Jack (1996)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1995
Running Times: 113 mins
Length: 3180 metres
Format: Technicolor 35mm
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: American Zoetrope / Great Oaks / Hollywood Pictures
Executive Producer: Doug Claybourne
Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Fuchs, Ricardo Mestres
Unit Production Manager: Ned Kopp
Production Coordinator: Carol Kim
Assistant Production Coordinator: Mark Hager

SCRIPT
Script: James DeMonaco, Gary Nadeau

DIRECTION
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
2nd Unit Director: Roman Coppola
1st Assistant Directors: L. Dean Jones Jr, Gary Scott Marcus
2nd Assistant Directors: David Kelley, Robert J. Mooney
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Rebecca Greeley

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Toll
A Camera Operator: Paul Babin
B Camera Operator: Kim Marks
1st Assistant Camera: Mike Thomas, Patrick McArdle
2nd Assistant Camera: Chris Toll, Paul Sanchez
Key Grip: Ben Beaird
Key Grip (San Francisco): Gregory M. Childers
Grips: David Childers, Don Henderson, Dane Spelman
Dolly Grip: Jonathan Guterres
Gaffer: Jim Plannette, Jeff Gilliam
Electricians: Thomas Cloutier, Dennis Gehringer, Kenneth Patsel
Best Boy Electric: Kevin Thompson
Best Boy Grip: Douglas Cook
Stills: Merrick Morton
Video Assistants: Chris Blair, Tom Fox
Colour Timer: David Orr
Cameras and Lenses: Panavision

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Barry Malkin
Assistant Editor: Megan Agasto, Tim Sternberg, Blake Danforth (uncredited), Donald Ord
Post Production Supervisor: Kim Aubry
Post-Production Coordinator: Bill Kinder
Assistant Post-Production Coordinator: Marie Regan
Post Production Intern: Ethan Derner
Lightwork Supporters: Rob Bonz, Tim Sternberg
Negative Cutter: Theresa Repola Mohammed

MUSIC
Music: Michael Kamen
Songs: Bryan Adams, R.J. Lange, Michael Kamen (Star); Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Charlie Brown); Fred Parris (In the Still of the Night); Billy Vaughn (Trying); Edward Elgar, Arthur C. Berdon (Land of Hope and Glory); Buddy G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson (Button Up Your Overcord); Dino Fekaris, Freddie Perren (Reunited); Geoff Ellswoth (American Muscle); Carmine Coppola (Senza Perdono)
Songs Performed By: Bryan Adams (Star); The Five Satans (In the Still of the Night); Texas Tornadoes (Trying); Peoches and Herb (Reunited); Blue Girl (American Muscle); Santo and Johnny (Senza Perdono)
Songs Produced By: Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, Bryan Adams (Star)
Orchestrators: Bob Elhai, Michael Kamen
Executive in Charge of Music (Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group): Kathy Nelson
Music Recordists: Stephen McLaughlin, Andy Warwick
Music Mixer: Stephen McLaughlin
Supervising Music Editor: Christopher Brooks
Music Editor: David Slusser
Music Contractors: Debbie Datz-Pyle, Patti Zimmitti
Music Preparation: Joel Franklin

SOUND
Sound: Agamemnon Andrianos
Boom Operator: Patrick Moriarty
Re-Recording Mixers: Tom Johnson, Michael Semanick
Supervising Sound Editor: John Nutt
Assistant Sound Editors: Tobin John De Luca Davis, Aura Belle Gilge, Lisa Storer
ADR Supervisor: Mark A. Levinson
ADR Editor: Sara Bolder
Dialogue Editors: Patrick Dodd, Richard Quinn
Sound Effects Editor: Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
Foley Recordist: Jim Kallett
Foley Editors: Malcolm Fife, Marnie Moore
Cable Person: Christopher Boatwright

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Ken Diaz
Additional Make Up: Kris Ravetto
Assistant Make Up: Jenny-King Turko
Hair: Paul LeBlanc
Assistant Hair: Catherine Childers, Donna Dunlop
Costume Designer: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Supervisor: Winnie Brown-Willis
Costumers: Stephen Shubin, Patricia Kazmierowski
Set Costumers: Andrea Cooper, Michael Becker
Seamstress: Nancy Hart Servin

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Prosthetics: Brian Penikas
Additional Prosthetics: Kris Ravetto

