The Jimmy Show

The Jimmy Show
Directed by	Frank Whaley
Produced by	Beni Tadd Atoori; Mary Jane Skalski
Written by	Frank Whaley (screenplay); Jonathan Marc Sherman (play)
Starring	Frank Whaley; Carla Gugino; Ethan Hawke
Music by	Georg Brandl Egloff
Cinematography	Michael Mayers
Edited by	Miran Miosic
Distributed by	First Look Studios
Release date	September 13, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival); December 13, 2002;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Jimmy Show is a 2001 drama written and directed by Frank Whaley, based on the Off-Broadway play Veins and Thumbtacks by Jonathan Marc Sherman.[1] The film stars Whaley, Carla Gugino, and Ethan Hawke.

Synopsis

The film centers on the life of Jimmy O'Brien (Frank Whaley), a warehouse clerk by day and a standup comedian by night. He is also a failure as an inventor. He lives with his wife (Carla Gugino), daughter, and a disabled grandmother. Jimmy's aspiration to succeed contrasts sharply with the numbness of his pothead friend Ray (Ethan Hawke), who is just trying to get by. When performing, Jimmy contradicts the role of a comedian and instead uses the stand-up form to relate the tragedies in his life, which causes indifferent to hostile reactions from the audience; however, he also provokes members of the audience. Eventually Jimmy is fired from his day job for stealing beer, which he abuses, and his wife leaves him. He winds up working at a Middle-Eastern fast-food restaurant. At the end of the film, Jimmy runs seemingly aimlessly in different directions in what appears to be him either on the verge of nervous breakdown or spiritual awakening.

Cast

Frank Whaley as Jimmy O'Brien
Carla Gugino as Annie O'Brien
Ethan Hawke as Ray
Lynn Cohen as Ruth
Jillian Stacom as Wendy
Spelman M. Beaubrun as Claude
Sheila Kay Davis as Social Worker

Filming locations

Staten Island - this being Whaley's second movie filmed here after his 1999 drama Joe the King.[2]

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References

Stephen Holden (2002-12-13). "A Small-Time Life Weighted With Big-Time Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271020/ accessed October 26, 2013

External links

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[1] Stephen Holden (2002-12-13). "A Small-Time Life Weighted With Big-Time Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-02-10.

[2] IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271020/ accessed October 26, 2013