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The Jimmy Show

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
608
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The Jimmy Show (2001)
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ComedyDrama

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.

  • Director
    • Frank Whaley
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Marc Sherman
    • Frank Whaley
  • Stars
    • Frank Whaley
    • Carla Gugino
    • Ethan Hawke
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    608
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Frank Whaley
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Marc Sherman
      • Frank Whaley
    • Stars
      • Frank Whaley
      • Carla Gugino
      • Ethan Hawke
    • 21User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Frank Whaley
    Frank Whaley
    • Jimmy O'Brien
    Carla Gugino
    Carla Gugino
    • Annie
    Ethan Hawke
    Ethan Hawke
    • Ray
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Ruth
    Jillian Stacom
    • Wendy
    Spelman M. Beaubrun
    Spelman M. Beaubrun
    • Claude
    Mark Birch
    Mark Birch
    • Track Coach
    Jefferson Breland
    • Man in Club
    Seth Buchwald
    • Hippie
    Frankie Dellarosa
    • Jersey Guy
    George Demas
    • Man in Club
    Tony Devon
    Tony Devon
    • New York Mike
    John Elsen
    John Elsen
    • Big Tony
    Mitchell Greenberg
    • Dr. Schull
    Laura Jordan
    Laura Jordan
    • Jersey Girl
    Ruth Kulerman
    • Keema Woman
    Matthew Lawler
    Matthew Lawler
    • Dr. Burke
    Bunny Levine
    Bunny Levine
    • Fireplace Woman
    • Director
      • Frank Whaley
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Marc Sherman(play "Veins and Thumbtacks")
      • Frank Whaley
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      When his grandmother (Ruth) is in the chair dead, you can still see her breathing.
    • Quotes

      Jimmy: Why do I talk about it, why don't I do it?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004)

    User reviews21

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    2/10
    do you have any muligatani?
    what a depressing film this was! frank whaley stars as jim, a guy who finds himself narrating his his dwindling life saga to a near-empty room of strangers at each open mic night in a small town new jersey bar. he almost forces the crowd to listen to how each day seems as bad as the one before, with him getting fired from his job, his wife divorcing him, or having to care for his ill mother (although that doesn't seem to both him as much).

    i have always enjoyed frank whaley in comedy (although he does almost none of that anymore) but this does not really qualify as comedy, no matter how dark or satirical. although, there is one scene in the movie where jim is working at swamie hots, an Indian fast food place, where you get a little comedic shine on an otherwise horribly depressing film.
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    • vertigo_14
    • Jul 11, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El show de Jimmy
    • Filming locations
      • Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Next Wednesday Productions
      • Stonelock Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $703
      • Dec 15, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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