You Don't Know Jack : the Jack Soo Story
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[Place of publication not identified] : Adachi, Jeff, [2009].
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Originally released by Adachi, Jeff, 2009.
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Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 21, 2016.
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Title from distributor's description (Films Media Group, July 16, 2016).
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This film tells the fascinating story of a pioneering American entertainer Jack Soo, an Oakland native who became the first Asian American to be cast in the lead role in a regular television series Valentine's Day (1963), and later starred in the popular comedy show Barney Miller (1975-1978). Featuring rare footage and interviews with Soo's co-stars and friends, including actors George Takei, Nancy Kwan and Max Gail, comedians Steve Landesberg and Gary Austin, and producer Hal Kanter, the film traces Jack's early beginnings as a nightclub singer and comedian, to his breakthrough role as Sammy Fong in Rogers and Hammerstein's Broadway play and film version of The Flower Drum Song. The film also explores why Soo, a former internee who was actually born Goro Suzuki, was forced to change his name in the post WWII era, in order to perform in clubs in the mid-west. Because of his experiences, throughout his career in films and television, Soo refused to play roles that were demeaning to Asian Americans and often spoke out against negative ethnic portrayals. Directed by Jeff Adachi, whose award-winning film "The Slanted Screen" (# 41296) premiered at SFIAAFF in 2006, this film reveals how Jack Soo's work laid the groundwork for a new generation of Asian American actors and comedians.
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9 & up.
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Closed-captioned.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2009). You Don't Know Jack: the Jack Soo Story . Adachi, Jeff.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2009. You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story. [Place of publication not identified]: Adachi, Jeff.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story [Place of publication not identified]: Adachi, Jeff, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)(2009). You don't know jack: the jack soo story. [Place of publication not identified]: Adachi, Jeff.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)You Don't Know Jack: The Jack Soo Story Adachi, Jeff, 2009.
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89403902-8989-08e4-c11c-7d2fea9095b3-eng
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| Author | adachi jeff |
| Grouping Category | movie |
| Last Update | 2024-08-18 06:56:03AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-02-12 02:19:50AM |
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