You Don't Know Jack (2010)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 441 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biopic about Jack Kevorkian, a pathologist who helps terminally ill people end their lives. He becomes a controversial public figure as he repeatedly faces trials for assisted suicide.

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What happens

You Don't Know Jack is a 2010 American made-for-television biopic written by Adam Mazer and directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Al Pacino, John Goodman, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon and Brenda Vaccaro. The film dramatizes the efforts of former Oakland County, Michigan, pathologist and euthanasia proponent Jack Kevorkian (Pacino) to help the terminally ill and the profoundly disabled end their lives. The outspoken Kevorkian becomes a polarizing figure and is often referred to as "Dr. Death" in the press. He is assisted by his sister Margo Janus (Vaccaro), as well as his longtime friend and medical technician Neal Nicol (Goodman), and Janet Good (Sarandon), who founded the eastern Michigan chapter of the Hemlock Society. By accepted accounts, he aided 130 people to die. Kevorkian is unsuccessfully tried four times, but after taking an unprecedented direct role in the August 1998 death of his final patient Thomas Youk, he is convicted of second degree murder and is sentenced to 10-to-25 years in prison. He serves more than eight years and is released in June 2007. You Don't Know Jack's screenplay is largely based on the book Between the Dying and the Dead by Neal Nicol and Harry Wylie. The film received numerous award nominations. Al Pacino won Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award and Actor Award for his performance as Kevorkian. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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