Jack the Bear
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64% Critic Match

Jack the Bear

Laugh. Cry. Hold on tight.

6.4 / 10 1993 1h 39mPG-13 English
DramaComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

John Leary

Lead
Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise

Norman Strick

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Peggy Etinger

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Karen Morris

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Jack Leary

Miko Hughes

Miko Hughes

Dylan Leary

Art LaFleur

Art LaFleur

Mr. Festinger

Stefan Gierasch

Stefan Gierasch

Father-in-Law

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marshall Herskovitz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Jack the Bear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker