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Jackpot is a american film of genre Drama directed by Polish brothers released in USA on 26 july 2001 with Jon Gries
Jackpot (2001)
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Add to a movie listJackpot is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Polish and written by Michael and his brother, Mark Polish. It had a limited release in the USA on July 27, 2001.
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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. Living out of a pink Chrysler for months, he and his manager meet various strangers along the way, all of whom they inevitably alienate by trying to sell a concentrated household cleaner or committing some other faux pas. Eventually, the frustrations fueled by their many disappointments nearly tear their friendship apart, and they are forced to return to the lives they had left behind.Actors
Jon Gries
(Sunny Holiday / Glen Allen Johnson)
Garret Morris
(Lester Irving)
Adam Baldwin
(Mel James)
Patrick Bauchau
(Santa Claus / Voice of Sevon)
Crystal Bernard
(Cheryl)
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