We’ll let the title — which evokes a corny 1990s pop culture phenomenon — slide for now and focus on the trailer for the most interesting project Al Pacino has been associated with in years.
In “You Don’t Know Jack,” Pacino plays famed right-to-die activist and doctor Jack Kevorkian in a biopic about his life and um, work. The solid cast includes Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, James Urbaniak and Danny Huston wearing a hairpiece that has to be seen to be believed.
Here’s the official synopsis:
In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian (aka Dr. Death) astonished the world as he took the end of life debate head on with his “Mercy Machine” and performed his first assisted suicide. Starring Oscar® winner Al Pacino (Emmy® winner for HBO’s “Angels in America”) in a film by Oscar® winner Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”), HBO Films’ You Don’t Know Jack follows Kevorkian as he builds his infamous Mercitron and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient’s right to die. The film’s additional cast includes: Oscar® winner Susan Sarandon (Emmy® nominated for HBO’s “Bernard and Doris”), John Goodman (Emmy® winner for “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”), Danny Huston (HBO’s “John Adams”), Brenda Vaccaro (Emmy® winner for “The Shape of Things”) is scheduled to debut on HBO in spring 2010.
The film, directed by Barry Levinson, will premiere on HBO on April 24th.
So Barry Levinson and Al Pacino now make made-for-cable movies…wow.
Holy shit…i feel like this is the first time we've seen a real performance from Pacino in a long time. No more shouting Mr. Macho.
And can you really call HBO a made for cable movie dude? Look at what that network is doing. Its better than most of the shit in the multiplex. Lets face it, more people will see it this way than if it played in an arthouse.
What is the song that starts at 0:05?