Jan 11, 2020 sunny holiday, an aspiring singer, abandons his wife and young daughter to embark on a tour of karaoke bars in search of the elusive big break that will catapult him to country music stardom. His unorthodox means to that end is to hit the road and compete in a string of karaoke contests, which he and his manager les garrett morris hope will bring him exposure and much needed prize money to keep the show on the road and the dream. The actor was created in 1957 in glendale, california. Jackpot movie trailer starring daryl hannah, adam baldwin, jon gries, garrett morris, peggy lipton, jonathan gries. Plot summary jackpot, nevada is a town one hundred miles south of twin falls, idaho.
Jackpot by michael polish jon gries, garrett morris, daryl. Jon gries began his film career at the age of eleven, and he hasnt relented ever since, going on to star in over 140 movies. Every movie getting early digital releases due to coronavirus. After their compelling breakthrough twin falls idaho two summers ago, i was hoping for another small gem from the polish brothers, michael and mark. Jackpot is a very small independent musical, road trip, drama movie about becoming a huge and popular karaoke singer in small cities but bigger states. Starring jon gries, daryl hannah, garrett morris, anthony edwards, crystal bernard. Jackpot on dvd 043396069039 from sony pictures home entertainment. Jackpot is the refreshingly original, stylish followup film from directorswriters mark and michael polish twin falls idaho starring jon gries men in black and garrett morris tvs saturday night live. Sunny holiday, an aspiring singing star, abandons his wife and young baby to set off on a ninemonth tour of bleak western towns. Gries has played a werewolf on several occasions, such as fright night part 2 and the monster squad. Abandoning his beautiful wife bobbi daryl hannah and their young baby, he sets off with his manager lester les irving garrett morris on a ninemonth. Supported by a stellar ensemble cast, including daryl hannah, peggy lipton, crystal bernard, mac davis and anthony edwards, and an eclectically original soundtrack, jackpot is part road trip, part buddy movie and all heart. With jon gries, daryl hannah, garrett morris, patrick bauchau. Jackpot is the first released film to be shot with the 24p hdtv camera.
Jackpot, by accident or by design, is the real event movie of the summer. Jon is the son of actress mary eleanor munday and producer thomas stephen gries, so at a young age, jon would get industry exposure and have his first film experience in will penny starring charlton heston, was written and directed by his father. Sunny holiday gries is a singer who dreams of one day making it big. At the age of eleven, jon gries could not have predicted he would go on to have a career that would span. Jackpot jon gries garrett morris daryl hannah 2001 an aspiring singer jon gries and his road manager garrett morris search the country for an audience that appreciates his music. Jon gries was born on june 17, 1957 in glendale, california, usa as jonathan francis gries. But jackpot also means the payout of a slot machinewealth without effort. Wannabe country star sunny holiday john gries cant stay out of the limelight, no matter how low the wattage. Jon gries and garrett morris star in jackpot july 26. Glendale, california, usa a longtime character actor with the unique ability to alternate between meek and menacing at the drop of a hat, jon gries can play a computer wiz real genius. Watch jackpot movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Jon gries men in black and saturday night lives garrett morris star in this bizarre yet compelling little road movie. He is also credited under the names jon francis and jonathan gries. Jon gries began his film career at the age of eleven, and he hasnt relented ever since, going on to star in over 140 movies and tv shows.
Jackpot 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is married to the foul mouthed daryl hannah, and they have a. Jackpot is a 2001 american comedydrama film directed by michael polish and written by michael and his brother, mark polish. Cary dean for america television lost roger linus 200710 the pretender broots 19962000 martin shawn 199294 filmography as actor glass jaw. This is the first movie shot on sonys 24p hd highdefinition camcorder, and its a major. Apart from his work on the popular medium of tv and movies, jon gries has also appeared in a video game, hitman. In the historical western film september dawn, he played executed murderer john d. Jackpot is the new movie by the polish brothers, directed by michael, coproduced and cowritten by mark. He was created in a family that was mixed up in cinema sector as his dad is a director, maker and article writer thomas stephen gries, whereas his mom is an. This movie has a huge cast like jon gries who plays the main character and main lead of the film playing the karaoke singer sunny holliday. It flowed nicely and had a story that was clean and easy to follow.
He is married to the foul mouthed daryl hannah, and they have a little girl. This twosided disc contains both anamorphic widescreen and full screen presentations. Starting point is sunnys homebase in jackpot nevada. Jon gries celebrity profile check out the latest jon gries photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. It had a limited release in the usa on july 27, 2001. Set 100 miles south of the setting of the polish brothers first feature, twin falls idaho, jackpot tells the story of sunny holiday jon gries, a downonhisluck karaoke dweller who has hopes of. Singer sunny holiday is one of the most popular singers within his community. The singer, named sunny holiday and played by jon gries, has left his. Jackpot singer sunny holiday is one of the most popular singers within his community. Jon gries, daryl hannah, garrett morris, mark polish, mac davis, michael polish, llc jackpot productions. For sunny holiday jon gries, the pathway to success is to become a countrywestern singer. Subsequently several of jons films have become cult. Jackpot 2001 jon gries, garrett morris, daryl hannah.
Sunny holiday jon gries is convinced his road to singing. Sunny holiday jon gries has walked out on his wife bobbi daryl hannah and their baby, signed with manager les irving garrett morris and loaded up their pink chrysler for a nine month, fortythree city tour of karaoke joints in the great heartland. Jackpot is the refreshingly original, stylish followup film from directorswriters mark and michael polish twin falls idaho starring jon gries. Jackpot is their sophmoric effort, and it is just visually stunning. This one feels more like when the pianist noodles on the keyboard before breaking into the melody.
The road movie jackpot comes to dvd from columbia tristar. Rather than taking a more direct route, he works on building his audience by hitting tiny karaoke contests across the country. Jonathan francis gries born june 17, 1957 is an american actor, writer, and director. Telly addict andrew collins casts his critical eye over new worlds above, klondike, the trip to italy, endeavour and monkey planet. I saw twin falls idaho, and the polish brothers have certainly got their own brand of film. Jackpot s sunny holiday jon gries is one such dreamer, whose dream it is to make it big as a singer. Jon gries at the samsung blast fresh films youth fest 2007 during the afi fest. Jon gries plays sunny holiday, a drifter type who wants to become a professional singer. It reminded me of the western classics that i watched as a child. Jackpot is the new movie by the polish brothers, directed by michael. Jackpot 2001 jon gries, garrett morris, daryl hannah youtube.
He is best known for his role in napoleon dynamite as uncle rico, and also as recurring character roger linus on lost. In addition to morris are peggy lipton, crystal bernard, mac davis, and anthony edwards. Hes barely a step above the down and out, working the karaoke circuit. Sunny jon gries is the singer, lester garrett morris is his manager. Gries has played a werewolf on several occasions, such as fright night part. Find out when and where you can watch jackpot on tv with the full listings schedule at. Jul 27, 2001 jackpot is the elusive pot of gold that sunny holiday jon gries is searching for. Twin falls idaho, jackpot tells the story of sunny holiday jon gries.
The movie itself may not always hit the big money, but it still pays to get on the road again and check it out. His first movie appearance was in the movie, will penny, where he played the character, boy horace. By ron weiskind, postgazette movie editor jackpot, now at the melwood screening room in oakland. Playing two losers chasing an impossible dream, gries and morris have an entertaining rapport. It was definitely a movie that i can sit down and watch whenever i needed an escape. Jon gries at the fashion week event to benefit the worldwide campaign to end violence against women. Jon gries celebrity profile check out the latest jon gries photo gallery, biography, pics.
Their first film, twin falls idaho 1999, was a virtuoso dark melodrama about conjoined twins approaching an inescapable separation. Hes barely a step above the down and out, working the. He is an actor, known for napoleon dynamite 2004, men in black 1997 and the rundown 2003. Twin falls idaho 1999 was the polish brothers first movie. Napoleon dynamite, twin falls idaho, faults, 5 time champion, jackpot, glass jaw, born of water, durants never closes, and more with aggragate ratings, trailers, stream links and other details. Adam baldwin, daryl hannah, peggy lipton, jon gries, garrett morris, anthony edwards, patrick bauchau, crystal bernard. Staring daryl hannah, mac davis, jonathan gries and peggy lipton. Jackpot is the elusive pot of gold that sunny holiday jon gries is searching for. Fine with title written on back in corner does not affect front, no tears, no tape, no pinholes, very clean and sharp. Daryl hannah, adam baldwin, jon gries, garrett morris, jonathan.
The polish brothers have even cast the film eccentrically with talented 1970s and 1980s tv stars. However, sunny has to make the hardest decision, and that is the decision to leave his wife and baby and go on a tour to find country music lovers in the western towns, music lovers that will come out to every single show within the area. However, if you are lucky enough to see jackpot projected digitally, you will be seeing the future, for better or worse. He takes off with his road manager in a pink chrysler in search of their own version of the american dream. Unfortunately the pacing that troubled their first effort slows to a mournful crawl in jackpot, a temperamental attraction of roadside trials and tribulations. Jackpot, nevada is a town one hundred miles south of twin falls, idaho. Jackpot follows a singer and his manager as they head for jackpot, nevada the site. However, sunny has to make the hardest decision, and that is the decision to leave his wife and baby and go on a tour to find country music lovers in the western towns, music lovers that will come out to every single show within. Released july 27th, 2001, jackpot stars jon gries, garrett morris, daryl hannah, moel dewes the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a score of 49 out of 100 on metacritic.
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