Jam (2006/I)

Director:

Craig Serling

Writers:

Nicole Lonner (writer)
Craig Serling (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

JAM: When Lives Collide

Plot:

A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Marijuana | Pregnancy | Automobile Accident | Father Son Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Amitrano	...	Curt
Elizabeth Bogush	...	Jen
Dan Byrd	...	Josh
Julie Claire	...	Judy
David DeLuise	...	Jerry
Amanda Detmer	...	Amy
Amanda Foreman	...	Stephanie
William Forsythe	...	Ted
Tess Harper	...	Ruby
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Lorraine
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Dale
Mariah O'Brien	...	Rose
Alex Rocco	...	Mick
Jonathan Silverman	...	Gary
Gina Torres	...	Lilac

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Thanksgiving Films LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: As the woman gives birth, her right hand jumps between being wrapped around Curt's neck, tearing his shirt to being calmly placed on his back.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Jam (2004)

Soundtrack:

Run Like That

Awesome cast

I saw this at the Boston Film Festival and it's quite a good movie.

It has lots going for it, especially two things:

A strong ensemble cast with favorites like Tess Harper and William Forsythe, made even stronger by the solid Amanda Detmer, who has charisma galore, and the sexy Jeffery Dean Morgan. Rrrrrrrrrrrr.

Secondly, it shows strong work by first-time feature director, Craig Serling. His directing is confident and efficient and watchable. His background in editing pays off here in his deft storytelling. Juggling so many story lines couldn't have been easy.

At turns funny and poignant, it was a crowd pleaser at the festival with good reason.