Jack & Sarah (1995)

A young American woman becomes a nanny in the home of a recent British widower.

Director:

Tim Sullivan

Writer:

Tim Sullivan

Stars:

Richard E. Grant, Samantha Mathis, Judi Dench

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard E. Grant	...	Jack (as Richard E Grant)
Samantha Mathis	...	Amy
Judi Dench	...	Margaret
Eileen Atkins	...	Phil
Cherie Lunghi	...	Anna
Imogen Stubbs	...	Sarah
David Swift	...	Michael
Kate Hardie	...	Pamela
Laurent Grévill	...	Alain
Ian McKellen	...	William
Bianca Lee	...	Baby Sarah
Sophia Lee	...	Baby Sarah
Sophia Sullivan	...	Sarah as a Toddler
Niven Boyd	...	Nathaniel
Tracy Thorne	...	Susan

Storyline

Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1. The hires the help of a novice nanny, but at the end of the day, it's Jack who's left holding the baby.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | nanny | american woman | law firm | waitress | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes... it's the little things in life that bring people together.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements, mild sensuality and language

Details

Country:

France UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jack et Sarah

Filming Locations:

Camden Market, Camden, London, England, UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£1,034,230 (UK) (16 June 1995)

Gross:

£2,134,360 (UK) (14 July 1995)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Screen Productions, Canal+, Granada Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Shane Richie has said in interviews that part of Jack was his but that ITV wanted someone better known.

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Quotes

Jack: Please don't make me angry, I'm not very good at it and it upsets me for the rest of the day.

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Soundtracks

"Here and Now"
Composed by Justin Currie / Lan Harvey
Published by Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
Performed by Del Amitri
Courtesy of A&M Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Bought it at a video store closing sale, and am now quite glad.

This is an excellent romance novel come to life... almost as though it's an adaptation. It could very well be. I've seen many films about babies and parenting, but this one is truly unique in its scope.

You'll coo, or at the very least smile, as he gently comforts and kisses the baby... you'll laugh at the comedic elements, and feel the same intensity of emotion in pain and sympathy. The performances are truly outstanding.

To think that I bought this movie because the premise sounded good, and left it sitting around for months, only to watch it last night with my partner and be blown away.

Don't pass this off as a chick flick, either. I think it's also meant to appeal to the paternal feelings in every man. Just enough little twists and turns to keep you guessing, too.