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| Written by | Mark Alton Brown Dee LaDuke |
| Directed by | Robert Townsend |
| Starring | Jenifer Lewis Tim Curry Whoopi Goldberg Loretta Devine |
| Theme music composer | Marc Shaiman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Gideon Amir |
| Cinematography | Charles Mills |
| Editor | John L. Price |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | June 14, 1999 (1999-06-14) |
Jackie's Back (stylized as Jackie's Back!) is a 1999 American mockumentary musical comedy television film directed by Robert Townsend and stars Jenifer Lewis in a title role.[1] It also starred Tim Curry, Loretta Devine, Tom Arnold and Whoopi Goldberg. It premiered on the Lifetime Television Network on June 14, 1999.[2] It received NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 2000.[3]
Presented as a mockumentary, Jackie's Back chronicles the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva. After several years of toiling in obscurity, Washington decides to organize her own comeback concert with filmmaker Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) filming the event. The film also features numerous cameo appearances by celebrities.
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