The Jimmy Show (2002)
A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.
- Date of release
- 2002-01-16
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Frank Whaley
Casting
- Frank Whaley — Jimmy O'Brien
- Carla Gugino — Annie
- Ethan Hawke — Ray
- Lynn Cohen — Ruth
- Jillian Stacom — Wendy
- Heather Bucha — Hostess
- Robert Whaley — Mr. Slocum
- Joanna Merlin — Emily
- Raynor Scheine — Pharmacist
- Spelman M. Beaubrun — Claude
- Mark Birch — Track Coach
- Jefferson Breland — Man in Club
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: New Jersey
The Jimmy Show is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Frank Whaley, based on the Off-Broadway play Veins and Thumbtacks by Jonathan Marc Sherman. The film stars Whaley, Carla Gugino, and Ethan Hawke. The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival and also screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
Production
The film was shot in Staten Island, the same location used by Frank Whaley in his 1999 drama Joe the King.
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