Jack (1996 film)

The film stars Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Brian Kerwin, Fran Drescher, and Bill Cosby.

Williams plays the role of Jack Powell, a boy who ages four times faster than normal as a result of a unique medical condition.

Jack has grown childish due to this secluded life, having socialized only with his parents and his tutor, Lawrence Woodruff, who suggests that he attend school.

Finally, Louis manages to lure Jack out of the house by bringing over the entire class, spending the day playing in the front yard.

Francis Ford Coppola came across the James DeMonaco and Gary Nadeau script Jack and resonated with it describing it as a "warm fable" that reminded him of his work on Peggy Sue Got Married.

The site's critical consensus reads: "Robin Williams' childlike energy is channeled in all the wrong places with Jack, a bizarre tragedy that aims for uplift but sinks deep into queasy schmaltz.

"[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 31 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

[7] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of "B+" on a scale of A+ to F.[8] Todd McCarthy of Variety called it a "tedious, uneventful fantasy" that wastes the talents of the filmmakers.

It was considered that I had made Apocalypse Now and I'm like a Marty Scorsese type of director, and here I am making this dumb Disney film with Robin Williams.

"[11][better source needed] First-time screenwriter Gary Nadeau wasn’t quite as bullish, describing his experience of seeing the initial cut of Jack as a terrifying one.

“Not only that, but I’d be the man who destroyed Francis Ford Coppola’s career.”[12] The film's theme is "Star", performed by Canadian musician Bryan Adams.