Off Jackson Avenue
2008 American film
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Off Jackson Avenue is a 2008[4] American crime thriller drama film written by, directed by and starring John-Luke Montias.[5]
| Off Jackson Avenue | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John-Luke Montias |
| Written by | John-Luke Montias |
| Produced by | Michiel Pilgram |
| Starring | John-Luke Montias |
| Cinematography | George Gibson |
| Edited by | Michiel Pilgram |
| Music by | Ed Tomney |
Production companies | Goltzius Productions The Group Entertainment Multivisionnaire Pictures |
| Distributed by | Goltzius Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 79 minutes[3] 80 minutes[4][5] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English[3] Russian[3] Spanish[3] Cantonese[3] Mandarin[3] Japanese[3] Albanian[3] |
Cast
- Jessica Pimentel as Olivia
- Stivi Paskoski as Milot
- Jun Suenaga as Tomo
- Aya Cash as Olga
- Gene Ruffini as Uncle Jack
- John-Luke Montias as Joey
- Clem Cheung as Eddie Chang
- Daniel Oreskes as Ivan
- Judith Hawking as Donna
- Jim Tooey as Russ
- Michael Gnat as Wall Street Jimmy
Release
The film was released at the Quad Cinema in New York City on July 17, 2009.[2]
Reception
The film has a 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews.[6]
Ronnie Scheib of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote, "its laid-back absurdist tone and no-nonsense pacing make for an audio-visual delight."[3]
Andrew Schenker of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four and wrote, "Sex slavery, Japanese hit men, and ordinary car thieves converge on the mean streets of Long Island City in Off Jackson Avenue, John-Luke Montias's engagingly lurid but ultimately tepid crime drama."[4]