{"id":51614,"date":"2020-09-18T09:42:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51614"},"modified":"2021-09-05T11:47:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T18:47:35","slug":"im-all-right-jack-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51614","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m All Right Jack (1959)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s not compulsory, only you&#8217;ve <em>got<\/em> to join &#8212; <em>see<\/em>?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster-176x270.jpg 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Poster.jpg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn upper-classman (Ian Carmichael) hoping to find a job in &#8220;industry&#8221; starts working for his wealthy uncle (Dennis Price) in a munitions factory, not realizing that he will quickly become embroiled in tensions between a trade union steward (Peter Sellers) and an old army buddy (Terry-Thomas) with corrupt plans for re-routing the company&#8217;s contract.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Labor Movements<\/li>\n<li>Margaret Rutherford Films<\/li>\n<li>Peter Sellers Films<\/li>\n<li>Richard Attenborough Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;classic British satire&#8221; by John and Ray Boulting &#8212; about a &#8220;naive but enthusiastic college grad who uses his wealthy family&#8217;s connections to break into industry&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-1024x624.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-768x468.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-1536x936.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence-443x270.png 443w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Influence.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and then &#8220;becomes the unwitting pawn of both the corrupt management and the workers&#8217; union&#8221; &#8212; remains a &#8220;sharp, cynical comedy&#8221; that &#8220;chastises workers, but is clearly sympathetic toward them&#8221; given &#8220;they&#8217;re not bad sorts, and much preferable to their sneaky, crooked bosses who are willing to sell out their country for a profit.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1723\" height=\"1029\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2.png 1723w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-1536x917.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Corruption2-452x270.png 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1723px) 100vw, 1723px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He adds that he doubts &#8220;if an American union-made film will ever deal so bravely with similar labor-management problems&#8221;. While this film mercilessly skewers labor-related problems of the day in a way that likely resonated deeply with many viewers, I&#8217;ll admit to feeling a bit detached from it: the basic theme of corruption on both sides of the aisle &#8212; not just with smarmy businessmen (of course), but with labor unions determined to ensure that &#8220;<em>no<\/em> worker is fired, be he incompetent, lazy, or doing work that a machine could handle in a tenth of the time&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-1024x616.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-1024x616.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Workers.png 1705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; is loud and strong, but the protagonist is too much of a twit to relate to in any way. Sellers is a top reason to watch the film: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-1024x614.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-1536x921.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5-450x270.png 450w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers5.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His devotion to the cause of Labor comes through loud and strong, and his character seems like a flesh-and-blood individual capable of authentic growth and emotion. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Peter Sellers as Fred Kite<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-1024x620.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"388\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-65202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-1536x930.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers-446x270.png 446w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Im-All-Right-Jack-Sellers.png 1719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052911\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/im-all-right-jack\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s744sell.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down to fifth review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=9027&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not compulsory, only you&#8217;ve got to join &#8212; see?&#8221; Synopsis: An upper-classman (Ian Carmichael) hoping to find a job in &#8220;industry&#8221; starts working for his wealthy uncle (Dennis Price) in a munitions factory, not realizing that he will quickly become embroiled in tensions between a trade union steward (Peter Sellers) and an old army buddy (Terry-Thomas) with corrupt plans for re-routing the company&#8217;s contract. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Class Relations Labor Movements Margaret Rutherford Films Peter Sellers Films&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51614\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51614"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75831,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51614\/revisions\/75831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}