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You Don't Know Jack

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  • 2010
  • 2 hr 14 mins
  • Documentary, Drama
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Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1928 - 2011 ) in the 1990s, when he defies Michigan law assisting the suicide of terminally-ill persons. Support comes from his sister, a lab tech, the Hemlock Society president, and a lawyer. The child of survivors of the Armenian genocide interviews applicants: his sister video tapes them. He assembles a device allowing a person to initiate a three-chemical intravenous drip. The local D.A., the governor, and the Legislature respond. In court scenes, Kevorkian is sometimes antic. He's single-minded about giving dying individuals the right to determine how their lives will end. He wants the Supreme Court to rule. He picks a fight he can't win: is it hubris or heroism?

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Al Pacino
Dr. Jack Kevorkian
Brenda Vaccaro
Margo Janus
John Goodman
Neal Nicol

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Awards

  • 2011 - Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - winner
  • 2011 - Golden Globe - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2011 - Golden Globe - Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - nominated
  • 2010 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special - nominated

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