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Release Date:
9 August 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever... the fifth grade! more
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Because of an unusual aging disorder that has aged him four times faster than a normal human being, a boy enters the fifth grade for the first time with the appearance of a 40 year old man. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations
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Interesting Coppola movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robin Williams | ... | Jack Charles Powell |
 | Diane Lane | ... | Karen Powell |
 | Brian Kerwin | ... | Brian Powell |
 | Jennifer Lopez | ... | Miss Marquez |
 | Bill Cosby | ... | Lawrence Woodruff |
 | Fran Drescher | ... | Dolores 'D.D.' Durante |
 | Adam Zolotin | ... | Louis 'Louie' Durante |
 | Todd Bosley | ... | Eddie |
| Seth Smith | ... | John-John |
| Mario Yedidia | ... | George |
 | Jeremy Lelliott | ... | Johnny Duffer |
 | Jurnee Smollett | ... | Phoebe |
| Dani Faith | ... | Jane |
| Hugo Hernandez | ... | Victor |
| Rickey D'Shon Collins | ... | Eric |
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Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.
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Runtime:
113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate no. 34700) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:10 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Finland:S |
France:U |
Germany:6 (w) |
Netherlands:AL |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/6 |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
UK:PG |
Singapore:PG
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If you look closely at the costume of the woman dressed as a wine bottle in the opening scenes, you'll notice the wine she's dressed as comes from Francis Ford Coppola's vineyards.
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Continuity: Louie's mom is seen reaching in her bag to get out the chocolate mousse for Louie. And in the next seen she is seen again reaching into the bag.
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Referenced in "Early Edition: The Choice (#1.2)" (1996)
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Reunited
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"Jack" is a silly, genial and charming story about a "little" boy who ages four times faster than he should. It's a tragedy disguised as comedy. It has some comic elements but who couldn't admit the basic idea is rather sad. "Jack" is the kind of a film you least expect from the man who directed violent crime, war and horror masterpieces "The Godfather" -trilogy, "Apocalypse Now" and "Dracula". Nevertheless it's one of the most personal projects of Francis Ford Coppola since his own son died at an early age. Even though this is not a classic Coppola movie it's definitely classic role from Robin Williams.
It's hard to think of another actor to play the part of a ten year old boy who looks like a man of middle age. Williams really relieved the child inside of him. Bill Cosby is also splendid as Jack's sympathetic teacher Woodruff. For the sake of comparison I might mention that Penny Marshall's "Big" starring Tom Hanks is an outstanding, heart-warming classic and I've seen it many, many, many times but it's hard to get tired of a movie that's simply so enjoyable and entertaining. "Jack" is watchable once or probably even twice but unfortunately it doesn't come even close to "Big's" glamour. "Jack" has a good idea and yet another excellent performance from Williams but it's a movie that just might have been even better.