What Did Jack Do?

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What Did Jack Do?

2020

17m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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A detective interrogates a talking monkey that is suspected of murder.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Feb 19, 2020

Beneath the absurdity and non-sequiturs there's an emotional weight to the elliptical back story, and the monkey's wonderfully expressive face -- guilty, agitated, rueful -- suits the piece perfectly.

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Alonso Duralde

Breakfast All Day

Jan 24, 2020

If you are a David Lynch fan you absolutely need to go see What Did Jack Do.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Jan 22, 2020

4/5

No more than an exercise in style -- but what distinctive style.

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

Jul 31, 2021

5/5

As if Bogart himself rose from the dead, got hammered, and dictated his heartfelt last will and testament in cinema-speak to a no-nonsense bartender just before closing time.

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Casey Chong

Casey's Movie Mania

Apr 13, 2020

3.5/5

Shot in a scratchy black-and-white reminiscent of the 1940s film noir, the bizarre idea of featuring a suspect in the form of a talking capuchin monkey is pure David Lynch.

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Neal Pollack

Book & Film Globe

Feb 26, 2020

Classic David Lynch and a must-see for all Lynch lovers. From now on every movie must feature a monkey singing a love song to a chicken.

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Adamo M

@bee47 May 27, 2026

100% Lynchian ... love !

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Levi J

@Lev77 Apr 1, 2026

Funny, dark and absurd short film from the amazing, creative mind of David Lynch!

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Chris H

@RT60525826 Mar 2, 2026

Worth watching once. Absurd, definitely, but more moving than you might expect.

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Alejandro E

@Alex970 Dec 25, 2025

May God rest David Lynch's soul. The story of a detective interrogating a murder suspect—a monkey?—bears his distinctive stamp; it's like Sam Spade's nightmare after a nasty binge. Let's see.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Sep 18, 2025

This is for members of the cult of Lynch. Now I will admit that am a fan of some of his library and think he was a cool dude. However, some of his stuff goes way beyond pretentious and is praised solely because he did it. This was lame. Different? For sure, but that in itself is not good.

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Shoe B

@RT72327594 Aug 18, 2025

It was weird and I'm not sure what was going on, banger

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Synopsis

A detective interrogates a talking monkey that is suspected of murder.

Director: David Lynch
Screenwriter: David Lynch
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 20, 2020
Runtime: 17m

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