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What Did Jack Do?

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A detective interrogates a talking monkey that is suspected of murder.
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What Did Jack Do?

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 02/19/2020
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. Go to Full Review
Alonso Duralde Breakfast All Day 01/24/2020
If you are a David Lynch fan you absolutely need to go see What Did Jack Do. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 01/22/2020
4/5
No more than an exercise in style -- but what distinctive style. Go to Full Review
Milana Vujkov Lola On Film 07/31/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Casey Chong Casey's Movie Mania 04/13/2020
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. Go to Full Review
Neal Pollack Book & Film Globe 02/26/2020
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. Go to Full Review
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mark g Sep 18 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. See more Shoe B Aug 18 It was weird and I'm not sure what was going on, banger See more Steph N. @SnicholsC Aug 12 Mesmerizing and hilariously entertaining. Thank you, David Lynch. Different is welcome. See more Chris R Dec 18 This is entertaining from start to finish. It’s everything a David Lynch fan could hope for crammed into 17 minutes. See more Sams K 08/26/2024 Cool! Who says "total nonsense" surely have no clue of what a Lynch work is or should be. I found it very curious and interesting. A classic Lynch-mindfuck. See more Joe L 01/14/2024 Substance-less and cringey See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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