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Jack the Bear

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.

Director

Marshall Herskovitz

Year

Genre

Box Office

$5,145,823

Production

Lucky Dog Productions,American Filmworks,20th Century Fox

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

John Leary

Jack Leary

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Dylan Leary

Norman Strick

Mr. Festinger

Father-in-Law

Stefan Gierasch

Mother-in-Law

Elizabeth Leary

Andrea Marcovicci

Peggy Etinger

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Karen Morris

Reese Witherspoon

Mitchell

Gordon Layton

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Mrs. Festinger

Mrs. Mitchell

Dexter Mitchell

Justin Mosley Spink

Michael

Mrs. Sampson

Lillian Hightower Domio

Edward Festinger

Katie Festinger

Jessica Steinmiller

Ray

Douglas Tolbert

Vince Buccini

Christopher Lawford

Det. John Marker

Mr. Strick

Mrs. Strick

Mr. Morris

Mrs. Morris

Cop

Kevin McDermott

Construction Worker

Nursery School Teacher

Nurse

Studio Technician

Grad Student

Donovan Leitch Jr.

Grad Student

Grad Student

Dena Goodmanson

Street Worker

Street Worker

Backhoe Driver

George E. Clayton Jr.

Sondra

Fireman

Patient

Reporter

The Amazing Mumford

Unicyclist

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I didn't know yet what
I was going to learn that year: - Jack the Bear

I didn't know yet what I was going to learn that year:

After the heartbreak had happened,
sometimes I wondered... - Jack the Bear

After the heartbreak had happened, sometimes I wondered...

Okay. Right. That's right.
This is gonna be your bass note, okay? - Jack the Bear

Okay. Right. That's right. This is gonna be your bass n...

- Hey,Jackie.
- Hey. - Jack the Bear

- Hey,Jackie. - Hey.

Michael, wait up. Michael. - Jack the Bear

Michael, wait up. Michael.

What are you doing? What
are you doing? What are you doing? - Jack the Bear

What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?

Jackie, wake up.
We gotta go downstairs. - Jack the Bear

Jackie, wake up. We gotta go downstairs.

He said
he'd cut his foot investigating a noise... - Jack the Bear

He said he'd cut his foot investigating a noise...

He must not have too many good friends
if he had to come to us... - Jack the Bear

He must not have too many good friends if he had to come to ...

Dad? Aren't you
gonna take Dylan to school? - Jack the Bear

Dad? Aren't you gonna take Dylan to school?

Dylan, let's go! - Jack the Bear

Dylan, let's go!

I want Daddy. - Jack the Bear

I want Daddy.
Where's Mommy? - Jack the Bear

I want Daddy. Where's Mommy?

I know about your mom. - Jack the Bear

I know about your mom.

Oh,Jesus! - Jack the Bear

Throw your ball. Throw your ball. - Jack the Bear

Throw your ball. Throw your ball.

Okay. Take it easy. - Jack the Bear

Okay. Take it easy.

He's a good kid. - Jack the Bear

He's a good kid.

Get back in here. - Jack the Bear

Get back in here.

I knew right away, when I saw Dexter
coming home from school with his lunch pail. - Jack the Bear

I knew right away, when I saw Dexter coming home from school...

Did you hear
about Dexter's mom? - Jack the Bear

Did you hear about Dexter's mom?

- What happened here?
- Nobody knows. - Jack the Bear

- What happened here? - Nobody knows.

Well... - Jack the Bear

- A's, A's, A's, A's, A's, A's, A's, A's! - Jack the Bear

- A's, A's, A's, A's, A's,...

Whoa, Cookie Monster!
Whoa, Cookie Monster! - Jack the Bear

Whoa, Cookie Monster! Whoa, Cookie Monster!

- Daddy!
- Okay. Okay. Let me-- - Jack the Bear

- Daddy! - Okay. Okay. Let me--

Jack! - Jack the Bear

Hey, Dexter. - Jack the Bear

Dad always went all out for Halloween. - Jack the Bear

Dad always went all out for Halloween.

- Trick or treat.
- Trick or treat. - Jack the Bear

- Trick or treat. - Trick or treat.

Hi,Jack. Trick or treat. - Jack the Bear

Hi,Jack. Trick or treat.

Trick or treat,Jack. - Jack the Bear

Trick or treat,Jack.

As one white man
to another. - Jack the Bear

As one white man to another.

I moved across the street
from a goddamned Nazi. - Jack the Bear

I moved across the street from a goddamned Nazi.

Milltown-- - Jack the Bear

The vet said poison,
and we were the prime suspects. - Jack the Bear

The vet said poison, and we were the prime suspects.

- What the heck do you want me to do,Jackie?
- Tell him we didn't do it. - Jack the Bear

- What the heck do you want me to do,Jackie? - Tell him we d...

