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Jack is a american film of genre Drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola released in USA on 9 august 1996 with Robin Williams

Jack (1996)

Jack
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Released in USA 9 august 1996
Length 1h53
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Comedy,    Comedy-drama
Themes Vieillesse
Rating58% 2.904642.904642.904642.904642.90464

Jack is a 1996 American comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Fran Drescher, Bill Cosby, and Brian Kerwin. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Williams plays the role of Jack Powell, a boy who ages four times faster than normal as a result of a disease, Werner syndrome, a form of progeria.

Synopsis

The movie begins with Karen Powell (Diane Lane) going into labor during a costume party and being rushed to the hospital by her husband Brian (Brian Kerwin) and their friends. Although the delivery is successful, the baby is premature, born after only ten weeks of pregnancy, and is diagnosed with an exaggerated form of Werner syndrome (an aging disease) as stated by Dr. Benfante (Allan Rich) and Dr. Lin (Keone Young). According to them, as this very rare autosomal recessive disorder progresses, Jack Powell will age at a rate four times as fast as normal children due to his internal clock that seems to be developing faster.

Actors

Robin Williams

(Jack Powell)
Diane Lane

(Karen Powell)
Jennifer Lopez

(Miss Marquez)
Bill Cosby

(Lawrence Woodruff)
Fran Drescher

(Dolores Durante)
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