Jack (1996)

5.6	Rating (798 ratings)
5.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Francis Ford Coppola

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Robin Williams
Jack Powell

Diane Lane
Karen Powell

Brian Kerwin
Brian Powell

Jennifer Lopez
Miss Marquez

Bill Cosby
Lawrence Woodruff

Fran Drescher
Dolores Durante

Adam Zolotin
Louis Durante

Todd Bosley
Edward

Written by

James DeMonaco
(written by)

Gary Nadeau
(written by)

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An average movie

12 years, 8 months ago at Oct 8 18:32

johanlefourbe

1 vote

Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, I thought I might as well give it a try. Unfortunately, it was just as lame as it seemed to be. Concerning Coppola, he completely ruled the 70's. Indeed, he made 4 movies, 'Apocalypse Now', 'The Godfather: Part II', 'The Conversation', 'The Godfather, they were all critically acclaimed and at le... read more

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Jack Powell appears to be an average, middle-aged forty year old man--who plays with G.I. Joe and wears Power Ranger pajamas. But Jack is only 10-years-old. He suffers from a genetic disorder that causes him to physically age four times faster than a normal person. Fearing ridicule from the outside world, Jack's parents have kept him secluded in their home, which they have stocked with every toy a young boy could want. Toys can't take the place of the real friends which Jack craves. Now he's about to embark on the greatest adventure of his unusual life--he's about to enter the fifth grade.

Release date: 9 August 1996
UPC: 786936209730

Tags: Comedy (19), Drama (18), 1996 (9), Fantasy (7), Family (7), 1990s (6), Robin Williams (4), Kids (3), Character Name In Title (3), (3), Jennifer Lopez (2), Children (2), American (2), Diane Lane (2), Child Actors (1), Tutor (1), Teacher (1), Aging (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Fish Out Of Water (1)

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