You Don't Know Jack (film) - Wikipedia

You Don't Know Jack is a 2010 made-for-television biopic written by Adam Mazer and directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Al Pacino, John Goodman, ... YouDon'tKnowJack(film) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2010film YouDon'tKnowJackWrittenbyAdamMazerDirectedbyBarryLevinsonStarringAlPacinoDannyHustonSusanSarandonJohnGoodmanBrendaVaccaroThememusiccomposerMarceloZarvosCountryoforiginUnitedStatesOriginallanguageEnglishProductionProducersScottFergusonLydiaDeanSteveLeeJones[1]CinematographyEigilBryldEditorAaronYanesRunningtime134minutesProductioncompanyBeeHolderProductions[2]DistributorHBOFilmsBudget$18millionReleaseOriginalnetworkHBOOriginalreleaseApril 24, 2010 (2010-04-24)Externallinkshttp://movie.naver.com/movie/bi/mi/basic.nhn?code=107052Website YouDon'tKnowJackisa2010made-for-televisionbiopicwrittenbyAdamMazeranddirectedbyBarryLevinson.ItstarsAlPacino,JohnGoodman,DannyHuston,SusanSarandon,andBrendaVaccaro. ThefilmdramatizestheeffortsofformerOaklandCounty,Michigan,pathologistDr.JackKevorkian(Pacino)tohelptheterminallyillandtheprofoundlydisabledendtheirlives.TheoutspokenKevorkianbecomesapolarizingfigureandheisoftenreferredtoas"Dr.Death"inthepress.HeisassistedbyhissisterMargoJanus(Vaccaro),hislongtimefriendandmedicaltechnicianNealNicol(Goodman),andJanetGood(Sarandon),whofoundedtheeasternMichiganchapteroftheHemlockSociety.[3]Byacceptedaccounts,heaided130peopletodie. Kevorkianisunsuccessfullytriedfourtimes,butaftertakinganunprecedenteddirectroleintheAugust1998deathofhisfinalpatient,ThomasYouk,heisconvictedofseconddegreemurderandissentencedto10to25yearsinprison.[4]HeservesovereightyearsandisreleasedinJune2007. YouDon'tKnowJack'sscreenplaywasbasedlargelyonthebookBetweentheDyingandtheDeadbyNealNicolandHarryWylie.Thefilmreceivednumerousawardnominations.AlPacinowonPrimetimeEmmy,GoldenGlobe,andScreenActorsGuildawardsforhisperformanceasKevorkian.[5]Itreceivedlargelypositivereviewsandcurrentlyhasa91%ratingattheaggregatefilmreviewwebsiteRottenTomatoes.[6] Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Awards 4Notes 5Externallinks Plot[edit] PromptedbytheplightofDavidRivlin,aquadriplegicwholitigatedtoberemovedfromhisrespiratorsohecandie,[7]thesightofadyingwomaninahospitalbed,andthememoryofhismotherSatenig'sdeathovertwodecadesearlier,Dr.JackKevorkianbuildshisfirst"Mercitron".[8]outofpartsboughtatafleamarket.HemeetswithRivlinandpresentshisdevice.Kevorkianexplainsthatthroughanintravenousline,Rivlincanself-administerfirstaharmlesssalinesolution,followedbythiopentalthatwillcausehimtofallintoacoma,andthenpotassiumchloridethatwillstophisheart,thuscausingdeath.Duetotheexpenseandthedifficultyofobtainingthedrugs,Kevorkianlaterdevelopsalessexpensivemethodusingtanksofcarbonmonoxide.Rivlin,however,becomesagitatedandKevorkianisforcedtoleave.Rivlinislaterremovedfromhisrespiratorandfoodandwaterarewithheld.InaninterviewwithreporterJackLessenberry,Kevorkiandenounceswhatheseesasthecrueltyofhisunnecessarilypainfuldeath,comparingittotheHolocaust.Hebelievesthathis"deathmachine"would'vebroughtaboutaquickerandeasierdeath,andbeginsofferinghisservicesasa"deathcounselor".HisfirstpatientisJanetAdkins,a53 -year-oldwomanfromPortland,OregonwhoissufferingfromAlzheimer'sdisease.Thediseaseisinitsearlystages,butAdkinsisincreasinglysufferingfrommemorylossandconfusion.WithKevorkian'shelp,shediesonJune4,1990.[9]SoonafterKevorkianbeginsaidingpeopleinearnest. AsKevorkian'snotorietyincreases,heprovokespolarizingpublicopinion.Hissupportersbelieveheisperformingapublicserviceandthatthegovernmenthasnorighttointerferewiththedecisionsofcompetentindividualswhowanttodie.Heinsiststhathegiveshispatientsameanstoendtheirsuffering;theyalonemadethedecisionandinitiatedtheprocess.Healsoclaimstohaveturneddown97or98percentofthepeopleaskingforhishelp.Hiscritics,however,believeheisplayingGod.ConservativeOaklandCountyprosecutorRichardThompsonbelievesKevorkianisamurderer,butcan'tgainaconviction;heattributeshisfailurestoMichigan'sweaklawsregardingassistedsuicideandadvocatesstrongerlaws.In1998,Thompsonlosesanelectiontoamoreliberalassistantprosecutor,DavidGorcyca,whohasnointerestinwastingmoney(amajorcriticismofThompson)prosecutingJackKevorkianaslongasheonlyassistsinsuicides. However,ThomasYouk'sSeptember16,1998deathisdifferent.Youk,reputedtobeJackKevorkian'sfinalpatient,issocrippledbyamyotrophiclateralsclerosis(ALS)sohecannotself-administerthedrugs.Kevorkianadministersitpersonally.AvideoofYouk'sdeathispresentedaspartofKevorkian'sinterviewwithreporterMikeWallaceoftheCBSnewsprogram60Minutes.Itleadstohimbeingindicted.DespitetheinterventionofYouk'swidowMelodyandhisbrotherTerry,heisconvictedofseconddegreemurder.Kevorkianrepresentshimselfwhileinpreviouscases,hewasrepresentedbyattorneyGeoffreyFieger.Heissentencedto10to25yearsinprison.[10]HewantshiscasetobeheardbytheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtsothattheissueofassistedsuicidecanbedecided.TheCourtdeclinedtodoso,however.KevorkianisreleasedinJune2007afterservingovereightyears. Cast[edit] AlPacinoasDr.JackKevorkian DannyHustonasGeoffreyFieger,Kevorkian'sattorney SusanSarandonasJanetGood,aright-to-dieadvocateandpatient BrendaVaccaroasMargaret"Margo"Janus,Kevorkian'ssisterandassistantuntilherdeathin1994 JohnGoodmanasNealNicol,Kevorkian'slongtimefriendandmedicaltechnician JamesUrbaniakasJackLessenberry,areporter EricLangeasJohnSkrzynski,anassistantprosecutor JohnEnglerasHimself(stockfootage),Michigangovernorfrom1991to2003 RichardE.CouncilasJudgeDavidBreck SandraSeacatasJanetAdkins,Kevorkian'sfirstpatient AdamDriverasGlenStetson,afictitiouscharacterwhoisaparaplegicwhotriedtoimmolatehimselfandisturneddownbyKevorkianandJanetGood CotterSmithasDickThompson,OaklandCountyprosecutorfrom1989to1996 DavidWilsonBarnesasDavidGorcyca,DickThompson'ssuccessorasOaklandCountyprosecutor.SuccessfullyprosecutesKevorkianinthedeathofThomasYouk Awards[edit] Thefilmwasnominatedfor15PrimetimeEmmyAwardsandwontwo:OutstandingLeadActorinaMiniseriesorMovieforAlPacinoandOutstandingWritingforaMiniseries,Movie,orDramaticSpecialforAdamMazer.PacinoalsowontheGoldenGlobeAwardandScreenActorsGuildAwardforhisperformance. Notes[edit] ^Ferrell,David(April23,2010),"TryingtogettotheheartofJackKevorkian",LosAngelesTimes ^Srawgow,Michael(August27,2010),"SteveLeeJonesknows'Jack'",BaltimoreSun ^JanetGood,73;AdvocatedtheRighttoDie ^Stanley,Alessandra(April22,2010),"ADoctorWithaPrescriptionforHeadlines",TheNewYorkTimes,retrieved10July2012 ^YouDon'tKnowJackAwards[better source needed] ^PageatRottenTomatoes.com ^JudgeRulesQuadriplegicCanBeAllowedtoEndLife ^TheThanatron,JackKevorkian&'sDeathMachine ^DoctorTellsofFirstDeathUsingHisSuicideDevice ^KevorkianCase:Videoofkillingshowntojury Externallinks[edit] Officialwebsite YouDon'tKnowJackatAllMovie YouDon'tKnowJackatIMDb YouDon'tKnowJackatRottenTomatoes vteFilmsdirectedbyBarryLevinson PeepingTimes(1978) Diner(1982) TheNatural(1984) YoungSherlockHolmes(1985) TinMen(1987) GoodMorning,Vietnam(1987) RainMan(1988) Avalon(1990) Bugsy(1991) Toys(1992) JimmyHollywood(1994) Disclosure(1994) Sleepers(1996) WagtheDog(1997) Sphere(1998) LibertyHeights(1999) AnEverlastingPiece(2000) Bandits(2001) Envy(2004) ManoftheYear(2006) WhatJustHappened(2008) PoliWood(2009) YouDon'tKnowJack(2010) TheBay(2012) TheHumbling(2014) RocktheKasbah(2015) TheWizardofLies(2017) Paterno(2018) TheSurvivor(2021) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Don%27t_Know_Jack_(film)&oldid=1055497189" Categories:2010televisionfilms2010films2010biographicaldramafilmsAmericanbiographicaldramafilmsAmericanfilmsFilmsscoredbyMarceloZarvosFilmsabouteuthanasiaFilmsdirectedbyBarryLevinsonFilmssetinthe1990sFilmsshotinMichiganFilmsshotinNewYorkCityMedical-themedfilmsHBOFilmsfilms2010sEnglish-languagefilmsHiddencategories:AllarticleslackingreliablereferencesArticleslackingreliablereferencesfromJanuary2018ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidataPagesusinginfoboxtelevisionwithunnecessarynameparameter Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages العربيةDanskDeutschEspañolفارسیFrançais한국어ՀայերենItalianoNederlands日本語PolskiPortuguêsРусскийSvenskaไทยTürkçeУкраїнська中文 Editlinks