A tale of love, betrayal, friendship and grace focused around two working-class New York City couples. Hoffman makes his feature directorial debut with Bob Glaudini's screen adaptation of his acclaimed Off Broadway play, Jack Goes Boating.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman directs and stars in this New York-set black comedy drama adapted by Robert Glaudini from his own stage play. Jack (Hoffman) is a shy and socially awkward limo driver whose married friends Clyde (John Ortiz) and Lucy (Daphne Rubin-Vega) set him up on a blind date with the equally shy Connie (Amy Ryan). The two begin a tentative and gradual courtship that gives a whole new meaning to the word patience. But as Jack and Connie overcome their isolation and begin to open up to one another, the marriage of the friends who brought them together begins inexorably to fall apart.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Jack Goes Boating sees Academy Award Winner Philip Seymour Hoffman making his feature directorial debut. Hoffman plays Jack - a New York limo driver, who is set up on a blind date with Connie (Academy Award Nominee Amy Ryan - The Wire, Gone Baby Gone) by mutual close friends. Charmed by Connie's subtle grace and dry humour, he sets up a second date before realising he's out of his depth: Connie dreams of going boating and loves good food... and Jack can neither swim nor cook. Entrusting his fate to his friends, Jack has just a few months to learn how to swim and upgrade his cooking from a hot plate to haute cuisine. Featuring outstanding performances from a stellar ensemble cast, this touching story is about real people, their flaws and their aspirations. Funny, clever and endearing, Jack Goes Boating is a finely tuned comedy that speaks of love and friendship in equal measure. Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz, Richard Petrocelli, Thomas McCarthy, Amy Ryan, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Lola Glaudini, Rafael Osorio, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Mason Pettit, Trevor Long, Stephen Mailer, Elizabeth Rainer & Theodore Mailer Director Philip Seymour Hoffman Certificate 15 years and over Year 2010 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 50 minutes (approx)
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