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Director Robert Townsend

Writer Dee LaDuke (Writer), Mark Alton Brown (Writer)

Release Date June 14, 1999

Runtime 91 min (1h 31m)

Country United States of America

Language EN

Budget N/A

Box Office N/A

Studios Lifetime • Hearst Entertainment Productions • Krost/Chapin Productions

Jackie's Back! (1999)

Name: Jackie's Back!
Genre: Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Released: 1999-06-14
Rating: 3.5

Directed by Robert Townsend

• Written by Dee LaDuke , Mark Alton Brown

"A diva’s work is never done, baby."

⭐ 3.5 / 5 (10 votes) ⏱️ 91 min 🎬 Comedy, Music, TV Movie

Ratings Breakdown:

10 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

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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)

Julie Hagerty

Pammy Dunbar (Infomercial Host)

David Hyde Pierce

Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)

Kathy Najimy

Lola Molina (Jackie's Stalker)

Isabel Sanford

Miss Krumes (Jackie's Play Mama)