Jack & Sarah (1995)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Tim Sullivan

Writer:

Tim Sullivan (written by)

Release Date:

22 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She's not proper, she's not fitting, she's not British, but to Jack she's a breath of fresh air.

Plot:

A young American woman becomes a nanny in the home of a recent British widower.

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Nanny | Widower | Babysitting | Grief

Cast

Richard E. Grant	...	Jack (as Richard E Grant)
Samantha Mathis	...	Amy
Judi Dench	...	Margaret
Eileen Atkins	...	Phil
Cherie Lunghi	...	Anna
Imogen Stubbs	...	Sarah
David Swift	...	Michael
Kate Hardie	...	Pamela
Laurent Grévill	...	Alain
Ian McKellen	...	William
Bianca Lee	...	Baby Sarah
Sophia Lee	...	Baby Sarah
Sophia Sullivan	...	Sarah as a Toddler
Niven Boyd	...	Nathaniel
Tracy Thorne	...	Susan

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, mild sensuality and language.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R (original rating) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Camden Market, Camden, London, England, UK

Company:

British Screen Productions

Trivia:

'Stephen Rea' refused the part of Jack.

Quotes:

Woman in agency: Would you like to meet a woman or... A man?
Jurek: I'd prefer a woman.

Soundtrack:

There's Nothing Like This

Sweet little film deserves more attention.

I knew little about Jack and Sarah the first time I saw it-it did little or no business in the theatres. In fact, my reason to choose it was based solely on Samantha Mathis being in it. When I see her on the screen, I get a nice, warm glow. Samantha Mathis is a doll, as she is in this film.

But pleasantly, surprisingly, the film itself is a little doll as well..

I didn't know I'd also be getting Dame Judi Dench, and Ian McEllen (in a wonderful performance), but there they were, no extra charge.

The theme of the film stumbles once and awhile through some very difficult territory-young urban exec loses his wife during childbirth and is forced to reexamine his life, and rediscover the meaning of love through this beautiful little girl. And the help of an assortment of well-meaning misfits, of course.

Richard E Grant does a marvelous job as Jack, who recreates himself, and betters himself, against all odds.

A sweet little movie worth seeing.