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Jack the Bear(Movie, 1993)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Genres: Drama, Comedy
Jack the BearRating: 3.2/5 (with 2424 votes)
Jack the Bear is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, written by Steven Zaillian based on the novel of the same name by Dan McCall, and starring Danny DeVito. The film is about John Leary (DeVito), a single father raising his two sons (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. and Miko Hughes) in the 1970s San Francisco Bay Area after the death of his wife (Andrea Marcovicci). ()
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About Jack the Bear

Story of the relationships between two sons and their father, who moves the family to California and becomes a tv horror show host after the death of his wife.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 10 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/02/1993
Producer: Bruce Gilbert
Screenwriter: Steven Zaillian
Film Editor: Steven Rosenblum
Director of Photography: Fred Murphy
Composer: James Horner
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Jack der Bär"
"Mein Vater, mein Freund"
"My Dad - Ein ganz unglaublicher Vater"
Revenue: 5,145,823 USD

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