Jam (2006/I)

Director:

Craig Serling

Writers:

Nicole Lonner (writer)
Craig Serling (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

JAM: When Lives Collide

Plot:

A traffic accident on a rural mountain road becomes a life changing experience for fifteen diverse travelers. |

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Marijuana | Lesbian | Automobile Accident | Pregnancy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Christopher Amitrano	...	Curt
Elizabeth Bogush	...	Jen
Dan Byrd	...	Josh
Julie Claire	...	Judy
David DeLuise	...	Jerry
Amanda Detmer	...	Amy
Amanda Foreman	...	Stephanie
William Forsythe	...	Ted
Tess Harper	...	Ruby
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Lorraine
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Dale
Mariah O'Brien	...	Rose
Alex Rocco	...	Mick
Jonathan Silverman	...	Gary
Gina Torres	...	Lilac

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Thanksgiving Films LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: As the woman gives birth, her right hand jumps between being wrapped around Curt's neck, tearing his shirt to being calmly placed on his back.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Jam (2004)

Soundtrack:

Run Like That

A Breath of Fresh Air

After seeing so many mediocre movies in a row, this was definitely a breath of fresh air. To describe it I would say it's one of those off-beat films not driven by a plot but by characters. It reminded me a lot of The Breakfast Club in more ways than one.

As far as the actors, all of them were great and their characters were well defined and easy to relate to. In Fact, another movie to compare this to might be Glengary Glen Ross. It's not the story but the cast that make these films fun to watch. Jam had a great cast.

While I just compared Jam to two classics, I wouldn't necessarily rank it in that category, but I do think it certainly deserves better than it's current IMDb ranking of 5.3. I give it an 8.