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| Directed by | Phil Connell |
| Written by | Phil Connell |
| Produced by | Phil Connell Katie Corbidge |
| Starring | Cloris Leachman Thomas Duplessie Linda Kash Jayne Eastwood |
| Cinematography | Viktor Cahoj |
| Edited by | Lev Lewis |
| Music by | Harry Knazan |
Production companies | Big Island Productions 2645850 Ontario |
| Distributed by | Breaking Glass Pictures (USA); Levelfilm (Canada); Outplay (France); Great Movies Distribution (Latin America) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Jump, Darling is a 2020 Canadian drama film directed by Phil Connell.[1] The film stars Thomas Duplessie as Russell, a rookie drag queen reeling from a break-up, who escapes to Prince Edward County, where he finds his grandmother Margaret (Cloris Leachman) in steep decline yet desperate to avoid the local nursing home.[2] The film was one of Leachman's final performances before her death in 2021.[3]
The film's cast also includes Linda Kash as Russell's mother Ene and Jayne Eastwood as town busybody Jeanne, as well as real-life Toronto drag queens Tynomi Banks, Miss Fiercalicious and Fay Slift.[2]
The film was supported by the Inside Out Film and Video Festival's LGBTQ Finance Forum in 2017,[4] and Leachman's casting was announced in 2019.[2] The film was also supported by Telefilm Canada's Talent to Watch program for emerging filmmakers, and will be distributed in Canada by LevelFILM.[5]
- ^ Lauren Malyk, "Jump, Darling, Well Rounded land at Inside Out". Playback, September 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c Dino-Ray Ramos, "Cloris Leachman To Star In LGBTQ Family Drama ‘Jump, Darling’". Deadline Hollywood, June 3, 2019.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn, "Canadian film ‘Jump, Darling’ features the late Cloris Leachman’s last starring role". Toronto Star, March 9, 2021.
- ^ Regan Reid, "Inside Out launches financing forum". Playback, May 15, 2017.
- ^ Jordan Pinto, "LevelFILM to distribute Phil Connell’s Jump, Darling". Playback, June 4, 2019.