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Jackie's Back!
“A diva’s work is never done, baby.”
6.9 / 10• 1999• 1h 31m•NR• English
ComedyMusicTV Movie
Storyline
A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.
Cast & Crew
Jenifer Lewis
Jackie Washington
Lead
Tim Curry
Edward Whatsett St. John
T.V. Blake
Antandra Washington (Jackie's Daughter)
Tangie Ambrose
Shaniqua Summers Wells (Jackie's Daughter)
Whoopi Goldberg
Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens (Jackie's Sister)
Robert Bailey Jr.
Wilson Wells (Jackie's Grandson)
Tom Arnold
Marvin Pritz (Jackie's Former Manager)
Loretta Devine
Snookie Tate (Jackie's Childhood Friend)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Townsend's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jackie's Back! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
