Jack and the Beanstalk

2009
G
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

4.6/10

2.1K

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Colin Ford and Chloë Grace Moretz in Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)

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Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy

Jack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp.Jack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp.Jack goes up the beanstalk to rescue a little girl who has been transformed into a harp.

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IMDb RATING

4.6/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Jack And The Beanstalk

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Colin Ford

Jack

Chloë Grace Moretz

Damsel in Distress
(as Chloe Grace Moretz)
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Christopher Lloyd

Headmaster

Adair Tishler

Rapunzel

William Brent

Prince Charming
(as Billy Unger)

Emily Everhard

Red Riding Hood

Sadie Eve

Sleeping Beauty
(as Sadie Ebeyer-Deist)

Victoria Atilano

Ugly Step Sister

Atalaya Atilano

Mean Step Sister

Anthony Skillman

Hansel

Samantha Hanratty

Gretel
(as Sammi Hanratty)

Daniel Roebuck

Mayor Lichfield

Wallace Shawn

Broker…

Katey Sagal

Jack's Mother

Gilbert Gottfried

Grayson

James Karen

Verri Saddius

Madison Davenport

Destiny

David Mattey

The Giant

Director
- Gary J. Tunnicliffe
Writers
- Flip Kobler
- Cindy Marcus
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Trivia
In the first classroom scene, you can see a drawing of a flux capacitor from Back to the Future (1985) on the board behind the Headmaster (played by Christopher Lloyd, who also played Doc Brown, the inventor of the flux capacitor in the film). He also erases 1.21 gigawatts from the board at the end of the scene.

Goofs
In the pillow-fight scene, the stunt double for Jillian (Chloe Moretz) receives several close-ups where the face is clearly seen to be Asian.

Quotes
Nervous Lumberjack: I never wanted to be a lumberjack anyway. I always wanted to do something different with my life.
Mayor Lichfield: Well, what did you want to be?
Nervous Lumberjack: I always wanted to be...
Mayor Lichfield: What? What?
Nervous Lumberjack: I always wanted to be...
Mayor Lichfield: Say it, man!
Nervous Lumberjack: A pet store owner.
Mayor Lichfield: What?
Nervous Lumberjack: Yes. Huggable dogs, hamsters, little rabbits, a Norwegian Blue Parrot.
Crowd at Lumberjack Rally: A Norwegian Blue Parrot? Got beautiful plumage!

Crazy credits
"No fairy tale characters were harmed during the making of this film, except Humpty Dumpty. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Humpty. (P.S. - Thanks for the omelette!)."

Alternate versions
For the Feature Films for Families release, the following has been edited to meet their approval:
The black screen with the echoing "Fee, fi, fo, fum" was omitted at the very start.
The headmaster: "I'm thinking of changing your major to something else -- starts with a V, anyone? Village idiot!"
The shot of children filling out the classroom was shortened to 11 seconds [the last six seconds has been omitted]
Jack's mother says "Stupid goody, goody elves."
Grayson the goose's introduction scene has been abridged to remove the offensive material.
Jack and Grayson's climbing up scene has been shortened
two Grayson's instances of Grayson's obsessing about destiny has been omitted.
Officer Where calls Officer What 'stupid' has been skipped.
three instances of Grayson's saying 'crud' (2 muted from the soundtrack; 2 cut from footage).
Grayson obsesses about having a party has been omitted.
the white & black pillow-fighters scene has been shortened to remove the offensive material
Jillian's breathless recitation to Grayson's questioning what she can do for them has been omitted.
Grayson's Peanut Butter & Jelly musical number has been completely replaced with Jack saying "Whoa!".
Grayson's explanation of Opposite Day to Jack and Jillian calling it stupid has been cut.
Jillian: "...or trick the idiot day".
Grayson: "... and make everyone puke".
Jack calling The Giant "dog breath".
Jillian trying to tell Jack why she betrayed him and his telling her to shut up was cut.
Jack seeing Jillian putting coins in a bag, her saying "Even heroes have to eat" and "It's that whole take from the rich and give to the poor thing", and Jack saying "Okay" was cut.
Grayson crediting his thumbs for tying The Giant's shoelaces and Jillian telling Grayson to take her hand was cut.
The frame towards the ending has been mirrored.
Jack's mother telling the mayor "Hey, mister, off the bedonkadonk."
The post-credit scene has been completely absent.

Connections
Referenced in Blood and Guts with Scott Ian: Gary Tunnicliffe Takes a Bite Out of Scott Ian (2012)

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Review

Featured review

4/10

Entertaining for kids with familiar faces for adults.

GOOD INTERESTING STORY THAT IS FUN AND PRETTY EASY TO FOLLOW = 1/2 Star

MEMORABLE DIALOGUE = 1 Star

FEEL A PULL TO WATCH IT AGAIN = 0 Stars

MUSIC OR SCORE STANDS OUT = 1/2 Star

NO NOTICEABLE PLOT HOLES = 0 Stars

STORY GETS RESOLVED OR FEELS COMPLETE IN SOME WAY = 1 Star

I PERSONALLY LIKE OR FEEL A CONNECTION TO THIS STORY = 0 Stars

MEMORABLE OR LIKABLE CHARACTERS = 1 Star

MOST THINGS ABOUT THE STORY COULD ACTUALLY HAPPEN OR ARE BELIEVABLE = 0 Stars

STORY ISN'T BORING OR REPETITIVE = 0 Stars

A funny movie for kids that puts a whole new spin on Jack and the Beanstalk. There are many familiar faces in this film and it's a wonder why it bombed. The story is creative and somewhat funny even for adults. It's almost like a unintentional trippy movie to laugh at with friends. This story is cliche but so is the original story right?