Dear Jack (2009)

Chronicles Andrew McMahon on a roller-coaster year, through the highs of releasing the first Jack's Mannequin album and the lows of being diagnosed with leukemia and breaking up with the love of his life.

Directors:

Joshua Morrisroe, Corey Moss

Writer:

Corey Moss

Stars:

Andrew McMahon, Tommy Lee, Lin McMahon

Cast

Credited cast:
Andrew McMahon	...	Himself
Tommy Lee	...	Narrator
Lin McMahon	...	Herself
Brian McMahon	...	Himself
Jack's Mannequin	...	Themselves
Kate McMahon	...	Herself
Jim Wirt	...	Himself
Bobby Raw	...	Himself
Gary Schiller	...	Himself (as Dr. Gary Schiller)
Holly Adams	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kelly McMahon	...	Kelly McMahon

Storyline

Chronicles McMahon on a roller-coaster year, through the highs of recording and releasing the first Jack's Mannequin album and the lows of being diagnosed with leukemia and breaking up with the love of his life. Using a DV camera Sire Records bought him to capture the making of his album, Andrew shot everything before and after that crucial day in May of 2005 when he both finished the project and was diagnosed with cancer. The documentary is a raw look at the battle that is leukemia, from spinal taps to radiation, from using a lint brush to remove your hair to infusing your body with someone else's stem cells (in this case, Andrew's sister Kate, coincidently on the exact date his album was released). The film opens on the day Andrew is diagnosed and follows him through every scary, life-changing and intensely personal event that follows. It also flashes back to his childhood, the making of the Jack's Mannequin album and his collaboration with Lee, one of the last concerts he played ...

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Plot Keywords:

tommy lee | jack

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Taglines:

Twenty-two-year-old Jack's Mannequin singer Andrew McMahon expected big things in 2005. Leukemia wasn't one of them.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Fourth Street Studios, Santa Monica, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Astorya Entertainment, Moss Entertainment, Optic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

67 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

After being released on November 3rd, 2009 the film peaked at number four on iTunes "Top Movie Sales" one day after it's release.

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Quotes

Andrew McMahon: My name is Andrew Mcmahon, 22 years old, I play for two bands once called Jack's Mannequin one called Something Corporate. And err, I am now officially a leukemia patient.

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