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Coordinator: John McLeod
Special Effects Foreman: Frank W. Tarantino

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Gary Gutierrez
Visual Effects Producer: Kim Aubry
Visual Effects Artist: Jimi Simmons

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Dean Tavoularis
Art Director: Angelo Graham
Assistant Art Director: Sean Haworth
Set Designer: William Beck
Set Decorators: Armin Ganz, Barbara Munch
Property Master: Douglas Madison
Property Master (San Francisco): George Mauricio
Set Dresser: Kristin Argue
On-Set Dresser: Emilio R. Aramendia
Construction Coordinator: Richard Clot
Construction Foreman: Robert Clot
Paint Coordinator: Henry J. Giardina
Lead Scenic Painter: Todd Bray McCune
Scenic Artist: Robert L. Peden
Art Department Coordinator: Alexandra Fitzpatrick
Draper: Kristin Argue
Lead Man: Dean Backer
Greensman: George Zimninsky
Title Designer: Gary Gutierrez

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisors: Alice Tompkins, Anahid Nazarian
Production Accountant: Don Walker
1st Assistant Accountant: Joanne Grant
2nd Assistant Accountant: Jenny Spamer
Payroll: Bob Roath
Production Assistants: Jennifer Kim, Kevin Le Blanc, Evan Cecil, Jennifer Garces, Lucas Roth, Michael Floquet, Nick Sternberg, Stacey Holmes, Tao Ruspoli, Wayne Billheimer
Assistants to Francis Ford Coppola: Jill Ornitz, Tony Dingman
Assistants To Producer: Tava Maloy, Shannon Coll, Steven Weisman
Assistant To Robin Williams: Rebecca Erwin Spencer
Associate To Producer: Tava Sofsky (uncredited)
2nd Engineer: Roy Waldspurger
Craft Service: James Wilhelm
Dialogue Coaches: Chris Neil, Brian Lohmann
Rehearsal Coordinator: Chris Neil
Transportation Coordinator: Henry Travers
Transportation Captain: Jacqueline Travers
Transportation Co-Captain: John Peters
Drivers: Al J. Hersh, Skip Steffens
Entomologist: Steven Kutcher
Paramedic Coordinator: Christopher Desmond
Studio Teachers: Bonnie Hudson, Lucy MacSwain
Unit Publicist: Lauren Strogoff

LOCATIONS
Locations: Mare Island, Vallejo, California, USA; Miami, Florida, USA; Mill Valley, California, USA; Ross, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA
Location Manager: Rory Enke
Assistant Location Managers: Robert Hage, Sussanah Robbins

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Dedicated To: Gia
In Memory of Armin Ganz

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Jack Gill, Michael Runyard
Stunts: Rocky Capella, Michael Mitchell, Larry Nicholas

CASTING
Casting Executive: Fred Roos
Casting: Rosalie Joseph, Linda Phillips-Palo
Casting (San Francisco): Davia Nelson
Extras Casting: Laura Folger, Nina Henninger
Casting Assistant: Ingrid Franz

CAST
Robin Williams (Jack Powell)
Diane Lane (Karen Powell)
Brian Kerwin (Brian Powell)
Jennifer Lopez (Miss Marquez)
Bill Cosby (Lawrence Woodruff)
Fran Drescher (Dolores 'D.D.' Durante)
Adam Zolotin (Louis 'Louie/Lou' Durante)
Todd Bosley (Eddie)
Seth Smith (John-John)
Mario Yedidia (George)
Jeremy Lelliott (Johnny Duffer)
Jurnee Smollett (Phoebe)
Dani Faith (Jane)
Hugo Hernandez (Victor)
Rickey D'Shon Collins (Eric)
Michael McKean (Paulie)
Edward Lynch (angry man)
Don Novello (bartender)
Allan Rich (Dr Benfante)
Keone Young (Dr Lin)
Irwin Corey (Poppy)
Al Nalbandian (Principal McGee)
Dwight Hicks (High School Principal)
Allison Whitbeck (Lucy)
Sam Ritzenberg (boy in classroom)
Terry Ricardo Jefferson II (Eric's brother)
Studio Gutierrez (Mario)
Joe Akins (Big Joe)
Kendra Sutherland (Kendra)
Ashlee Lauren (Allison)
Wilma Bonet, Abigail Van Alyn, Rainer Judd, Marcella Pabros, Jennifer Garces (nurses)
Marc Coppola, Terence McGovern, Kim Wonderly (voices of radio personalites)
Bria Neuenschwander (drugstore clerk)
Steven Anthony Jones (officer at jail)
Jeanette Etheredge, Jacqui De La Fontaine (cats)
Josh Kornbluth (pack of cigarettes)
Helen Shumaker (Martini)
Pete Escovedo, Morty Okin, John Quam, Whitney Wilson, Andrew Higgins, David Rubin, David Murotake, Carroll Ashby, Juan Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, Ray Loeckle, Van Hughes, Mike Moore (The New Morty Show)
Michael Madland (Louis Durante aged 18)
Matt Kroot (Eddie aged 18)
Ryan Kennedy (George aged 18)
Tyler Smith (John-John aged 18)
Jesse James Chisholm (Johnny Duffer aged 18)
Jonathan A. Turner (Eric aged 18)
Kamela Peart (Phoebe aged 18)
Jennifer Hagan (Jane aged 16)
Anthony DeSimone (classroom student - uncredited)
Jonathan Randell Silver (classmate - uncredited)

