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Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

Laugh. Cry. Hold on tight.

Genres

DramaComedy

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$5145823

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

02 April 1993

Country

United States of America

Cast

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

John Leary

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

Erica Yohn

Erica Yohn

Mother-in-Law

Andrea Marcovicci

Andrea Marcovicci

Elizabeth Leary

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Mitchell

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Gordon Layton

Jahary Bennett

Jahary Bennett

Michael

Douglas Tolbert

Douglas Tolbert

Ray

Kelly Connell

Kelly Connell

Fireman

Sam Freed

Sam Freed

Mr. Morris

Dorothy Lyman

Dorothy Lyman

Mrs. Morris

Monica Calhoun

Monica Calhoun

Sondra

Cliff Bemis

Cliff Bemis

Det. John Marker

Christopher Lawford

Christopher Lawford

Vince Buccini

Lee Garlington

Lee Garlington

Mrs. Festinger

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