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