Jack the Bear

"Laugh. Cry. Hold on tight."

Apr 2 1993 PG-13 1h 39m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional horror host "Al Gory"; whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys. Loving, but useless at the daily job of fathering, the onus falls on plucky Jack the Bear (Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr.) Leary's conscience, and a quantity of alcohol, leads him to denounce a neo-fascist candidate on his children's television program, and also to the kidnapping of youngest son Dylan (Miko Hughes) by a disturbed neo-Nazi supporter.

Written by

Dan McCall, Steven Zaillian

Directed by

Marshall Herskovitz

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox, American Filmworks, Lucky Dog Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
4,532
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA