What Did Jack Do?

What Did Jack do?
Directed byDavid Lynch
Written byDavid Lynch
Produced bySabrina S. Sutherland
StarringDavid Lynch
CinematographyScott Ressler
Edited byDavid Lynch
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • November 8, 2017 (2017-11-08) (France)
  • January 20, 2020 (2020-01-20) (Netflix)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What Did Jack Do? is a 2017 American black-and-white short film written and directed by David Lynch. It premiered on November 8, 2017, at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris.[1][2][3] It was later released to Netflix on January 20, 2020. In the film, a detective (played by Lynch) interrogates a capuchin monkey who possibly committed a murder.[4]

  1. ^ "David Lynch a présenté son court-métrage bien barré "What Did Jack Do ?" à la Fondation Cartier". Trois Couleurs. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "'What Did Jack Do ?', A New 17' David Lynch Short Movie". Lynchland page on Facebook. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "'What Did Jack Do ?', A New 17' David Lynch Short Movie". Lynchland page on Facebook. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ Anderton, Ethan (2020-01-20). "David Lynch Short Hits Netflix, Features the Director Interrogating a Monkey". SlashFilm. Retrieved 20 January 2020.