Al Pacino stars in a film by Barry Levinson, HBO Films You Don’t Know Jack, Susan Sarandon, Danny Huston, Brenda Vaccaro and John Goodman also star.
Screening followed by a Q&A with director Barry Levinson moderated by Paul Schrader!
Al Pacino gives a career-crowning performance in Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson’s acclaimed portrait of Jack “Dr. Death” Kevorkian and his campaign to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Featuring ace support from Susan Sarandon, Brenda Vaccaro, and John Goodman, Levinson’s provocative, darkly funny and unexpectedly moving docudrama poses tough questions about the right to die and the court of public opinion, lending new insight into a man we only thought we knew.
Nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Made For Television Movie, Outstanding Directing For a Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special (Barry Levinson), Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie (Al Pacino), Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie (John Goodman) and Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie (Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro).
You Don’t Know Jack
Barry Levinson, 2010, USA; 134m