- Jack Says
Infobox Film | name = Jack Says
director = Bob Phillips
writer = Paul TanterAlan RonaldEva Hamilton
Craig Woods
Piers Perreira
cinematography = Bob Komar
music =David Beard
editing = Paula Baker
distributor = Aspect Film / Pinnacle Vision
released = September 2008
country =UK
language = English
imdb_id = 1031607Jack Says is a
2008 Britishindependent film known particularly for being the last professional engagement of the legendary Mike Reid, who died shortly after filming in 2007. The film is a contemporaryfilm noir , with comic book undertones that reflect the Graphic Novel Jack Said, and is comparable in style to Sin City. The film also stars Simon Phillips, Rita Ramnani, Daniel Roberts,Rula Lenska andEric Cantona . It has been screened and nominated for awards at numerous UK and international film festivals, and was released onDVD on 22nd September 2008.Plot
Waking up in London with amnesia next to a dead body, Jack has just enough time and sense to disappear before the police arrive. In an attempt to lay low, he heads to Paris to visit the ex he can’t remember. But a guy like Jack attracts trouble, and an encounter with the mysterious Girl X draws him and the woman he loves back into a world he’s trying hard to avoid … and to remember.
Main Cast
Production
Directed by Bob Phillips, the film was produced by Lucky Strike Productions & Kalimasu Productions. The Director of Photography was Bob Komar. Script development and Film editing was by Paula Baker.
The music is created by film composer
David Beard with additional music by Lee Miller, Louise Heaney, Mike Watts, Dan Marfisi, Matt Perry and John Harvey.Comic Book Prequel
A prequel story to the film is available as a Graphic Novel. Titled Jack Said, it details the events leading up to the beginning of the Jack Says film.
Jack Said is written by Paul Tanter (Jack Says screenwriter) and illustrated by Oscar Alvaradao. It is available from book shops and websites including www.amazon.com and www.lulu.com under the ISBN's 978-0-9556927-0-3 and 0955692709.
External links
* [http://www.jacksays.co.uk Jack Says website]
* [http://www.kalimasu.co.uk Kalimasu Productions website]
*imdb title|1031607|Jack Says
* [http://www.davidbeardmusic.com Film Music Composer David Beard]
* [http://www.paulabaker.com Film Editor Paula Baker]
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