendship apart, and they are forced to return to the lives they had left behind.

Cast

Awards

Jackpot was nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, winning the John Cassavetes Award for the Polish brothers. It also won the New American Cinema Award at the Seattle International Film Festival for director Michael Polish

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Jon Gries

Birth name Jonathan Francis Gries
Born May 17 1957 (1957--) (age 50)
Glendale, California United States
Died

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Jon Gries

Birth name Jonathan Francis Gries
Born May 17 1957 (1957--) (age 50)
Glendale, California United States
Died

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Garrett Gonzalez Morris

Born January 1 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
New Orleans, Louisiana,
 United States
Died

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Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin in the AdventureCon 2006
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Born January 27 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois

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Patrick Bauchau

Actor
Birth name Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau
Born November 06 1938 (1938--) (age 70)
Brussels, Belgium
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Crystal Bernard

Bernard at the 1991 Emmy Awards.

Born September 30 1961 (1961--) (age 46)
Garland, Texas
Died

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Anthony Edwards

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Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah at the 2006 Farm Gala
Birth name Daryl Christine Hannah
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Peggy Lipton, also known as Peggy Lipton Jones (born August 30, 1946) is an American actress and socialite. She is best known for her portrayal of hip young detective Julie Barnes in the late 1960s early 1970s television show The Mod Squad
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Rick Overton (born 1954) is an American writer, actor, and comedian. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (for which he won an Emmy award), and his acting credits include Willow and The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.
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David Mullen, (born 26 June 1962 as Merritt David Mullen III) is an eminent Japanese born cinematographer famed for his photography on Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee and The Astronaut Farmer.
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Chrysler LLC

Private
Founded June 6, 1925
Headquarters Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

Key people Robert Nardelli, Chairman & CEO
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Jon Gries

Birth name Jonathan Francis Gries
Born May 17 1957 (1957--) (age 50)
Glendale, California United States
Died

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Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah at the 2006 Farm Gala
Birth name Daryl Christine Hannah
Born November 3 1960 (1960--) (age 48)
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Garrett Gonzalez Morris

Born January 1 1937 (1937--) (age 70)
New Orleans, Louisiana,
 United States
Died

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Patrick Bauchau

Actor
Birth name Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau
Born November 06 1938 (1938--) (age 70)
Brussels, Belgium
Died
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Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin in the AdventureCon 2006
Picture by Chris Dotson

Born January 27 1962 (1962--) (age 45)
Chicago, Illinois

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Peggy Lipton, also known as Peggy Lipton Jones (born August 30, 1946) is an American actress and socialite. She is best known for her portrayal of hip young detective Julie Barnes in the late 1960s early 1970s television show The Mod Squad
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Crystal Bernard

Bernard at the 1991 Emmy Awards.

Born September 30 1961 (1961--) (age 46)
Garland, Texas
Died

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Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards in the Tower Terrace Suites, at the 2002 Indianapolis 500.
Birth name Anthony Charles Planck Edwards
Born July 19 1962 (1962--)
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