Idaho International Film Festival
 

JIMMY AND JUDY

Jon Schroder & Randall Rubin
2006, USA, Narrative, 108 minutes
www.jimmyandjudymovie.com

‘Till Meth Do Us Part?

Jimmy and Judy  

It’s the Idaho Film Festival’s (just before) midnight movie and we’re quite sure that Jimmy and Judy is exactly Jimmy and Judywhat you’re looking for. Mental illness, ultraviolence, sexual perversion, methamphetamine cults, nudity, family dysfunction, home movies, and tender heart-warming romance are the order of the day. Join Jimmy and Judy as they discover that true love is possible - even in Hell.

Welcome to suburbia. Jimmy is intelligent, mentally ill and he’s obsessed with his handheld video camera and Judy, a timid ingénue who’s constantly bullied at school. He exacts revenge upon her enemies, and videotapes himself in the act causing Judy to fall hopelessly in love with her passionate protector. After a freak series of events, they find themselves on the run from the law in the cranked-up underbelly of the American Midwest. With nothing to lose (except each other), they roam the countryside in Jimmy and Judysearch of a near-mythical libertarian nirvana run by the elusive Uncle Rodney.

The excellent use of a clever concept, a well-developed script, daring performances and the scorching screen chemistry of Edward (Terminator 2, American History X, Pecker) Furlong and Rachael (The Ring) Bella ensure that Jimmy and Judy will stay with you long after the lights come up.


Egyptian Theatre, Friday, September 29th at 11:45pm