Jack

1996
PG-13
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

65K

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Comedy Drama Fantasy

Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homesc... Read allBecause of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

65K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 nominations

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Trivia
Francis Ford Coppola gave Robin Williams camping gear, to spend the night in his backyard, and $10 to spend at Toys R Us before shooting the film.

Goofs
Jack tells his class that his birthday is September 12, but his parents were at a Halloween party the night he was born.

Quotes
[Jack, 18 years old but looking 72, arrives at his graduation ceremony]
Lawrence Woodruff: [addressing the audience] Ladies and gentleman, it is my honor to introduce this year's valedictorian, Jack Charles Powell.
[a round of applause approves of this choice]
Jack: [taking the stand] Thank you, Aristotle.
[He must take out spectacles to read the speech]
Eric - at 18: Yo, Jack, go get 'em!
Jack: I got it, Eric. I'm cool... I don't have very much time these days so I'll make it quick. Like my life. You know, as we come to the end of this phase of our life, we find ourselves trying to remember the good times and trying to forget the bad times, and we find ourselves thinking about the future. We start to worry , thinking, "What am I gonna do? Where am I gonna be in 10 years?" But I say to you, "Hey, look at me!" Please, don't worry so much. Because in the end, none of us have very long on this Earth. Life is fleeting. And if you're ever distressed, cast your eyes to the summer sky when the stars are strung across the velvety night. And when a shooting star streaks through the blackness, turning night into day... make a wish and think of me. Make your life spectacular. I know I did. I made it, Mom. I'm a grownup.

Crazy credits
At the end of the music, Jack's classmates can be heard calling for him to come out and play.

Connections
Alternate-language version of Paa (2009)

Soundtracks
Star
Performed by Bryan Adams
Written by Bryan Adams/Mutt Lange (as R.J. Lange)/Michael Kamen
Produced by Mutt Lange (as Robert John 'Mutt' Lange) and Bryan Adams
From the A&M Album '18 Til I Die'

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Featured review

8/10

Unbelievaly well acted

I'm sorry, but just having read a few of the comments on here I am absolutely astounded! The problem is that what people seem to be doing here is reviewing the film as one whole pot, where as that is not how it works. I film has so many layers that it is impossible to tell how great it is without reviewing them all. Everyone seems to look at the plot and disregard it straight away when the acting in it is so unbelievable. Robin Williams may well be a very childish man but this went so beyond anything that can even come close to a normal personality, he is completely convincing 100% of the time, at no point in the movie do you ever doubt his being only 10 years old. This film may have a strange plot and weirdly written but the acting is phenomenal and William's is, of course, the star in the show. I actually feel very sorry for the actors around him in this, how can they possibly shine when with him and they were all great as well so that just heightens Williams' ability. This is a fantastic film simply because of Robin Williams!