Premiering at the 2010 Sundance But as Jack and Connie find JACK GOES Film Festival ®, Philip Seymour the courage and desire to Hoffman’s assured directorial pursue their budding debut is an relationship, Clyde and Lucy’s BOATING unconventional tale of love, marriage begins to betrayal and friendship set against the backdrop of working- disintegrate. Director: Philip Seymour class City. Based on Featuring touching, realistic Hoffman the acclaimed off-Broadway play and full-fledged performances Cast: , of the same name, the story Amy Ryan, John Ortiz, Daphne and complemented by a centers on Jack (Hoffman, Rubin-Vega warm, impressionistic visual Capote , Doubt ), a reggae-loving Run Time: 89 minutes style, Jack Goes Boating is a limo driver with vague dreams of Country: USA charming slice-of-life story landing a job with the transit Year: 2010 authority, and not much else. that shows us how love can Language : English be awkward, funny and Distributor: Alliance Films Jack is a quiet, mostly unremarkable man with few important, often at the same Distributor Estimates time. Availability As: October 2010 friends, and even less family. Video: N/A He spends most of his time “Hoffman brings a Ratings: ON NR / BC NR / AB NR hanging out with his best sympathetic touch to a / SK NR / MB NR / PQ NR / friend and fellow driver, Clyde small dramatic piece that Maritimes NR (John Ortiz, Two Lovers, recalls the warm-hearted American Gangster ), and “little people” dramas of Clyde’s wife Lucy (Daphne the ‘50s.” – Todd McCarthy , Rubin-Vega, from Broadway’s Variety Rent ). Outgoing and truly fond of Jack, the two look to

break him out of his quiet existence by introducing him to Connie (Amy Ryan, Green Zone, Gone Baby Gone ), Lucy’s co-worker at a funeral home. Being with Connie soon inspires Jack to learn to cook, pursue

a new career, and take swim- ming lessons from Clyde so he can give Connie the romantic boat ride she wants.