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Edge Media Network // Review: Affecting 'Jump, Darling' Succeeds Because of Cloris Leachman
MARCH 18, 2022
When you reach the end of the road you are on, what can you do? There are two answers: You stop, or change direction. In Cloris Leachman's final film made prior to her death, both these alternates are explored, and the poignancy is inescapable.
Advocate // Cloris Leachman’s Last Film 'Jump, Darling' Is a Queer Tale of Family
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Starring the late Oscar- and BAFTA Award-winning actor and LGBTQ+ ally Cloris Leachman, the Breaking Glass Pictures film Jump, Darling premieres in theaters March 11.
Deadline // ‘Jump, Darling’: Breaking Glass Pictures Acquires Family Drama Featuring Cloris Leachman’s Final Starring Role
JANUARY 10, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Jump, Darling, an LGBTQ+ family drama featuring the final starring role of the late screen icon Cloris Leachman.
Roger Ebert // Reeling Film Festival 2021 Preview: Boulevard! A Hollywood Story, North by Current and Three More Highlights
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Like her equally beloved “Mary Tyler Moore” show co-star Ed Asner, Cloris Leachman kept on working until her very last days, never shying away from projects that were unflinching in both their subject matter and vital representation.
Evening Standard // Jump, Darling at BFI Flare review - a small-scale film with a big heart
MARCH 17, 2021
★★★★☆ Very rarely does a debut from a relatively unknown director and filmmaker manage to tug at the heartstrings as much as Jump, Darling…
Screen Daily // ‘Jump, Darling’: Flare Review
MARCH 17, 2021
The late Cloris Leachman remains an inveterate scene stealer in Jump, Darling, a small-scale drama that provides her with a touching swansong. Phil Connell’s compact tale of a young drag queen’s emotional travails finds its heart in the chemistry between Leachman and co-star Thomas Duplessie…
CTV // Your Morning Jump, Darling fuses together family drama with drag culture
MARCH 9, 2021
Director Phil Connell and star Thomas Duplessie join us to chat about what to expect from the new indie film.
Breakfast Television // The New Indie Film “Jump, Darling” Stars Hollywood Legend Cloris Leachman
MARCH 9, 2021
Devo chats with Phil Connell, the director and writer of ‘Jump, Darling’ and star, Thomas Duplessie about the movie, working alongside Cloris Leachman in her final performance, and them finding love on set.
Original Cin // PRAISE FOR CLORIS LEACHMAN’S OUTSTANDING FINAL ROLE IN JUMP, DARLING
MARCH 7, 2021
In the what must be the most Canadian onscreen sex scene in ages, two men find joy to the lilting “Log Driver’s Waltz” by The Hidden Cameras in Jump, Darling. It’s among the many delights in Toronto writer/director Phil Connell’s debut that features the brilliant Cloris Leachman in her last starring turn…
Global News // A preview of the new film ‘Jump, Darling’
MARCH 5, 2021
Director Phil Connell sits down with THE MORNING SHOW ON CKWS
Toronto Star // In her final role, Cloris Leachman shined a spotlight on Toronto drag
MARCH 4, 2021
For her final leading role, Cloris Leachman had seven decades of experience on her co-star Thomas Duplessie. “Jump, Darling” was Duplessie’s first film; it was Leachman’s 71st…
Evening Standard // BFI Flare: the simply brilliant queer films to watch from this year’s festival
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
This year’s stand-out debuts come by way of a relatively unknown cohort of writers and debut directors, all of whom are endeavouring to bring untold and marginalised queer stories to light. “BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival is an incredibly important space for queer filmmakers to share stories from our community,” says first-time director Phil Connell, whose film, Jump, Darling, is one of the festival highlights…
Screen Daily // 'Firebird', 'Jump, Darling' head BFI Flare's 2021 digital edition line-up
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
LGBTIQ+ film festival comprises 26 features and four world premieres….
The Belleville Intelligencer // Hollywood legend's last starring role shot in PEC
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Hollywood star Cloris Leachman’s final starring role unfolded not in a California studio, but in rural Prince Edward County…
Wellington Times // Feature-length film explores family dynamics
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
It’s a family drama with a difference. City boy Russell flees to the County to take up his grandmother’s offer of her no longer used car. Grandmother Margaret is aware of her declining mental and physical capability, and also carries the burden of a family secret…
The Picton Gazette // Legendary Leachman makes final appearance in movie shot in Prince Edward County
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Jump, Darling is part time County resident Phil Connell’s fourth foray into movie making. The independent production that also stars Linda Kash and serves as the debut for main protagonist Thomas Duplessie will be released on video-on-demand platforms such as Apple TV and Google Play on March 9.
Instinct Magazine // A Drag Queen Moves In With Her Grandmother In The Film ‘Jump Darling’
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
While Leachman left us on January 27th, her final film can almost be considered a love letter to the LGBTQ community. Leachman is playing a grandmother to a drag queen who comes to live with her in the much buzzed about film Jump Darling…
Attitude Magazine /// JUMP, DARLING TO RECEIVE DIGITAL PREMIERE AT BFI FLARE: LONDON LGBTIQ+ FILM FESTIVAL
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
A drag queen moves in with his grandmother in a film featuring the late Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman in her final starring role…
BFI // International premiere of Jump, Darling announced for 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
The family drama features a stunning performance from late Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman in her final starring role…
Deadline // ‘Jump, Darling’: First Trailer For Indie Drama Featuring Cloris Leachman In One Of Her Final Starring Roles
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the poignant first trailer for indie feature Jump, Darling, which features the late Cloris Leachman in one of her final starring roles…
Hello! Magazine // 'She taught me how to be in the moment': Canadian actor Thomas Duplessie on what he'll always remember about Hollywood legend Cloris Leachman
JANUARY 30, 2021
Many young stars dream of working with Hollywood legends, and Toronto's Thomas Duplessie recently had that experience with the late Cloris Leachman…
Global News // ‘Jump, Darling’ headlines Inside Out Film Festival
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Global News Weekend host Mike Arsenault speaks the director and lead actor of ‘Jump, Darling’, a Canadian feature film that is headlining the Inside Out Film Festival and also stars Oscar winner Cloris Leachman…
Deadline // Cloris Leachman To Star In LGBTQ Family Drama ‘Jump, Darling’
JUNE 3, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman has signed on to star alongside newcomer Thomas Duplessie in the LGBTQ family drama Jump, Darling, written and directed by Phil Connell…
Playback // LevelFILM to distribute Phil Connell’s Jump, Darling
JUNE 4, 2019
Starring Cloris Leachman and Thomas Duplessie, the project goes to camera in Toronto and Prince Edward County this month. Cameras will begin rolling this month on Phil Connell’s LGBTQ family drama Jump, Darling…
Deadline // Cloris Leachman To Star In LGBTQ Family Drama ‘Jump, Darling’
JUNE 3, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman has signed on to star alongside newcomer Thomas Duplessie in the LGBTQ family drama Jump, Darling, written and directed by Phil Connell…
The Globe and Mail // Telefilm’s ‘sea change’ production fund unveils its inaugural filmmakers
JUNE 26, 2018
On Wednesday, Telefilm revealed the future of Canadian film – or what it hopes might be the future…