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Jack
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6.3Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.
Cast
- Robin Williams as Jack Powell
- Diane Lane as Karen Powell
- Brian Kerwin as Brian Powell
- Jennifer Lopez as Miss Marquez
- Bill Cosby as Lawrence Woodruff
- Fran Drescher as Dolores Durante
Themes
- genetics
- age difference
- body exchange
- coming of age
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
66,513 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
17%
Metacritic
31/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Written by
- James DeMonaco Gary Nadeau
- Produced by
- Ricardo Mestres Fred Fuchs Francis Ford Coppola
- Starring
- Robin Williams Diane Lane Jennifer Lopez Brian Kerwin Fran Drescher Bill Cosby
- Cinematography
- John Toll
- Edited by
- Barry Malkin
- Music by
- Michael Kamen
- Production companies
- Hollywood Pictures American Zoetrope Great Oaks Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- August 9, 1996 ( 1996-08-09 )
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $78 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 460155
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- publication date
- 1997-06-05
- title
- Jack
- review score
- 17%
- end time
- 1996-08-09
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Jack is a 1996 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film stars Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Brian Kerwin, Fran Drescher, and Bill Cosby. Williams plays the role of Jack Powell, a boy who ages four times faster than normal as a result of a unique medical condition.
Jack was released in the United States on August 9, 1996 by Buena Vista Pictures. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $78 million against a $45 million budget.