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Jackie's Back! (1999)
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
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A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
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Genre:Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Written By:Dee LaDuke, Mark Alton Brown
In Theaters:6/14/1999
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Runtime:91 minutes
Studio:Lifetime, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Krost/Chapin Productions
Cast
Robert Townsend
Director
Jenifer Lewis
Jackie Washington
Tim Curry
Edward Whatsett St. John
T.V. Blake
Antandra Washington (Jackie's Daughter)
Tangie Ambrose
Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's Daughter)
Whoopi Goldberg
Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Robert Bailey Jr.
Wilson Wells (Jackie's Grandson)
Tom Arnold
Marvin Pritz (Jackie's Former Manager)
Loretta Devine
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
Julie Hagerty
Pammy Dunbar (Infomercial Host)
David Hyde Pierce
Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)
Kathy Najimy
Lola Molina (Jackie's Stalker)
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