Jackie's Back

1999

Jackie's Back (1999)

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Soul diva Jackie Washington is determined to hit the comeback trail but seems to be having trouble finding the on-ramp in the mock-documentary comedy Jackie's Back. Jackie (played by Jenifer Lewis) was a Rhythm and Blues singer who had a few late '60's and early 70's hits, including "Yield" and the memorable "Look At Me (My Love For You Has Only Made Me Love Me More)," but she's spent much of the 80's and 90's playing the "Where Are They Now?" circuit. However, Jackie has organized what she hopes will be a gala comeback concert, and filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) is on hand to film the event, and discusses the high and (frequent) low points of Jackie's career with such friends and well-wishers as Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Penny Marshall, Jackie Collins and Dolomite himself, Rudy Ray Moore. Meanwhile, Jackie's big gig is not going quite the way she planned. Directed by Robert Townsend, Jackie's Back was produced for the Lifetime Cable Network and originally aired June 14, 1999.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Robert Townsend
  • Written By:
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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  • Studio:
    Xenon

Cast

Jenifer Lewis
as Jackie Washington
Tim Curry
as Edward Whatsett St. John
Whoopi Goldberg
as Ethyl
Tangie Ambrose
as Shaniqua
David Hyde Pierce
as Perry
JoBeth Williams
as Jo Face
Tom Arnold
as Marv
Julie Hagerty
as Pammy
Loretta Devine
as Snookie
TV Blake
as Antandra Washington
Kyla Pratt
as Little Jackie
Diahann Carroll
Penny Marshall
Bette Midler
Dolly Parton
Kathy Griffin
Camryn Manheim
Jackie Collins
Melissa Etheridge
Liza Minnelli
Rudy Ray Moore
Sean Hayes
Howie Mandel
Ricki Lake
Bruce Vilanch
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