Jack (2013 film)

Jack
CBC release poster
Genre	Drama Biography
Screenplay by	Andrew Wreggitt
Story by	Shelley Eriksen Andrew Wreggitt
Directed by	Jeff Woolnough
Starring	Rick Roberts Sook-Yin Lee
Theme music composer	Shawn Pierce
Opening theme	"Rise Up" by The Parachute Club
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Laszlo Barna Kyle Irving Lisa Meeches Lesley Oswald Karen Stermsheg Melissa Williamson
Cinematography	C. Kim Miles
Editor	Mike Lee
Running time	89 minutes
Production companies	Pier 21 Films Eagle Vision
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10) (Canada)

Jack is a Canadian television film, which debuted on CBC Television on March 10, 2013. A biopic of the late Jack Layton, the film stars Rick Roberts as Layton and Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow. The film was originally announced in 2012 as Smilin' Jack: The Jack Layton Story.

The film was directed by Jeff Woolnough, and written by Shelley Eriksen and Andrew Wreggitt.

The film uses The Parachute Club's 1983 hit single "Rise Up", a longtime unofficial New Democratic Party anthem, as its opening theme music.

Both Roberts and Lee won Canadian Screen Awards for their performances at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards, Roberts as Best Lead Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries and Lee as Best Lead Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries.

Cast

• Rick Roberts as Jack Layton
• Sook-Yin Lee as Olivia Chow
• Zachary Bennett as Brad Lavigne
• Joel S. Keller as Karl Bélanger
• Wendy Crewson as Anne McGrath
• Judah Katz as Brian Topp

Victoria Snow, Brittany Scobie, Conrad Sweatman, Erin Karpluk and Diana Ha also appeared.

External links

• Jack at IMDb