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      The Jimmy Show

      R Released Dec 13, 2002 1 hr. 36 min. Drama List
      40% 10 Reviews Tomatometer 38% 500+ Ratings Audience Score A New Jersey man named Jimmy (Frank Whaley) splits his time between working as a lowly supermarket stock boy and inventing things. Unfortunately, the latter part of his career has not been going well, and his wife, Annie (Carla Gugino), has just had their first baby. Meanwhile, his best friend, Ray (Ethan Hawke), is a slacker who seems to be a terrible influence. Amid all this angst, Jimmy decides to participate in a nearby comedy club's open-mic night, with surprising results. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member I dont remember this movie at all, but i know i watched it, that must mean it really wasnt a good movie at all. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Good try, but depressing. Frank Whaley does a fine job acting. His direction is a bit negative though and a real downer. It was an uncomfortable film to watch. Not a bad film at all, it just left me feeling bummed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Effectively depressing but lacking any hope or message with impact. God bless Frank Whaley, the guy is talented and gives this film his all, but it just doesn't come together to form a memorable or meaningful experience. Hardcore Whaley buffs will find Whaley's writing/directing/acting job worth it, but others will be bored after the first half-hour of ennui. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the most wretched and self-indulgent movies I've ever seen. It was like having to sit through a two hour recitation of poetry from a thirteen-year-old goth kid. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves, especially Whaley, for producing such sappy, depressing tripe. AND THAT DAMN PIANO!! Absolute torture! If anyone feels the need to experience this movie, all you have to do is drive to the Pine Barrens in Jersey on a cold winters day and gently place a gun in your mouth. Oops, looks like you can't afford bullets, so there's nothing left to do but crumple into a fetal ball and cry and cry until your tears form frozen walrus tusks on your chin. Boo-fricking-hoo. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member No, no, and no. I was rooting for the customers in the comedy joint. Get him off the stage and out of our life. Save your morose meanderings for another day. Stand-up comedy isn't a therapy session for the comedian. What's even scarier is that it was adapted from a stage play! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Such a great film. It speaks to me like no other. Jimmy just wants to be happy but as hard as he tries it's always just beyond his reach. Eventually he realizes that everything he always wanted was right in front of him all along, but it's too late. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      V.A. Musetto New York Post The film, like Jimmy's routines, could use a few good laughs. Rated: 2/4 Dec 13, 2002 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times If the movie succeeds in instilling a wary sense of 'there but for the grace of God,' it is far too self-conscious to draw you deeply into its world. Rated: 2/5 Dec 13, 2002 Full Review Leslie Camhi Village Voice There's an admirable rigor to Jimmy's relentless anger, and to the script's refusal of a happy ending, but as those monologues stretch on and on, you realize there's no place for this story to go but down. Dec 10, 2002 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Oct 3, 2005 Full Review Bill Chambers Film Freak Central So faithful to the doldrums of the not-quite-urban, not-quite-suburban milieu as to have viewers recoiling from the reality check. Rated: 2/4 May 13, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A New Jersey man named Jimmy (Frank Whaley) splits his time between working as a lowly supermarket stock boy and inventing things. Unfortunately, the latter part of his career has not been going well, and his wife, Annie (Carla Gugino), has just had their first baby. Meanwhile, his best friend, Ray (Ethan Hawke), is a slacker who seems to be a terrible influence. Amid all this angst, Jimmy decides to participate in a nearby comedy club's open-mic night, with surprising results.
      Director
      Frank Whaley
      Executive Producer
      Heidi Crane
      Screenwriter
      Jonathan Marc Sherman
      Distributor
      First Look
      Production Co
      Next Wednesday Productions, Stonelock Pictures
      Rating
      R (Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 13, 2002, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 4, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $703
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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