Divorcing Jack

Oct 2 1998 Not Rated 1h 50m
Comedy, Thriller

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun

Plot

A married drunk hooks up with the ex-girlfriend of a vicious local criminal. He gets booted out of home for his infidelity, has a murderer on his tail, and must try to write the story of his life in order to save his journalism job. He gets help from a stripper dressed as a nun and goes undercover dressed as Shaggy from Scooby Doo. He finds a drinking buddy in an American fellow journalist.

Written by

Colin Bateman

Directed by

David Caffrey

Cast

David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Adam Black

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Scala Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,251
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA