JACK (DVD) DVD

Jack
In this film by director Francis Ford Coppola, Robin Williams stars as Jack, a boy who is growing normally, but at many times the normal rate. In a bizarre flashback, we see that he was born when his mother was only ten weeks pregnant. Kept out of school for years, the neighborhood children consider him a freak, and generally avoid him. He is finally required to go to public school, and we catch up to him as he enters the fourth grade for the first time, a 10-year-old boy who appears to be a fully grown man in his 40s. His classmates tease him mercilessly until they begin to see the advantages of having him around. He must also have some grown-up feelings to go along with his grown-up body, because he asks his teacher out for a date. When she refuses him, he goes off into town and gets into adult-type trouble as he courts nightclub denizen Dolores Durante (Fran Drescher) over the objections of her boyfriend. Teacher Lawrence Woodruff (Bill Cosby) tries (with some success) to help Jack cope with his situation. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast Robin Williams as Jack Powell Diane Lane as Karen Powell Jennifer Lopez as Miss Marquez Brian Kerwin as Powell,Brian Fran Drescher as Dolores Durante Bill Cosby as Lawrence Woodruff

Crew Angelo P. Graham - Art Director Fred Roos - Casting Linda Phillips-Palo - Casting Rosalie Joseph - Casting Aggie Guerard Rodgers - Costume Designer L. Dean Jones, Jr. - First Assistant Director Gary Marcus - First Assistant Director Francis Ford Coppola - Director Roman Coppola - Second Unit Director Barry Malkin - Editor Doug Claybourne - Executive Producer Michael Kamen - Songwriter Dean Tavoularis - Production Designer John Toll - Cinematographer Ricardo Mestres - Producer Fred Fuchs - Producer Francis Ford Coppola - Producer Barbara Munch - Set Designer Armin Ganz - Set Designer William Beck - Set Designer Agamemnon Andrianos - Sound/Sound Designer Gary Gutierrez - Special Effects Supervisor James DeMonaco - Screenwriter Gary Nadeau - Screenwriter

Jack
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General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: French Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel Additional Features: cc French and Spanish language tracks French subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 113 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Early Delivery/Opening Titles [9:17] 2. 10 Years Later [10:48] 3. Jack Goes to School [14:53] 4. New Friends [14:39] 5. Treehouse Sleepover [11:35] 6. Grown-Ups [9:47] 7. Signs of Aging [14:36] 8. A Shooting Star [8:13] 9. Come Out and Play [8:32] 10. 7 Years Later/End Credits [10:26]