Overview:
Jack Powell suffers from an affliction that makes him grow four times faster than normal, so the 10 year old boy 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.| Status: | Released (1996-08-09) |
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| Awards: | 6 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $58,620,973 |
| Screen: | James DeMonaco, Gary Nadeau |
| Productions: | Hollywood Pictures, Great Oaks Entertainment, American Zoetrope |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 2157: Robin Williams - Jack Powell
- 2882: Diane Lane - Karen Powell
- 50464: Brian Kerwin - Brian Powell
- 16866: Jennifer Lopez - Miss Marquez
- 51962: Bill Cosby - Lawrence Woodruff
- 53122: Fran Drescher - Dolores Durante
- 53123: Adam Zolotin - Louis Durante
Crews
- 1776: Francis Ford Coppola - Producer - Production
- 1776: Francis Ford Coppola - Director - Directing
- 53120: James DeMonaco - Screenplay - Writing
- 7714: Michael Kamen - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 53121: Gary Nadeau - Screenplay - Writing
- 38803: Roman Coppola - Second Unit Director - Directing
- 1487530: Alice Tompkins - Script Supervisor - Directing
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Reviews
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_**Robin Williams as a 10 year-old; great cast, but needed a rewrite**_ The Powells in Oakland have a premature baby, whom they name Jack (Robin Williams). The problem is that Jack grows at four times the normal rate and so when he finally is allowed to enter 5th grade at the age ....
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