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Jackie's Back!

Jackie's Back!

★ 6.9/10•1999•1h 31m•Comedy•Music•TV Movie

A diva’s work is never done, baby.

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

Robert Townsend · Director

Dee LaDuke · Writer

Mark Alton Brown · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 31m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 14, 1999

Actors

Jenifer Lewis

Jenifer Lewis

Jackie Washington

Tim Curry

Tim Curry

Edward Whatsett St. John

T.V. Blake

T.V. Blake

Antandra Washington (Jackie's Daughter)

Tangie Ambrose

Tangie Ambrose

Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's Daughter)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)

Robert Bailey Jr.

Robert Bailey Jr.

Wilson Wells (Jackie's Grandson)

Tom Arnold

Tom Arnold

Marvin Pritz (Jackie's Former Manager)

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)

Julie Hagerty

Julie Hagerty

Pammy Dunbar (Infomercial Host)

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)

Kathy Najimy

Kathy Najimy

Lola Molina (Jackie's Stalker)

Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford

Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)

JoBeth Williams

JoBeth Williams

Jo Face (Jackie's Vocal Coach)

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Vesta Crotchley (Jackie's Third Grade Teacher)

Reynaldo Rey

Reynaldo Rey

Cadillac Johnson (Retired Pimp)

Loren Freeman

Loren Freeman

Kim (Jackie's Costume Designer)

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