Jake's Women (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Glenn Jordan

Writers (WGA):

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (teleplay)

Release Date:

3 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Plot:

Jake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking about other women in his life...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Cast

Alan Alda	...	Jake
Anne Archer	...	Maggie
Lolita Davidovich	...	Sheila
Julie Kavner	...	Karen
Mira Sorvino	...	Julie
Joyce Van Patten	...	Edith
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Molly (as Kimberly Williams)
Ashley Peldon	...	Young Molly
Perry Anzilotti	...	Waiter
Aasif Mandvi	...	Driver
Steven M. Porter	...	Hal
Yul Vazquez	...	Luigi
Hynden Walch	...	Waitress

Also Known As:

Neil Simon's Jake's Women (Australia) (Canada: English title)

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Trivia:

Alan Alda was nominated for the 1992 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "Jake's Women".

Soundtrack:

Oh, Lady Be Good

Intriguing But Too Long

Jake (Alan Alda) is a delirious and delusional writer: in his mind, he lives surrounded and talks with his dead wife Julie (Mira Sorvino), his sister, his psychiatrist, his daughter, his present wife Maggie (Anne Archer) and other women, mixing reality and delirious. He has many unresolved problems and they affect his relationship with Maggie and their marriage ends. Through his visions and conversation with these women, the viewer becomes aware of his traumas and ghosts from the past. The beginning of this movie is very intriguing. Alan Alda has a great performance, but the story, although having no clichés and some funny and dramatic situations, is too long. In the end, I was bored and waiting anxiously for the end of the film. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): `As Mulheres de Jake' (`The Women of Jake')