Jack the Bear
PG-13
6.5
1993
1 hr 39 min
Drama
, Comedy
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：
- Danny DeVito , Gary Sinise , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Reese Witherspoon , Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. , Miko Hughes , Art LaFleur
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