Jack (2013 film)
Jack is a Canadian television film, which debuted on CBC Television on March 10, 2013. A biopic of the late Jack Layton, the film stars Rick Roberts as Layton and Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow.[1] The film was originally announced in 2012 as Smilin' Jack: The Jack Layton Story.
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| Genre | Drama Biography |
| Screenplay by | Andrew Wreggitt |
| Story by | Shelley Eriksen Andrew Wreggitt |
| Directed by | Jeff Woolnough |
| Starring | Rick Roberts Sook-Yin Lee |
| Theme music composer | Shawn Pierce |
| Opening theme | "Rise Up" by The Parachute Club |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Laszlo Barna Kyle Irving Lisa Meeches Lesley Oswald Karen Stermsheg Melissa Williamson |
| Cinematography | C. Kim Miles |
| Editor | Mike Lee |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Production companies | Pier 21 Films Eagle Vision |
| Distributor | CBC Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
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The film was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt.
The film uses The Parachute Club's 1983 hit single "Rise Up", a longtime unofficial New Democratic Party anthem, as its opening theme music.[2]
Both Roberts and Lee won Canadian Screen Awards for their performances at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Roberts as Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries and Lee as Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries.
Cast
- Rick Roberts as Jack Layton
- Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow
- Zachary Bennett as Brad Lavigne
- Joel S. Keller as Karl Bélanger
- Wendy Crewson as Anne McGrath
- Judah Katz as Brian Topp
Victoria Snow, Brittany Scobie, Conrad Sweatman, Erin Karpluk and Diana Ha also appeared.