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Jack is a 1996 American drama and comedy film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by James DeMonaco, with music composed by Michael Kamen. The cast includes Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, and Bill Cosby. The film was produced by American Zoetrope and Hollywood Pictures, with Great Oaks Entertainment also credited.
Filming took place in San Francisco, and the narrative is set in the San Francisco Bay Area. The movie has a runtime of 113 minutes and was rated PG-13. It was released on August 9, 1996. Distribution formats include video on demand, and it is available on Netflix and Disney+.
The film has received various review scores, including 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, a Metascore of 31, and an IMDb rating of 5.8 from 66,513 votes. It was assessed for the Bechdel test. The production budget was $45,000,000, and the revenue reached $58,620,973. The film received six nominations total.
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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast member
- Dwight Hicks
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Producer
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Production company
- Hollywood Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Q585668
- Narrative location
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 460155
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-06-05
- film editor
- Barry Malkin
- title
- Jack
- distributed by
- Disney+
- production designer
- Dean Tavoularis
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 17%
- end time
- 1996-08-09
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