Jackpot

"If you're going through Hell... keep going!"

2001 1h 37m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 6

DramaMusicComedy

Synopsis

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Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate search for fame and fortune... and to get far away from the past he's left behind.

“If you're going through Hell... keep going!”

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Cast

Jon Gries
Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson
Garrett Morris
Lester Irving
Daryl Hannah
Bobbi
Adam Baldwin
Mel James
Anthony Edwards
Tracy
Mark Polish
Sad Eyes
Crystal Bernard
Cheryl
Peggy Lipton
Janice

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Polish
Writers: Michael Polish, Mark Polish
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Polish, shot by M. David Mullen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Stuart Matthewman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jon Gries and Garrett Morris and Daryl Hannah carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you're going through Hell... keep going!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0261755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Polish directs. M. David Mullen behind the camera. Stuart Matthewman scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 11% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Michael Polish, shot by M. David Mullen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Stuart Matthewman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Jon Gries and Garrett Morris and Daryl Hannah carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If you're going through Hell... keep going!".
8IMDB entry: tt0261755 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.