Robin Williams as a 10 year-old; great cast, but needed a rewrite
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Jack
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.
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Jack
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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Status
Released
Release Date
Aug 9, 1996
Runtime
1h 53m
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
User Score
63%
Original Title
Jack
Production Companies
Hollywood Pictures, Great Oaks Entertainment, American Zoetrope
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Budget
$45,000,000
Revenue
$58,620,973
Description
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.