Jimmy and Judy

Jimmy and Judy is a 2006 independent film starring Rachael Bella as Judy and Edward Furlong as Jimmy. It is written and directed by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder.^[4] The film was shot on hand-held video in the Cinéma vérité style.^[3]

Jimmy and Judy
Directed by	Randall K. Rubin Jon Schroder [1]
Written by	Randall K. Rubin Jon Schroder [1]
Produced by	Randall K. Rubin Ed Sanders Gregory Scanlan Jon Schroder [2]
Starring	Edward Furlong Rachael Bella
Cinematography	Ben Kufrin[2]
Edited by	Theodore Kent[2]
Music by	Benoit Grey[2]
Release date	September 15, 2006 (2006-09-15) [3]
Running time	99 minutes[3]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$500,000[3]

Plot

A teenage outcast road movie, Jimmy and Judy follows a pair of outsiders who fall in love and out of control as they travel across an American landscape dotted with hypocrisy, materialism, drugs and violence.^[1]

The film focuses on themes such as adolescent rebellion, love, and anger. Jimmy and Judy are modern-day Bonnie and Clyde: destructive young lovers who leave the comfort of their suburban community in rural Kentucky in search of a better life.^[5]

The film is presented in the form of a video diary from the point of view of the main characters.^[6]

Cast

• Edward Furlong as Jimmy Wright
• Rachael Bella as Judy
• William Sadler as Uncle Rodney
• Chaney Kley as Dinko
• A. J. Buckley as Buddy
• James Eckhouse as Jimmy's father
• Gay Storm as Jimmy's mother

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Release and awards

Reviews were mixed.^{[4][1][3][6][5]} Jimmy and Judy won the Staff Award for Best Feature at the 2006 San Francisco Independent Film Festival^[1] and the MySpace.com award for Best Feature at the 2006 Newport Beach Film Festival.^[7]

Was released theatrically September 15, 2006 by Outsider Pictures.^[8][9]