Jack the Bear

Its only fright is the mortgage. A grieving dad uproots the family to California for a new TV gig hosting horror shows, while his sons navigate adolescence without a mom. The film settles for a tidy box of tissues and standard-issue dad jokes.

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Marshall Herskovitz directed Jack the Bear in 1993. See Marshall Herskovitz's full filmography, where to start with Marshall Herskovitz, or where to go after you've seen everything by Marshall Herskovitz.

Jack the Bear was released in 1993 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 99 minutes.