Jack Rio (film)

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Jack Rio
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Directed by Gregori J. Martin
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Distributed byBlack Hat Productions
Release date
  • June 13, 2008 (2008-06-13)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Jack Rio is a 2008 American thriller film directed by Gregori J. Martin. [1] The film is based on a short film written and directed by the film's lead actor Matt Borlenghi.

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Premise

Tommy Jamison is a famous actor, who is the star of the television soap opera The Incredible Jack Rio. He has played the lead for four years; however, he is sick of playing the role and how people never even call him by his real name, instead calling him by his character's name. The pressure from fans, the loss of his identity and the pressure to be "Jack" has become too much for him. Jamison wants to quit the show that has made him famous. When a string of murders seem to follow in his wake, the question is asked, does Tommy have an obsessed stalker, killing in his honor?

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References

  1. "Jack Rio". Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved June 18, 2016.