During production, George Lucas and Gilbert Taylor, whom Gary Kurtz called "old school" and "crotchety", had disputes over filming. With a background in independent filmmaking, Lucas was accustomed to creating most of the elements of the movie himself. His lighting suggestions were rejected by an offended Taylor, who felt that Lucas was overstepping his boundaries by giving specific instructions, sometimes even moving lights and cameras himself. Taylor refused to use the soft-focus lenses and gauze Lucas wanted after Twentieth Century Fox executives complained about the look. Kurtz stated that "In a couple of scenes, rather than saying, 'It looks a bit over lit, can you fix that?', (Lucas would) say, 'turn off this light, and turn off that light', and Gil would say, 'No, I won't do that, I've lit it the way I think it should be. Tell me what's the effect that you want, and I'll make a judgment about what to do with my lights.'"
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Robin Williams agreed to play Jack after Disney apologized to him for breaking their promise to keep his name out of the marketing for Aladdin (1992).
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Mario Yedidia and Jer Adrianne Lelliott share a birthday, November 5th.
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Tom Hanks was the original choice for the lead role because of his performance in Big (1988). Robin Williams was considered for the lead in that movie.
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Francis Ford Coppola gave Robin Williams camping gear, to spend the night in his backyard, and $10 to spend at Toys R Us before shooting the film.
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The film purposefully uses sped-up photography scenes and fast-moving rays of sunlight to show how fast time moves for Jack.
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In the last scene, as Jack leaves in the car after graduation, a red sign in the background says "Seven Years Later," the same as the text, when the movie jumps to the graduation ceremony.
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When Lawrence Woodruff visits Jack and his friends at their treehouse, he spots a genuine Cuban Partagas cigar box and is disappointed to find it filled with toys instead of cigars. Bill Cosby and Francis Ford Coppola are avid cigar smokers in real life.
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Jack's condition is based on progeria, a real-life condition that causes rapid aging. The average lifespan of someone with progeria is 13; the oldest recorded lifespan (as of 2018) is 30.
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Film debut of Adam Zolotin.
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Jack would have been 72 at his graduation.
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In the opening scenes, a woman is dressed as a wine bottle from Francis Ford Coppola's vineyards.
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The film takes place in 1986, 1996 and 2003.
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After Ryan Acton, Robin Williams's photo double, was told he wasn't needed and allowed to go back to school, he was called back to the set. When Francis Ford Coppola asked him to get to makeup, Acton refused to get out of the car. Williams got into the car and talked to him. Acton got out of the car, went to makeup, and wasn't used for the day. A few years later, Acton revealed what Williams said, "Hi, Ryan, I am your funny double, and if you don't want to get out of the car, it's OK."
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The song the boys are singing in the tree house with Bill Cosby, is "Charlie Brown" by The Coasters.
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
Jack - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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