Jack the Bear (1993)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Marshall Herskovitz

Writers (WGA):

Dan McCall (novel)
Steven Zaillian (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 April 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Danny De Vito is a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys...

Plot Keywords:

Kidnapping | Neo Nazi | Flashlight | Oakland Athletics | Piano

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Danny DeVito	...	John Leary
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.	...	Jack Leary
Miko Hughes	...	Dylan Leary
Gary Sinise	...	Norman Strick
Art LaFleur	...	Mr. Festinger
Stefan Gierasch	...	Father-in-Law
Erica Yohn	...	Mother-in-Law
Andrea Marcovicci	...	Elizabeth Leary
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	...	Peggy Etinger
Reese Witherspoon	...	Karen Morris
Bert Remsen	...	Mitchell
Carl Gabriel Yorke	...	Gordon Layton
Lee Garlington	...	Mrs. Festinger
Lorinne Vozoff	...	Mrs. Mitchell
Justin Mosley Spink	...	Dexter Mitchell

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for elements of theme, and for some terror.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #31368) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:All | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

American Filmworks

Goofs:

Continuity: The stuffed dog on the living room floor of Karen's house.

Quotes:

Norman Strick: Home Run Jack.

Movie Connections:

Features Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

Soundtrack:

Section 43

A heart-warming overlooked classic.

I bet you like me have lots of movies you saw when you were younger, and you remember them being great. Then, years later you get to see these movies, and they aren't that great, you understand that you've grown and that your taste in movies has changed...still some of "those" movies remain "classics" to you. I have a few of those movies...when I saw that Jack The Bear was coming out on DVD, I ordered a copy right away. I hadn't seen this movie since 93-95. I remember it being very powerful, even got my older brother in tears. Although, I wasn't sure how I would find it now 10-11 years later. I must say, it's truly a very powerful drama. It's very very touching, never seen De Vito this good, the kids, Senise etc - Everyone/everything is great. It's a very heart-warming story, and it feels very "real". It's truly a "classic" movie, and I must say I even appreciate it more now that I've grown up (26 years old).

Still - One of my favorite movies.

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