Off Jackson Avenue
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{{Infobox film
| name = Off Jackson Avenue
| image =
| caption =
| director = John-Luke Montias
| producer = Michiel Pilgram
| story =
| writer = John-Luke Montias
| starring = John-Luke Montias
| music = Ed Tomney
| cinematography = George Gibson
| editing = Michiel Pilgram
| studio = Goltzius Productions
The Group Entertainment
Multivisionnaire Pictures
| distributor = Goltzius Productions
| released = {{film date|2008|||Vail Film Festival|ref1=https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=BBS20080313-01.2.2&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA--------0------|2009|7|17|Quad Cinema|ref2=}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
80 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
Russian
Spanish
Cantonese
Mandarin
Japanese
Albanian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Off Jackson Avenue is a 2008 American crime thriller drama film written by, directed by and starring John-Luke Montias.{{cite magazine|last=Alter|first=Ethan|title=Off Jackson Avenue — Film Review|date=July 16, 2009|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/jackson-avenue-film-review-93361/|accessdate=November 26, 2021}}
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.{{cite web|title=One Hell of a Ride: "Off Jackson Avenue" Director John-Luke Montias|date=July 15, 2009|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2009/07/one-hell-of-a-ride-off-jackson-avenue-director-john-luke-montias-70132/|accessdate=November 27, 2021}}
Reception
The film has a 59% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 17 reviews.{{cite web|title=Off Jackson Avenue|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1213727-off_jackson_avenue|accessdate=November 27, 2021}}
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."{{cite magazine|last=Scheib|first=Ronnie|title=Off Jackson Avenue|date=August 11, 2008|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/off-jackson-avenue-1200507812/|accessdate=November 27, 2021}}
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."{{cite magazine|last=Schenker|first=Andrew|title=Review: Off Jackson Avenue|date=July 13, 2009|magazine=Slant Magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/off-jackson-avenue/|accessdate=November 27, 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1016083}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|1213727-off_jackson_avenue}}