Jam (2005)
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43% of users liked it
(562 ratings)
A car wreck causes the lives of 15 strangers to unexpectedly collide in this independent comedy drama. It's Father's Day, and Ted (William Forsythe) is out on the road with his 19-year-old son Josh (Dan Byrd). When Josh slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a dog along a two-lane highway in… More A car wreck causes the lives of 15 strangers to unexpectedly collide in this independent comedy drama. It's Father's Day, and Ted (William Forsythe) is out on the road with his 19-year-old son Josh (Dan Byrd). When Josh slams on the brakes to avoid hitting a dog along a two-lane highway in the country, his car is rear-ended by Lorraine (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a cellist en route to a gig. Josh's car hits a telephone pole which soon blocks the road, and a traffic jam results. Among the folks waiting for the road to clear are Lilac (Gina Torres) and her lesbian girlfriend Rose (Mariah O'Brien), who is about to have a baby and needs medical help. Jerry (David DeLuise) and Curt (Christopher Amitrano) are a pair of half-bright rednecks who have stolen an ATM machine and are trying to figure out how to liberate the cash from it when they're enlisted to help Rose have her child. Divorcé Dale (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is spending the day with his kids Robert (Skyler Gisondo) and Brianna (Marissa Blanchard), but he isn't sure how to break the news he'll soon be moving away and won't see them very often. Gary (Jonathan Silverman) and Judy (Julie Claire) are a bickering yuppie couple at odds over the fact they haven't been able to have a baby. Amy (Amanda Detmer) is on her way to her wedding, and her friends Stephanie (Amanda Foreman) and Jen (Elizabeth Bogush) are there to lend support, but Amy is having second thoughts and Stephanie knows something that would have a very serious effect on the nuptials. And Mick (Alex Rocco) is a middle-aged man traveling with his wife Ruby (Tess Harper) who ends up acting as an advisor on affairs of the heart to several other stranded motorists. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Craig Serling
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Apr 1, 2006 Wide
- Studio
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
The film stuffs itself full of sitcom characters and the sort of situations that would get rejected from bottom rung TV dramas.
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Cast
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David DeLuise
as Jerry
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Amanda Foreman
as Stephanie
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William Forsythe
as Ted
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Tess Harper
as Ruby
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
as Lorraine
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan
as Dale
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Alex Rocco
as Mick
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Jonathan Silverman
as Gary
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Dan Byrd
as Josh
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Gina Torres
as Lilac
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Mariah O'Brien
as Rose
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Amanda Detmer
as Amy
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Elizabeth Bogush
as Jen
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Christopher Amitrano
as Curt
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Julie Claire
as Judy
