Jack (1996)

Average rating

(62%)

Starring:	Robin Williams \| Diane Lane \| Jennifer Lopez \| Brian Kerwin \| Fran Drescher \| Bill Cosby \| Michael McKean \| Mario Yedidia \| Adam Zolotin \| Allan Rich \| Michael McKean \| Don Novello \| Jeremy Lelliott \| Todd Bosley \| Rickey D'Shon Collins \| Hugo Hernandez
Director:	Francis Ford Coppola
Studio:	WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time:	109 mins
Genres:	Children \| Comedy
Languages:	English
Released:	February 12, 2001
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This bittersweet story of childhood innocence and friendship stars Robin Williams as Jack Powell, a boy who grows four times faster than normal--by the time Jack reaches his 10th birthday, he looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home by Mr. Woodruff (Bill Cosby), Jack convinces his overprotective parents (Diane Lane and Brian Kerwin) to send him to public school. The children are less than friendly, but with the help of his fifth grade teacher (Jennifer Lopez), Jack wins the kids over. Robin Williams is heartbreaking as a 10-year-old overcoming a unique physical disability.

Rating of 3 stars out of 5

In Big, Tom Hanks played a boy in the body of a man. This comedy drama repeats the trick by casting Robin Williams as a ten-year-old who looks like a 40-year-old, thanks to an ageing disorder that has made his body mature at an incredible rate. Diane Lane and Brian Kerwin give subtle performances as Jack's confused parents, and there's a sweet contribution from actress/singer Jennifer Lopez as his teacher. Unfortunately, Williams goes over the top again and his exuberance is unchecked by director Francis Ford Coppola, but at least the film's heart is in the right place.