Uh, Norman, hi. - Jack the Bear

Uh, Norman, hi.

I didn't kill your dog, Norman. - Jack the Bear

I didn't kill your dog, Norman.

I didn't poison your dog,
Norman. - Jack the Bear

I didn't poison your dog, Norman.

For those of you
whose brains aren't totally withered... - Jack the Bear

For those of you whose brains aren't totally withered.....

- Not enough blood.
- That's plenty. - Jack the Bear

- Not enough blood. - That's plenty.

- I think you need some time off.
- What? - Jack the Bear

- I think you need some time off. - What?

- I'll take a week off. - Jack the Bear

- I'll take a week off.

Look,Jack. I think it would be best
if we began seeing other people. - Jack the Bear

Look,Jack. I think it would be best if we began seeing other...

I didn't know why
Dad stopped going to work. - Jack the Bear

I didn't know why Dad stopped going to work.

- So what's the story?
- No story. - Jack the Bear

- So what's the story? - No story.

I need to know if you plan on
being Bozo the Clown your whole life. - Jack the Bear

I need to know if you plan on being Bozo the Clown your whol...

- Open the goddamn door, Dylan.
- It's locked. - Jack the Bear

- Open the goddamn door, Dylan. - It's locked.

- I said, come on!
- No! - Jack the Bear

- I said, come on! - No!

Thank you,Jack. - Jack the Bear

Thank you,Jack.

Jack the Bear had real long hair. - Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear had real long hair.

Hey,Jackie.
What's the matter? Hmm? - Jack the Bear

Hey,Jackie. What's the matter? Hmm?

- Where's Dylan?
- He's gone. - Jack the Bear

- Where's Dylan? - He's gone.

- What car?
- Another car. A white car. - Jack the Bear

- What car? - Another car. A white car.

Hey! - Jack the Bear

It was like a dream... - Jack the Bear

It was like a dream...

[ Police Radio:
Woman, Indistinct ] - Jack the Bear

[ Police Radio: Woman, Indistinct ]

My name is Detective John Marker
with the Oakland Police Department. - Jack the Bear

My name is Detective John Marker with the Oakland Police Dep...

The same argument
over and over and over again.! - Jack the Bear

The same argument over and over and over again.!

Hello. - Jack the Bear

Jack!Jack!
They found Dylan. He's alive. - Jack the Bear

Jack!Jack! They found Dylan. He's alive.

Excuse me! Excuse me.
I'm looking for my son. - Jack the Bear

Excuse me! Excuse me. I'm looking for my son.

Buddy. Hi, buddy. - Jack the Bear

Buddy. Hi, buddy.

They found him
in the woods by the Piedmont Reservoir. - Jack the Bear

They found him in the woods by the Piedmont Reservoir.

After three days
and still no words... - Jack the Bear

After three days and still no words...

Hi, sweetheart. - Jack the Bear

Hi, sweetheart.

Dylan, I'm not mad at you, honey.
I'm mad at the bed. - Jack the Bear

Dylan, I'm not mad at you, honey. I'm mad at the b...

John! - Jack the Bear

Where is he? - Jack the Bear

Jackie. - Jack the Bear

Just tell me
what I gotta do, Gordon. - Jack the Bear

Just tell me what I gotta do, Gordon.

Because I can't lose my kids. - Jack the Bear

Because I can't lose my kids.

Can he pick up the ticket
at the airport? - Jack the Bear

Can he pick up the ticket at the airport?

Dylan, I'm going to Dad. - Jack the Bear

Dylan, I'm going to Dad.

Jack? You in there? - Jack the Bear

Jack? You in there?

- Hmm?
- Jack,you in there? - Jack the Bear

- Hmm? - Jack,you in there?

-Jack. - Jack the Bear

Where are you going,Jack? - Jack the Bear

Where are you going,Jack?

Jack! - Jack the Bear

Better get this in writing. - Jack the Bear

Better get this in writing.

I kept wondering
what Mom would say if she saw Dad... - Jack the Bear

I kept wondering what Mom would say if she saw Dad...

What's the name
of that song, Dylan? - Jack the Bear

What's the name of that song, Dylan?

Tell me the name
of Mommy's favourite song, Dylan. - Jack the Bear

Tell me the name of Mommy's favourite song, Dylan.

- I miss Mommy.
- I know. - Jack the Bear

- I miss Mommy. - I know.

Jack the Bear? - Jack the Bear

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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.

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Director: Marshall Herskovitz

Writer: Dan McCall, Steven Zaillian

Production: Lucky Dog Productions,American Filmworks,20th Century Fox

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1993

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $5,145,823

Released: 02 Apr 1993

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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