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Jack the Bear

  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 39m
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6.5/10
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Danny DeVito, Miko Hughes, and Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. in Jack the Bear (1993)
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Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys.Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys.Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys.
IMDb RATING
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4.2K
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    • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Dan McCall(novel)
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny DeVito
    • Gary Sinise
    • Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
    • Marshall Herskovitz
    • Dan McCall(novel)
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Danny DeVito
    • Gary Sinise
    • Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
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    • 30User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Danny DeVito, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reese Witherspoon, Miko Hughes, and Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. in Jack the Bear (1993)
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    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • John Leary
    Gary Sinise
    Gary Sinise
    • Norman Strick
    Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
    Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
    • Jack Leary
    Miko Hughes
    Miko Hughes
    • Dylan Leary
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Mr. Festinger
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Father-in-Law
    Erica Yohn
    • Mother-in-Law
    Andrea Marcovicci
    Andrea Marcovicci
    • Elizabeth Leary
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    Julia Louis-Dreyfus
    • Peggy Etinger
    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Karen Morris
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Mitchell
    Carl Gabriel Yorke
    Carl Gabriel Yorke
    • Gordon Layton
    Lee Garlington
    Lee Garlington
    • Mrs. Festinger
    Lorinne Vozoff
    • Mrs. Mitchell
    Justin Mosley Spink
    • Dexter Mitchell
    Jahary Bennett
    • Michael
    Lillian Hightower Domio
    • Mrs. Sampson
    Troy W. Slaten
    • Edward Festinger
      • Marshall Herskovitz
      • Dan McCall(novel)
      • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Principal photography was completed in the summer of 1991, but the film's post-production lasted over a year. The creative team decided to film more footage with Danny DeVito. However, DeVito had other prior commitments that kept the film from being completed. Director Marshall Herskovitz and producer Bruce Gilbert initially clashed in the editing room, but they ultimately patched up their differences and worked as a team. In July 1992, DeVito's additional scenes were filmed. The film was finished in October, but the studio's Christmas schedule had already been filled, and it ultimately was released in April 1993.
    • Goofs
      The stuffed dog on the living room floor of Karen's house.
    • Quotes

      John Leary: I moved across the street form a goddamned Nazi. Oh my God! "Niggers and Jews." Excuse me Mrs. Sampson. You're not Jewish, are you?

      Mrs. Sampson: No. I'm a Jehovah's Witness.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Cop and a Half/The Adventures of Huck Finn/Jack the Bear/The Opposite Sex How to Live with Them/Intervista (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Darkness, Darkness
      Written by Jesse Colin Young
      Performed by The Youngbloods
      Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music

    User reviews30

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    I WAS Jack
    I lost my parents before I was ten...Jack and those flashbacks?...The movie nailed it...big time...The one where he yells at his mom and treats her badly, only to snap out of it to realize he was wrong, but it doesn't matter cause she's gone...man, I'm tearing up right now over that one...

    I even grew up in Oakland in the early 70's and I was about that age too...Jack hitting the bottle was way too close to home too...a great movie...when I saw it for the first time, I was just blown away...very close to home for me...

    The last half hour got a little weird but before that...that was me in '72...spooky, great movie...
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    • jjoreilly
    • May 6, 2007

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Stage 21, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • American Filmworks
      • Lucky Dog Productions Inc.
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Color

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