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starring: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez, Bill Cosbydirected by: Francis Ford Coppola
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304298282
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0788805886
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Release Date: August 05, 1997
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 16086
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 09, 1996
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Jack is Francis Coppola at his most pointless noodling, looking for the film he wants to make instead of just making it. Robin Williams stars as 10-year-old Jack, a boy with an inexplicable disease that ages him at four times the normal human rate. Kept at home like a contemporary Boo Radley, Jack becomes a neighborhood legend until his parents relent and send him to school. In time, the other kids befriend him and stay loyal as his hyperdevelopment puts a strain on his body and emotions. The idea is sound, but the execution is a bore. The best the script and Coppola can come up with are painfully long scenes in which Williams's character proves himself on the playground and in gross-out contests in a tree house. Coppola fishes around for signs of life and spontaneity in these scenes, but the film is actually best when Jack has to cope with certain feelings in his mature body (such as his attraction to a character played by Fran Drescher) that he isn't prepared for emotionally. Jack would have been a lot better if Coppola had embraced a plan from beginning to end and stuck to it. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Diane Lane & Jennifer Lopez can only do so much
One gloomy night in August, Brain Powell and Karen Powell (Brain Kerwin and Diane Lane) decided they would like to be parents. Two months later at a Halloween party Karen realized that the baby was ready to get out after only two months. Had the baby ripped out Aliens-style, this movie would have no doubt been better; however, it wasn't meant to be. Nonetheless, the Halloween-spawn came forth as Karen delivered what essentially turned out to be the Wolfman.
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Rating:  - Heart Warming family movie
Great DVD. Amazon delivered this dvd on time (Before the expected date), in great condition and kept me posted from the time it left them, to the time it was put into my Mailbox. Highly recomend, and definatly will be shopping with Amazon agan.
Rating: - Robin Williams #1
This is another great Williams movie. Could not find in anywhere, except for Amazon. Delivery was fast - as always. Came in great condition too. Been shopping with Amazon for awhile and will continue. They make it easy and fun.
Rating: - JACK
This movie has been a long time coming, it has bought joy to my family members and was a lovely gift idea, i would recommend it, its a great watch
Rating: - Another Excellent Williams Movie!
If you liked Patch Adams you'll like Jack! Excellent emotional, heart-warming, you'll feel sad movie. Story of a child (Jack) with a disease that makes him age about 3 years to 1; so at 10 he looks and internally is 30. It follows his life and all the positives (created by his family) and negatives created by others, he must face. 10 hankie movie.
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