Jack (1996) Plot Summary

1. Jack movie review & film summary (1996) | Roger Ebert

  • “Jack” is essentially kept out of society until he's 10. A tutor (Bill Cosby) comes to his home every day, and Jack has no ordinary contact with other kids.

  • In his choice of characters, Robin Williams seems more comfortable playing soloists--people set apart by special skills or problems. Remember him in

2. Jack - Disney Wiki - Fandom

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  • Jack is a 1996 ensemble cast comedy-drama film, starring Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Fran Drescher, Bill Cosby, and Brian Kerwin. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Williams plays the role of Jack Powell, a boy who ages four times faster than normal as a result of a disease similar to progeria. The film begins with Karen Powell (Diane Lane) going into labor at a Halloween party and being rushed to the hospital by her husband, Brian (Brian Kerwin), and their friends. Althoug

3. Jack | Rotten Tomatoes

4. Jack (Film, 1996) - MovieMeter.nl

  • Jack is een film over een kind met een afwijkend uiterlijk. In dit geval een vreemde genetische afwijking waardoor Jack 4 keer zo snel verouderd als een normaal ...

  • Komedie / Drama film.

5. Jack (1996) - Movie Review / Film Essay - Gone With The Twins

  • Bevat niet: summary | Resultaten tonen met:summary

  • A detailed and comprehensive film synopsis, analysis, and critique.

6. Coppola: Jack (1996) - cinematelevisionmusic

  • 23 mei 2020 · Born prematurely to parents Karen (Diane Lane) and Brian (Brian Kerwin), Jack has an adult body by the time he is ten, which make it difficult ...

  • Jack is possibly the strangest film of Coppola’s career – the kind of “children’s” movie that could only have been made in the 1990s, with a borderline creepy premise, that somehow turned into one …

7. The meant-to-be heartwarming "Jack" is a grotesque misfire | The Spool

  • 26 apr 2021 · Jack revolves around the curious case of Jack Powell (Robin Williams), a child born seven months early due to an unnamed medical condition.

  • Every month, we at The Spool select a filmmaker to explore in greater depth — their themes, their deeper concerns, how their works chart the history of cinema, and the filmmaker’s own biography. For April, we revisit both the game-changing hits and low point misses of Francis Ford Coppola. Read the rest of our coverage here. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch There was a trend when YouTube first launched, one that still pops up from time to time, where a skilled editor will take a film such as Dumb and Dumber or Elf and recut the trailer as a horror film. These pet projects are amusing at first glance, and serve to highlight deeply disturbing elements of classic comedies generally played for laughs. They demonstrate the power certain filmmakers have to elicit a specific audience response often diametrically opposed to the given circumstances on screen.  Francis Ford Coppola’s Jack needs no such retouching or wry editing to horrify the viewer –  this reprehensible, muddled, confused, misguided pile of celluloid shit is just right there, daring you to be anything other than filled with dread, sadness, and stupefied disbelief. Jack revolves around the curious case of Jack Powell (Robin Williams), a child born seven months early due to an unnamed medical condition which causes him to age at four times the normal rate. Which is ironic due to the one hour and fifty three minute runtime passing at least four times slower than the normal rate. Time is r...

8. Jack Movie Review | Common Sense Media

  • 9 mei 2024 · Jack is a beautiful movie with a tear-jerking ending that is a great pick for kids and adults as well.

  • Ten-year-old boy in 40-year-old body is a winner. Read Common Sense Media's Jack review, age rating, and parents guide.

9. Jack (1996) directed by Francis Ford Coppola • Reviews, film + cast

  • 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.

  • 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.

10. Jack (film) - D23

  • Bevat niet: summary | Resultaten tonen met:summary

  • Jack (film)  Jack Powell appears to be an average, middle-aged 40-year-old man--who plays with toys and wears kid's pajamas.  But Jack is only ten years old. 

11. Jack (1996) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

  • 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.

  • 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.

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