Underestimating Jake
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Title
Underestimating Jake
Description
Arizona International Film Festival program film description: Gabby drives through the hot Arizona desert in her new convertible to meet her successful music director husband in Las Vegas. When her car breaks down miles from the nearest town, she is surprised and grateful to be rescued by a silent and mysterious tow truck driver, Jake, who seems to appear out of nowhere. Partially deaf and extremely shy, Jake drives Gabby back to his broken down garage in a small, timeless town. She's curious about this scruffy loaner and is mesmerized by his brilliant guitar playing. Unhappy with her materialistic life with a philandering, self involved husband, Gabby finds comfort with Jake, who dreams of Nashville stardom. Music plays a major role as Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" inspired this quiet but powerful film shot on digital video in Quartzsite, Arizona.
Format
Video (VHS)
Language
English
Type
Drama
Identifier
FEST 2001 FILMS - BOX 2
Date Issued
2000
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Duration
73 minutes
Producer
Kurt Dreyer
Director
Sam Taybi
Cast
Kurt Dreyer, Sasha DeWeldon, Matt Dakan, Vickie Rabjohn
Country
USA
Citation
“Underestimating Jake,” Arizona Media Arts Center, accessed August 23, 2026, http://azmac.mesmernet.org/items/show/5693.
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