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Jack (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 28 Fresh: 5  Rotten:23 Average Rating: 3.9/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Synopsis: Francis Ford Coppola directed this sweet tale about a young boy's determination to enjoy his childhood. After an odd 10-week pregnancy, Karen Powell (Diane Lane) gives birth to a healthy, seemingly normal baby boy. But this infant, Jack (Robin Williams), is no ordinary child: Jack's body... Francis Ford Coppola directed this sweet tale about a young boy's determination to enjoy his childhood. After an odd 10-week pregnancy, Karen Powell (Diane Lane) gives birth to a healthy, seemingly normal baby boy. But this infant, Jack (Robin Williams), is no ordinary child: Jack's body grows at four times the normal rate. At 10 years old Jack has the appearance of a 40-year-old, including a five o'clock shadow and hairy knuckles. Jack's home-schooling tutor (Bill Cosby) is his only friend until he convinces his parents to let him attend fifth grade at the local public school. At first Jack isn't too popular; the other kids call him "giant" and "freak." But thanks to the encouragement of his teacher (Jennifer Lopez), he keeps trying. Shrewdly, Jack uses his condition to his advantage: playing center for the fifth grade basketball team, buying porno magazines for his new friends, and posing as the school's principal. As Jack's mind grows at the normal rate mentally and emotionally, his body continues to age rapidly. A joy to watch, Robin Williams playfully captures the youthful exuberance of a 10-year-old trapped in an adult's body. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Composer: Michael Kamen

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 1, 2005

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04/21/07
Susan Granger
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1/5

Barf.

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02/20/07
Cole Smithey
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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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2/5

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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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3/5

Williams at his versatile best

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07/08/05
Clint Morris
Moviehole
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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3/5

Robin Williams is a big kid. Wow, what a stretch.

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01/01/05
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
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No review available.

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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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2/5

High ickiness quotient in this weird dramedy

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11/03/04
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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Coppola, of course, was abducted by aliens and replaced with a pod person in the middle of filming Godfather III.

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07/05/04
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian
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2/4

It seems unlikely that a Francis Ford Coppola movie starring the outrageous, hyperkinetic Robin Williams could be bland, but Jack is.

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06/28/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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2/5

Beyond underwhelming.

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05/26/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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2/5

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02/27/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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2/5

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12/21/03
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
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08/21/03
John Esther
Pasadena Weekly
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2/5

No review available.

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07/26/03
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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1/5

Terrible comedy. Depressing (he's basically going to die by 20) and the jokes are obvious. Williams is great and understated, but wasted in this script.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
About.com
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Coppola was obviously having an off day with this manipulative and meaningless dribble of a dramedy. Robin Williams should consider omitting Jack from his film resume'.

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05/27/03
Frank Ochieng
TheWorldJournal.com
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3/4

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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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Celebrates the unique qualities which make special people shooting stars.

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08/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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