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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.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations
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- TriviaPrincipal 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.
- GoofsAt the end when Jack is playing the piano, Dylan comes downstairs and starts walking towards him. In the next shot, Dylan is back at the stairs again.
- Quotes
[last lines]
John Leary: Say it again. What did you say? Say it again. Say it again.
Dylan Leary: [whispering the name of his mom's favorite story] Jack the Bear.
- SoundtracksDarkness, Darkness
Written by Jesse Colin Young
Performed by The Youngbloods
Courtesy of the RCA Records Label of BMG Music
Featured review
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...
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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- Also known as
- Джек-ведмежа
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,145,823
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,219,891
- Apr 4, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $5,145,823
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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