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Jack

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Jack (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 28

Fresh: 5

Rotten:23

Average Rating: 3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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]

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

Starring: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosby, Fran Drescher, Adam Zolotin, Todd Bosley, Seth Smith, Mario Yedidia, Jeremy Lelliott, Jurnee Smollett, Dani Faith, Hugo Hernandez, Rickey D'Shon Collins, Michael McKean, Edward Lynch, Don Novello, Allan Rich

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Composer: Michael Kamen

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Aug 1, 2005

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Susan Granger
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Barf.

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02/20/07
Cole Smithey
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N/R

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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Williams at his versatile best

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07/08/05
Clint Morris
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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
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Robin Williams is a big kid. Wow, what a stretch.

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01/01/05
Michael A. Smith
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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
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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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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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Beyond underwhelming.

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05/26/04
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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02/27/04
Carol Cling
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12/21/03
Christopher Null
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08/21/03
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07/26/03
Nell Minow
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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
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03/16/03
Robert Roten
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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
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