Jackie's Back (stylized as Jackie's Back!) is a 1999 American television film directed by Robert Townsend and stars Jenifer Lewis in a title role. It also starred Tim Curry, Loretta Devine, Tom Arnold, and Whoopi Goldberg. It premiered on the Lifetime Television Network on June 14, 1999. It received NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 2000.
Plot Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B singer. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington organizes a comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous appearances by celebrities.
Cast Jenifer Lewis as Jackie Washington Tim Curry as Edward Whatsett St. John T.V. Blake as Antandra Washington (Jackie's daughter) Tangie Ambrose as Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's daughter) Robert Bailey, Jr. as Wilson Wells (Jackie's grandson) Whoopi Goldberg as Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's sister) Loretta Devine as Snookie Tate (Jackie's childhood friend) Tom Arnold as Marvin Pritz (Jackie's former manager) Alan Blumenfeld as Ivan Loren Freeman as Kim Johnny Brown as Reverend Eustace Barnett Julie Hagerty as Pammy Dunbar David Hyde Pierce as Perry Kathy Najimy as Lola Molina Kyla Pratt as Little Jackie Washington Rudy Ray Moore as Dolemite Isabel Sanford as Miss Krumes JoBeth Williams as Jo Face Mary Wilson as Vesta Crotchley (Jackie's third-grade teacher) Richard Lawson as Milkman Summers (Jackie's ex-husband #1) Reynaldo Rey as Cadillac Johnson (retired pimp)
Cameos Patti Austin Charles Barkley Diahann Carroll Eddie Cibrian Jackie Collins Don Cornelius Taylor Dayne Melissa Etheridge Kathy Griffin Sean Hayes Ricki Lake Howie Mandel Camryn Manheim Penny Marshall Bette Midler Liza Minnelli Rosie O'Donnell Dolly Parton Donna Pescow Chris Rock Eva Marie Saint Grace Slick Robert Townsend Bruce Vilanch
See also List of American films of 1999
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