Comedy favorite Robin Williams (FLUBBER, BICENTENNIAL MAN) lights up the screen in JACK, the acclaimed hit that had critics and audiences cheering! Williams stars as a mischievous 10-year-old who acts like any other boy hi... more »s age, except he's in a grown-up's body. It's nonstop laughs as Jack embarks on the greatest adventure of his young life ... the fifth grade. In his wildest role ever, Williams takes you on a hilarious ride as Jack explores the ups and downs of life from a kid's point of view! With Bill Cosby (TV's THE COSBY SHOW), and sexy Fran Drescher (TV's THE NANNY), Diane Lane (UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN), and Jennifer Lopez (JERSEY GIRL) -- join the millions of moviegoers who loved this outrageous comedy hit!« less
This was a semi emotional movie it is about this boy Named Jack who ages four times the normal human rate. He was born prematurely and was considered special his parents were afraid to send him to school because they didn't want to have him being made fun of the neighborhood children consider him a freak, and generally avoid him. So his parents hired him a tutor but Jack doesn't want to learn with his tutor any more so he begs his parents to send him to school like all the other normal children. His parents finally agree to send him to school, Jack goes into the fourth grade for the first time, He is a 10-year-old boy who appears to be a fully grown man in his 40s. Which causes his classmates tease him until they begin to see the advantages of having him around. They end up having a school dance and Jack ask's his teacher to go with him because all the other girls were to small and young looking and he felt funny about showing up with them. His teacher refuses to go out with him, So he leaves the school and goes off into town and gets into adult-type trouble as he goes to this nightclub and meets Dolores Durante (Fran Drescher)His tutor Lawrence Woodruff (Bill Cosby) tries to help Jack cope with his situation. He finally feels ready to go back to school and begs his mom to let him return she does a few months later Jack ends up having a heart attack in school and once again is home with his tutor. He survives but doesn't want to see anybody all his friends come to his house asking if he can come out and Play his mother has to tell all the children that come to their house that Jack can't come out and play. He end's up getting at the end of the movie he end's up graduating with his classmates. And he is really old he is now in his 60's with gray hair.
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Movie Reviews
I thought it was good!
A. Lovell | 12/13/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"It's a cute family movie- Robin Williams is as good as you'd expect. His portrayal of a child is superb, and his parents, and friends are equally sincere and genuine. Bill Cosby is a nice addition to the story. One of Jennifer Lopez's first movies, and I thought she was good. OK, so it's based very loosely on the real disorder of kid's aging quickly, but it's a movie! It's still cute. I'd recommend it-"
It teaches the value of time and small things in life
John L | Miami Springs, FL | 07/03/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the best William's movies,it'll make you cry, laugh, and think about how lucky you are of being normal and healthy and how valuable are love and time in the life of some people.
Excellent movie to be seen in family or alone (if you are ashamed of crying in front of other people)I loved this movie
"Fascinating portrait about a man whose biological rhythm presents an unusual contrast .
Robin Williams in one his finest performances, makes a sensible performance about who enjoys every day of his life with major intensity than most of us. His terrible illness will avoid the necessary and required time to experience and enjoy every stage of the human life.
This is the most touching film of Coppola.
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Awesome!!
Teenage Muzik Fan | Miami, FL USA | 07/16/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Well, I saw this movie a long while ago, but I still would love to watch it again (even though I don't own it, poo)..."Jack" is the cutest movie I have seen! Robin Williams is the all-time greatest comedian, and I especially love how they put Bill Cosby in it! This movie is funny, sad, and very touching, especially twoards the end. Everyone who is a child at heart should go out and buy this movie! Who can turn down a great Robin Williams film?"
A Sweet And Gentle Movie
Steven Stewart | Liverpool | 05/02/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Robin Williams, although an immensely funny and energetic comedian, has the raw acting talent to make you truly believe in his characters. He can emotionally engage you and allows for his supporting cast to remain prominent in his films without being overshadowed by the big characters that he plays. Patch Adams & Mrs. Doubtfire are two very fine examples of how Robin Williams can present an immensely funny character, yet retains a level of depth and reality that allow for the hysterical laughter without sacrificing the emotional importance of what his films are ultimately about. He achieves this just as well in Jack.
The film is based around the main character, Jack. He is a child born with a rapid aging disability like that of the real condition known as Progeria. The parents are naturally shocked and upset by this news, but make a pledge to allow him as good a life as possible. Fast forward a few years and we see a child in the body of a grown man (Robin Williams) who has been secluded from the outside world by his parents to protect him from the cruelties and judgments of the real world. His home school tutor Lawrence (Bill Cosby) recommends to Jacks parents that he should be put into a public school so he can socialise and make friends.
Anybodies first day of school is a terrifying one, but for Jack it's even more so thanks to him being in the body of a fully grown man entering an elementary school. Naturally his fellow classmates are a bit wary of this stranger in their classroom and keep well away whilst inventing stories. Mrs. Marquez (Jennifer Lopez), his teacher, warms quickly to Jack and strongly wants him to make friends and be accepted by his classmates. After being asked to join a team in a basketball game because of his height, he quickly becomes part of a group of friends who start to look past his appearance and recognise the kid within him.
This is an immensely sweet and heart warming film and is personally one of my favourites starring the comic legend that is Robin Williams. It's largely unrecognised on the mainstream film stage and I would love it to get more recognition than it did then and does now. It's up there with the likes of Mrs. Doubtfire and Patch Adams. Although it's not as blatantly funny, it's more so an emotional piece with a strong message to deliver to us all about acceptance of the personality within everybody. Looking past the appearance and accepting people, warts and all.
Directed by the legend of Francis Ford Coppola, there's no denying that this would have been an immensely enjoyable movie going piece. The inclusion of comedy legend Bill Cosby is also a delight and although he doesn't have a largely comic prominence, it's still a great thing to see him in the film. This is one of Jennifer Lopez' first movies and although I'm not crazy over her acting, she doesn't do a bad job overall. Williams is the true gem though and truly creates a believable and sweet character that we're all hoping will succeed in making friends.
I would highly recommend this to any fans of Robin Williams as it's truly one of his greatest."