A Kid Like Jake (2018)

Loving parents of a four-year-old must come to terms with their child being transgender.

Director:

Silas Howard

Writers:

Daniel Pearle (adapted by), Daniel Pearle (based on play)

Stars:

Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Danes	...	Alex Wheeler
Jim Parsons	...	Greg Wheeler
Octavia Spencer	...	Judy
Priyanka Chopra	...	Amal
Ann Dowd	...	Catherine
Amy Landecker	...	Sandra
Leo James Davis	...	Jake Wheeler
Julia Chan	...	Michelle
Lee Aaron Rosen	...	Tom Hedwall
Kelly Deadmon	...	Cynthia Hedwall
Olivia Bond	...	Kimmie
Rhys Bhatia	...	Sanjay
Aneesh Sheth	...	Dr. Laurel Hendricks
Cindy Cheung	...	Woman
Eve Lindley	...	Waiter #1

Storyline

A Brooklyn couple has always known that their four-year-old son is more interested in fairy tale princesses than toy cars. But when his preschool director points out that his gender-nonconforming play may be more than a phase, the couple is forced to rethink their roles as parents and spouses.

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Plot Keywords:

indie movie | four word title | shrink | therapist | therapy | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dijete poput Jakea

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,936, 3 June 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$44,824, 8 July 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bankside Films,Burn Later Productions,Double Nickel Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the third collaboration between Octavia Spencer and Jim Parsons. The first was on The Big Bang Theory ("The Euclid Alternative" Season 2, Episode 5). Ms. Spencer played a DMV agent dealing with the exasperating Mr. Parsons. The second was in Hidden Figures (2016)

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Quotes

[Last lines]
Alex Wheeler: [to Jake] Ready? Ready? One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee! One, two three... weee!

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jim Parsons/Marlon Wayans/Alex Ovechkin & Braden Holtby/The Smashing Pumpkins (2018)

User Reviews

Great cast but weak storytelling weird editing

Well cast is great yes jake is almost invisible but i think the guilt for this result is a weak screenplay and weak directing editing there are a lot of meaningless scenes does not add anything to the movie wish it would be a better film as it is a good topic and good actors