Jack
– Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10-..
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10-year-old looks like a 40-year-old man. After years of being tutored at home, Jack convinces his overprotective parents to send him to public school. The children don't know what to make of Jack, but with the help of his fifth-grade teacher, he makes an effort to win them over.
09 Aug 1996
English, Spanish
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Francis Ford Coppola
James DeMonaco, Gary Nadeau
Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Brian Kerwin, Jennifer Lopez
The movie is about a boy with a unique aging disorder: one that makes him age 4 times faster than normal. It picks up when Jack (Robin Williams) is 10 years old, but looks 40. He tries to go to public school for the first time, and to become friends with kids his own age. His physical appearance causes him lots of problems, however.
6 nominations.
Hollywood Pictures