Available to Rent or Buy

Watch Now

Jack (1996)

PG-1308/09/1996Comedy, Family, Drama1h 53m
  • User
    Score

Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever... the fifth grade!

Overview

Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy looks like a 40 year old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Robin Williams

    Jack Powell

  2. Cast 1

    Diane Lane

    Karen Powell

  3. Cast 1

    Brian Kerwin

    Brian Powell

  4. Cast 1

    Jennifer Lopez

    Miss Marquez

  5. Cast 1

    Bill Cosby

    Lawrence Woodruff

  6. Cast 1

    Fran Drescher

    Dolores Durante

  7. Cast 1

    Adam Zolotin

    Louis Durante

  8. Irwin Corey

    Poppy

  9. Cast 1

    Jurnee Smollett

    Phoebe

_**Robin Williams as a 10 year-old; great cast, but needed a rewrite**_ The Powells in Oakland have a premature baby, whom they name Jack (Robin Williams). The problem is that Jack grows at four times the normal rate and so when he finally is allowed to enter 5th grade at the age of 10 he looks like a 40 year-old man. Diane Lane plays his mother, Bill Cosby his tutor, Jennifer Lopez his teacher and Fran Drescher a single mother who’s attracted to him. “Jack” (1996) takes the basic topic of “Big” (1988) and mixes it with the awkwardness of “Milk Money” (1994). It tries to be a serious dr...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$45,000,000.00

Revenue $58,620,973.00

keywords