# Dear Jack

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***Dear Jack*** is a 2009 American [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) starring [Andrew McMahon](/source/Andrew_McMahon), the vocalist, pianist and primary songwriter for the bands [Something Corporate](/source/Something_Corporate) and [Jack's Mannequin](/source/Jack's_Mannequin). The documentary chronicles McMahon on a rollercoaster year, through the highs of recording and releasing a solo album and the lows of being diagnosed with leukemia and breaking up with his girlfriend.

## Synopsis

On May 27, 2005, McMahon was forced to cancel all of his upcoming concerts [1] after a medical examination in connection with a relentless case of [laryngitis](/source/Laryngitis) forced him into being admitted into a hospital in New York City. On June 1, 2005, he was diagnosed with [acute lymphoblastic leukemia](/source/Acute_lymphoblastic_leukemia), the same day he finished recording his debut album under the [Jack's Mannequin](/source/Jack's_Mannequin) moniker, [Everything in Transit](/source/Everything_in_Transit).[2] Since the illness was diagnosed in its early stages, McMahon's doctors had high hopes for a full recovery.[3]

Using a handheld video camera that his record label gave to him initially to document the process of recording his album, McMahon recorded everything from inside his hospital room and onward, from spinal taps to radiation and commentary on his deteriorating physical and mental state. The film follows him from diagnoses to recovery, including the stem cell transplant that saved his life and the first show he performed after being well again.

## References

1. Andrew McMahon. ["jacksmannequin: A Past That's Hard to Shake"](http://jacksmannequin.blogs.com/jacksmannequin/2006/05/a_past_thats_ha.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20060618033512/http://jacksmannequin.blogs.com/jacksmannequin/2006/05/a_past_thats_ha.html) 18 June 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 6, 2006.

1. Andrew McMahon. ["jacksmannequin: And suddenly, everything had changed...again"](http://jacksmannequin.blogs.com/jacksmannequin/2005/06/and_suddenly_ev.html). Retrieved September 13, 2006.

1. Valby, Karen. "Amazing Grace." Entertainment Weekly 837 (2005): 80. Music Index. EBSCO. Web. 23 Oct. 2011.

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