Jack and Jill 🎥 2011 Movie Info

Plot Summary

Growing up in the Bronx, Jill Sadelstein repeatedly attempts unsuccessfully to capture the attention of her gifted twin brother Jack by injuring him or repelling others from him. As an adult, Jack is a successful advertising executive, residing in Los Angeles with his wife Erin, their biological daughter Sofia, and their adoptive Hindu son Gary, who compulsively tapes various objects to his body. Conversely, Jill is unemployed and lives alone in their childhood home, which she inherited following their mother’s death the previous year. Visiting Jack for Thanksgiving, Jill announces her intentions to depart at the end of Hanukkah, having an open-ended plane ticket, much to his consternation.

At dinner, her obnoxious behavior embarrasses a homeless guest, Otto, as well as Erin’s parents, Carter and Bitsy Simmons. Jack frustratedly snaps at her, and she flees into the woods with her pet cockatoo Poopsie. Erin demands that Jack apologize to her, which he reluctantly does. Jill completes a checklist of activities that she has planned for her visit. Among the activities listed is appearing as a contestant on The Price Is Right; she receives various consolation prizes after unintentionally incapacitating herself while spinning the Big Wheel in the Showcase Showdown. While out horseback riding, she proves to be too massive for a pony that collapses under her weight immediately after she mounts it.

When she answers her ringing cellphone during a movie, Jack reprimands her, and she tearfully departs. Deciding that Jill needs a romantic partner, Jack, aided by Gary and Sofia, encourages her to try online dating. She is initially unsuccessful until Jack edits her profile on her behalf and uploads it to Craigslist, which proceeds to garner over 100 responses. A person nicknamed “Funbucket” meets her at a high-end restaurant, but a few minutes into their evening, he retreats into the men’s restroom and hides there until she leaves.

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