Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva

IMDb link: 0202409
IMDb rating: 7.1 (853 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Music
Director: Robert Townsend
Cast: Tangie Ambrose, Tim Curry, Jenifer Lewis, T.V. Blake and others

Release date: 14 Jun 1999
Release year: 1999
Runtime: 120 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: parody comedy, spoof, character name in title

Plot:

"Mockumentary" on '60s diva Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), whose ancestors were George Washington's slaves. Lewis is our leading lady with an incredible singing voice. Jackie is planning her comeback tour coinciding with Edward Whatsett St. John (Tim Curry) as her interviewer. Famous faces are dishing the dirt on her, including Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, David Hyde Pierce, and Chris Rock.

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