Jack the Bear
Jack the Bear

Jack the Bear

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1993
1h 39m
6.4(59 votes)
Drama
Comedy

Overview

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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Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

39 members
Acting

Danny DeVito

John Leary

Danny DeVito
Acting

Gary Sinise

Norman Strick

Gary Sinise
Acting

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Peggy Etinger

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Acting

Reese Witherspoon

Karen Morris

Reese Witherspoon
Acting

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.

Jack Leary

Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Acting

Miko Hughes

Dylan Leary

Miko Hughes
Acting

Art LaFleur

Mr. Festinger

Art LaFleur
Acting

Stefan Gierasch

Father-in-Law

Stefan Gierasch
Acting

Erica Yohn

Mother-in-Law

Erica Yohn
Acting

Andrea Marcovicci

Elizabeth Leary

Andrea Marcovicci
Acting

Bert Remsen

Mitchell

Bert Remsen
Acting

Carl Gabriel Yorke

Gordon Layton

Carl Gabriel Yorke
Acting

Jahary Bennett

Michael

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Acting

Douglas Tolbert

Ray

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Kelly Connell

Fireman

Kelly Connell
Acting

Sam Freed

Mr. Morris

Sam Freed
Acting

Dorothy Lyman

Mrs. Morris

Dorothy Lyman
Acting

Monica Calhoun

Sondra

Monica Calhoun
Acting

Cliff Bemis

Det. John Marker

Cliff Bemis
Acting

Christopher Lawford

Vince Buccini

Christopher Lawford
Acting

Lee Garlington

Mrs. Festinger

Lee Garlington
Acting

Lorinne Vozoff

Mrs. Mitchell

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Acting

Justin Mosley Spink

Michael

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Lillian Hightower Domio

Mrs. Sampson

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Acting

Troy Slaten

Edward Festinger

Troy Slaten
Acting

Jessica Steinmiller

Katie Festinger

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Acting

Charles Dugan

Mr. Strick

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Acting

Marion Dugan

Mrs. Strick

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Acting

Kevin McDermott

Cop

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Writing

Robert Dunn

Construction Worker

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Acting

Christy Botkin

Nursery School Teacher

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Acting

Vonna Bowen

Nurse

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Acting

Steven McCall

Studio Technician

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Donovan Leitch

Grad Student

Donovan Leitch
Acting

Sarah Bork

Grad Student

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Dena Goodmanson

Grad Student

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Acting

Paul Wilson

Street Worker

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Acting

Scott Thomson

Street Worker

Scott Thomson
Acting

George E. Clayton Jr.

Backhoe Driver

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