Stand-In for Robin Williams: Adam Bryant

PLOT SUMMARY

Jack is a young boy with a unique problem - an aging disorder is causing him to age four times faster than normal. At the age of 10, he looks like a 40 year old man and, attending a proper school for the first time, he finds it difficult to fit in with his peers.

Argentina
Video Distributor: Gativideo

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Lauren Film

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Laserdisc Distributor: Hollywood Pictures (9180 AS)
DVD Distributor: Hollywood Pictures Home Video (34523)

Argentina
Rating: 13

Australia
Rating: PG

Chile
Rating: 14

Finland
Rating: S

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 6 (w)

Netherlands
Rating: AL

Portugal
Rating: M/6

Spain
Rating: T

Sweden
Rating: 11

UK
Rating: PG

USA
Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual references)

1996
NCLR Bravo Awards, USA
Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film (Jennifer Lopez) - nominated (also for Money Train (1996))

1997
Young Artist Awards, USA
Best Family Feature: Musical or Comedy - nominated
Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor (Adam Zolotin) - nominated

YoungStar Awards, USA
Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (Adam Zolotin) - nominated

1996
August
9: USA - theatrical release

October
11: UK - theatrical release
31: Argentina, Hong Kong, Italy - theatrical release

November
1: Estonia - theatrical release

December
6: Denmark, Poland - theatrical release
11: France - theatrical release
12: Spain - theatrical release
13: Finland, Portugal - theatrical release
19: Hungary - theatrical release
25: Sweden - theatrical release

1997
January
17: South Africa - theatrical release

February
26: USA - laserdisc release (Hollywood Pictures (9180 AS))

March
1: Japan - theatrical release

June
5: Germany - theatrical release
6: Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release
25: Kuwait - theatrical release

1998
December
11: USA - DVD release (Hollywood Pictures Home Video (34523))

1988
April
26: UK - television broadcast (on Sky Movies)

2000
June
4: UK - television broadcast (on Channel 5)

2001
December
27: UK - television broadcast (on BBC1)

Jack Powell is about to tackle his biggest adventure ever... the fifth grade!

He's a healthy ten year old who's growing four times faster than normal. Now he's ready for the biggest adventure of his life ... 5th grade.

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923)

MAGAZINES

Empire November 1996 p.39 (UK)
review (by Caroline Westbrook)

Film Review November 1996 p.18 (UK)
review (by James Cameron-Wilson)

Imágenes February 1997 p.118 (Spain)
review (by Quim Casas)

Premiere January 1997 p.26 (France)
review (by Christian Jauberty)

Sight and Sound October 1996 p.42 (UK)
review (by Philip Kemp)

Studio December 1996 p.18 (France)
review (by Laurent Tirard)

NEWSPAPERS

Expresso, Cartaz 14 December 1996 (Portugal)
review (by Manuel Cintra Ferreira)

Svenska Dagbladet 24 December 1996 (Sweden)
review (Coppola serverar infantil och sentimental soppa by Jeanette Gentele)

KEYWORDS

children; prematuer ageing; treehouses; schools; basketball; halloween; teachers

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008