Jackie's Back!

1999

Comedy / Music

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 88%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 88% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 845 845

pop star pop singer comeback mockumentary

Plot summary

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

Director

Robert Townsend Photo
Robert Townsend

Top cast

Robert Townsend Photo
Robert Townsend as Self
Jackie Collins Photo
Jackie Collins as Self
Bennie Moore Photo
Bennie Moore as Fight Biker
Manny Perry Photo
Manny Perry as Fight Biker
720p.WEB
838.97 MB
960*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 11

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by rbritton 6 / 10

Don't "Yield"--"Go" to your local video store and rent this!

I just happened to rent this movie by mistake--but what a good mistake! My daughter was supposed to pick up "Hairshow" instead of "Jackie's Back" but they must have been right next to each other. I am a fan of mockumentary films because of the "spoof factor" and what could be more funny than the deadpan look on someone's face when they're being interviewed in "mock fashion". I was amazed to see the "cavalcade of stars" that were on the roster for this movie! Jennifer Lewis did a great job portraying Jackie Washington and Tim Curry was wonderful at the interviewer. I think the person who totally stole the show (besides Jennifer Lewis) was Whoopi Goldberg as her sister. She definitely played the part of being the scorned, upstaged, and overshadowed sister. I just cracked up when I saw the "afro pick" marks on Richard Lawson's ("The Milkman") head alluding to the fact that Jackie had stabbed him. The one hit song that she has "Yield Me With Your Love" was totally Motownish in nature and when David Hyde Pierce (Perry-the deaf piano player) got a hold of the music to play for her revival comeback it sounded like a "graduation march" which was hilarious! Anyone who is a fan of mockumentary films don't "Yield"-"Go" to your local video store and rent this! Kudos Robert Townsend, you've done it again!
Reviewed by Mike-469 8 / 10

Lot's of Fun!

This was a great, entertaining movie. The setup was good and the acting was especially enjoyable. Overall, fun entertainment, and I hope they show it again on TV. The movie started out strong and continued to be so until the end, when things suddenly turned a little too emotional. The writer's should have followed the "Seinfeld Rule" -- no hugging, no crying, no learning.
Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 8 / 10

Very good mockumentary film

I saw Jackie's Back! for quite a few reasons, some more obvious than others, and I was very impressed. I loved the mockumentary style the film is told in, and I loved the lighting, costumes and sets too captured very well by some great camera work. I don't need to say how good the music is, I'll drop a hint actually it's brilliant and the renditions are every bit as good as well. The story may have some predictable spots, but it is well-paced and never fails to be interesting, and the script even with the odd dry area is ceaselessly hilarious. The performances and cameos are great. Jennifer Lewis is a revelation, being sassy, warm and endearing all at once, complete with a terrific voice. I am a huge Tim Curry fan, and while he sometimes overdoes the stuffiness and pomposity of his character he seems to be having great fun. Some of the biggest joys of Jackie's Back! were the cameos, the best of which were Whoopi Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce. The ending is sentimental, but effective. All in all, very good and entertaining. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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