Jack the Bear
“Laugh. Cry. Hold on tight.”
1993•PG-13•1h 39m•6.4•Released
DramaComedy
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.
Director
Marshall Herskovitz
Writer
Steven Zaillian
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Lucky Dog Productions
Cast
Danny DeVito
John Leary
Gary Sinise
Norman Strick
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Peggy Etinger
Reese Witherspoon
Karen Morris
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Jack Leary
Miko Hughes
Dylan Leary
Art LaFleur
Mr. Festinger
Stefan Gierasch
Father-in-Law
Erica Yohn
Mother-in-Law
Andrea Marcovicci
Elizabeth Leary
Bert Remsen
Mitchell
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Gordon Layton
Jahary Bennett
Michael
Douglas Tolbert
Ray
Kelly Connell
Fireman
Production
Company
Lucky Dog Productions
Company
American Filmworks
Company
20th Century Fox
Producer
Bruce Gilbert
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