Jack (1996)
Release: August 9, 1996 | Runtime: 1h 53m | Rating: 6.3
Born 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.
He's a healthy ten year old who's growing four times faster than normal. Now he's about to take off on the biggest adventure of his life... 5th grade.
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Main 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
- Adam Zolotin as Louis Durante
- Irwin Corey as Poppy
- Jurnee Smollett as Phoebe
- Ashlee Lauren as Allison
- Mario Yedidia as George
- Michael McKean as Paulie
- Todd Bosley as Edward
- Seth Smith as John-John
- Don Novello as Bartender
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What is Jack about?
Born 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.
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