Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

Name: Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1996-11-25
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Charles Durning, Betty Garrett, Garson Kanin

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19961996
50m

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6.9/10

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John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III, was born on February 8, 1925. An only child, he was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and was that rarity among Hollywood stars, a man with affectionate memories... Read allJohn Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III, was born on February 8, 1925. An only child, he was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and was that rarity among Hollywood stars, a man with affectionate memories of his parents. Graduating from Harvard, Jack headed for New York City to become a profes... Read allJohn Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III, was born on February 8, 1925. An only child, he was raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and was that rarity among Hollywood stars, a man with affectionate memories of his parents. Graduating from Harvard, Jack headed for New York City to become a professional actor. A job playing piano to silent movies gave him the chance to study comics lik... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

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POPULARITY

102,651

69,069

Directors
- Gene Feldman
- Suzette Winter
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- Gene Feldman
- Suzette Winter
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Quotes
Jack Lemmon: What really drove me is the same thing that drives me today and that is passion. A passion for acting. I love it!

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Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman (1996)

*** (out of 4)

Fun, 50-minute documentary taking a look at the career of Jack Lemmon. This documentary features interviews with Walter Matthau, Billy Wilder, Gregory Peck, Charles Durning, Betty Garrett and Kevin Spacey as they discuss what makes Lemmon so great to watch on the screen. Best of all is that we also get an interview with Lemmon who constantly talks about his career, some of his favorite performances and other things like why he wanted to become an actor. If you're a fan of Lemmon then this here is going to be a must see because of getting to hear him discuss his career. Hearing his thoughts on THE APARTMENT, MISTER ROBERTS, SAVE THE TIGER and his work with Matthau is quite priceless and it's also fascinating to learn of his theory that if a part scares him then he must do it. At just 50-minutes there's certainly no way that the film gets into everyone of his films and one wishes that the time was longer but for the most part I think this is a good enough of a way for a fan to be entertained and if you're not a fan you at least will get to see what made Lemmon so special.

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