Suddenly Naked

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Suddenly Naked
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Directed by Anne Wheeler
Written by Elyse Friedman
Produced byGavin Wilding
Starring
Cinematography David Frazee
Edited byLara Mazur
Music byChris Ainscough
Production
company
Creative Differences
Distributed by Remstar Distribution
Release date
8 September 2001 (Canada)
Running time
105 mn.
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Suddenly Naked is a 2001 drama film directed by Anne Wheeler, written by Elyse Friedman, and starring Wendy Crewson and Peter Coyote.

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Plot

Jackie York (Wendy Crewson) is a famous novelist with a secret, she is suffering from writer's block and is unable to write her much-anticipated novel. After being used and then dumped by a wannabe movie director, Jackie can't get back to work. So Jackie concocts a mess of lies to cover up her loneliness and to protect her secret. Jackie then meets a man named Patrick McKeating (Joe Cobden), a writer who opens her up to new possibilities. However, Patrick is nearly 20 years younger than Jackie. Jackie gets a lesson in true love and must decide what really matters in life.

Cast

Awards and nominations


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