Watch Jack the Bear (1993) Free Online

Release Date: 1993

Cast: Danny DeVito, Stefan Gierasch, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Miko Hughes, Reese Witherspoon, Bert Remsen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Gary Sinise, Andrea Marcovicci, Erica Yohn

Categories: Movies, Film Adaptation, Drama Film, Comedy-Drama, Comedy, Family Drama, Period Piece

Jack the Bear is a 1993 American drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, written by Steven Zaillian based on the novel by Dan McCall, and starring Danny DeVito. Jack Leary (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.), his younger brother Dylan (Miko Hughes), and father John (Danny DeVito) start over in Oakland, California in 1972, following the death of the boys' mother. John, who hosted a children's program back in Syracuse, now hosts the local late-night show Midnight Shriek, entertaining the audience during horror films as "Al Gory." He is devoted to his two sons, though his drinking problem... MORE

Jack the Bear is a 1993 American drama film directed by Marshall Herskovitz, written by Steven Zaillian based on the novel by Dan McCall, and starring Danny DeVito. Jack Leary (Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.), his younger brother Dylan (Miko Hughes), and father John (Danny DeVito) start over in Oakland, California in 1972, following the death of the boys' mother. John, who hosted a children's program back in Syracuse, now hosts the local late-night show Midnight Shriek, entertaining the audience during horror films as "Al Gory." He is devoted to his two sons, though his drinking problem disrupts the smooth running of the household, as some of his parental duties fall to Jack, who also rebels against his father's off-beat personality. One of the Learys' neighbors, a young man named Norman Strick (Gary Sinise) who walks with a cane due to a twisted leg, shows up at their home one Halloween evening, seeking a donation for a racially-prejudiced candidate. John refuses, and shuts the door in Norman's face. Obviously bothered that Norman lives across the street, John gets drunk, and his performance on his TV show mimics the racially-charged beliefs of his neo-Nazi neighbor. He is subsequently LESS