Jack the Bear
“Laugh. Cry. Hold on tight.”
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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Cast
39 people
Danny DeVito
John Leary
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Gary Sinise
Norman Strick
Known for
Forrest Gump
Mission to Mars
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Peggy Etinger
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Seinfeld
Reese Witherspoon
Karen Morris
Known for
Monsters vs Aliens
Sing
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Jack Leary
Known for
The Ref
Rudy
Miko Hughes
Dylan Leary
Known for
Mercury Rising
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Art LaFleur
Mr. Festinger
Known for
Cobra
Death Warrant
Stefan Gierasch
Father-in-Law
Known for
Carrie
High Plains Drifter
Erica Yohn
Mother-in-Law
Known for
An American Tail
Corrina, Corrina
Andrea Marcovicci
Elizabeth Leary
Known for
The Stuff
The Hand
Bert Remsen
Mitchell
Known for
Code of Silence
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Carl Gabriel Yorke
Gordon Layton
Known for
Cannibal Holocaust
Ghost in the Machine
Marshall Herskovitz Director · Steven Zaillian Screenplay Dan McCall Author
Worldwide gross $5.1M · United States release April 2, 1993 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,145,823
Production
Lucky Dog Productions
Production
American Filmworks
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1993
Theatrical
Czechia
May 1, 1995 · Physical
Germany
May 27, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 21, 1993 · Theatrical
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