User:EricFerrebee/Jack Goes Boating (Film)

Jack Goes Boating is a 2010 romantic comedy film from Overture Films and Relativity Media. Academy Award winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote) makes his directorial debut as he stars alongside Academy Award nominee Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone), John Ortiz (American Gangster), and Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s Rent). The film's script was adapted by Robert Glaudini from the 2007 play entitled Jack Goes Boating which he also wrote. The film premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival and was later released in the United States on September 17, 2010.

=Plot=

Jack (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a shy limousine driver who lives with and works for his uncle. His best friend and fellow co-worker Clyde (John Ortiz) and Clyde's wife Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega) set up a dinner date at their house for him to meet Lucy's new co-worker, Connie (Amy Ryan) who has some minor intimacy issues of her own. As Jack and Connie get to know each other, he sets his sights on learning to swim so he can take her boating when summer comes. With Clyde eager to help him learn, they begin swimming lessons. Jack decides that summer is too far away to wait for a date with Connie. He decides that a nice dinner would be a good place to start. When Connie says that no one has ever cooked a meal for her, Jack decides that he wants to be the chef and cook for her. This adds another set of lessons to be learned as Jack does not know how to cook. Clyde sets Jack up with a chef friend of Lucy's to learn the culinary art form. As Jack strives to perfect swimming and cooking, he begins to get a look behind the veil of the marriage of his friends, which is straining under the weight of mutual occasional infidelities. As Jack and Connie grow closer, the troubles of his friends' marriage become more apparent, and Jack grows in confidence and skill not just aquatically and in culinary arts, but in relating to Connie and other people in his life on a more meaningful level.

=Cast=
 * Philip Seymour Hoffman as Jack
 * Amy Ryan as Connie
 * John Ortiz as Clyde
 * Daphne Rubin-Vega as Lucy
 * Thomas McCarthy as Dr. Bob
 * Richard Petrocelli as Uncle Frank

Supporting Characters

 * Lola Glaudini as Italian Woman
 * Stephen Adly Guirgis as MTA worker
 * Elizabeth Rodriguez as Waldorf Event Assistant
 * Isaac Schinazi as Pastry Chef
 * Mason Pettit as Drunk Man on Subway

=Production=

The companies involved in making, producing, and distributing the movie were Overture Films, Big Beach Films, Cooper's Town Productions, Labyrinth Theater Company, Olfactory Productions, Relativity Media, and Anchor Bay Entertainment. Overture Films (known for The Men Who Stare at Goats and Law Abiding Citizen) and Big Beach Films (known for Little Miss Sunshine and Away We Go) co-financed the film and also took part in producing and distributing. The film's producers were Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach Films, Beth O'Neil of Olfactory Productions and Emily Ziff of Cooper's Town Productions. In addition to directing and acting, Hoffman acted as one of the two executive producers with the other being costar John Ortiz.

Pre-production and development for the film took place in January of 2009. Filming took place in February of 2009 in New York. The Clinton Diner of Maspeth, Queens in New York City is a featured location in the film. Post-production took place in October of 2009 and the film was completed in March of 2010.

=Distribution and Release=

The film premiered on January 23, 2010 at the 26th Sundance Film Festival. It was later distributed by Overture Films and Relativity Media and it was released on four screens in New York City and Los Angeles on September 17, 2010. It opened to $28,916 for a $7,229 per screen average. Later in September and October the film expanded reaching a maximum of 90 screens. The film's domestic theatrical run came to an end in December of 2010. The domestic gross totaled $541,992. The film was later released on DVD on January 18, 2011.

Outside of the U.S, the film was featured in a number of foreign film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival, the Torino Film Festival, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Dubai International Film Festival. The film was also released in a few countries including Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The film grossed $77,578 over seas which brought its global total gross to $619,570.

=Reception and Reviews=

Jack Goes Boating met with a mixed response from general audiences. It received a positive review from 50% of the general public who collectively gave it a 3.2/5 rating according to Rotten Tomatoes. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the film was given a positive review by 86% of top critics earning a 6.7/10 rating. According to Metacritic the film was positively reviewed by 73% of critics earning a score of 64 out of 100. The users of Imdb gave the film a rating of 6.4/10.

=Awards=

Jack Goes Boating was nominated for four major awards in 2010. For his performance as Clyde, John Ortiz was nominated for a Gotham Award in the category of Best Breakthrough Actor. The award went to Ronald Bronstein for his performance in Daddy Longlegs. The film was also nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards. John Ortiz was again nominated for his performance in the Best Supporting Male category but lost to John Hawkes in Winter's Bone. Daphne Rubin-Vega was also nominated for her performance as Lucy in the Best Supporting Female category but lost to Dale Dickey in Winter's Bone. Robert Glaudini was nominated in the Best First Screenplay category but lost to Lena Dunham for her screenplay Tiny Furniture.

=Rating=

The Motion Picture Association of America gave the film an R or Restricted rating. This rating was warranted due to language, drug use, and some sexual content.

=Soundtrack=

A soundtrack album for the film featuring the following songs is available from Lakeshore Records.

=References=

=External links=
 * Jack Goes Boating at Metacritic
 * Jack Goes Boating at The Movie Insider
 * Jack Goes Boating at Sundance Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating at Toronto International Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating at Torino Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating at Dubai International Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack at Lakeshore Records
 * Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack at iTunes
 * Jack Goes Boating at Toronto International Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating at Torino Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating at Dubai International Film Festival
 * Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack at Lakeshore Records
 * Jack Goes Boating Soundtrack at iTunes

External Reviews

 * Jack Goes Boating reviewed by Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times
 * Jack Goes Boating reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly
 * Jack Goes Boating reviewed by Scott Bowles of USA Today
 * Jack Goes Boating reviewed by Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle
 * Jack Goes Boating reviewed by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone