Directed by:
Marshall HerskovitzScreenplay:
Steven ZaillianCinematography:
Fred MurphyComposer:
James HornerCast:
Danny DeVito, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr., Miko Hughes, Gary Sinise, Art LaFleur, Andrea Marcovicci, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Reese Witherspoon, Bert Remsen (more)Plots(1)
After the death of his wife, John Leary vows to make a new life for himself and his two sons, Jack and Dylan. He moves the family to Oakland and gets a job as the monster host of a late night horror TV show. Though all three try to cope with the great loss in their lives, Jack find's his father's silly antics and alcoholism a confusing and embarrassing burden. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Danny DeVito](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/882/166882965_b2aaeb.jpg)
Danny DeVito
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Big Fish (2003)
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Rudy (1993)
The Ref (1994)
Jack the Bear (1993)
![Miko Hughes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402344_e4e0f9.jpg)
Miko Hughes
USA
Best movies:
Apollo 13 (1995)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Pet Sematary (1989)
![Gary Sinise](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/534/162534972_b15255.png)
Gary Sinise
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Art LaFleur](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/377/377070_a4082e.jpg)
Art LaFleur
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) (TV movie)
The Sandlot (1993)
![Andrea Marcovicci](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525897_a9e508.jpg)
Andrea Marcovicci
USA
Best movies:
The Front (1976)
The Canterville Ghost (1986) (TV movie)
Someone to Love (1987)
![Julia Louis-Dreyfus](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883146_7f62b5.jpg)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
![Reese Witherspoon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082576_64fcca.jpg)
Reese Witherspoon
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
Pleasantville (1998)
The Good Lie (2014)
![Bert Remsen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407068_43670e.gif)
Bert Remsen
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Places in the Heart (1984)
Dead Ringer (1964)
Monica Calhoun
USA
Best movies:
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Bagdad Café (1987)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992) (TV movie)
![Lee Garlington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/544/163544947_ba278f.jpg)
Lee Garlington
USA
Best movies:
The Whereabouts of Jenny (1991) (TV movie)
When You Remember Me (1990) (TV movie)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV movie)
Robert Dunn
Canada
Best movies:
Jack the Bear (1993)
![Christopher Lawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/626/159626552_d70ed5.jpg)
Christopher Lawford
USA
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Thirteen Days (2000)
Donovan Leitch Jr.
UK
Best movies:
Glory (1989)
The Blob (1988)
Gas Food Lodging (1992)
![Stefan Gierasch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/476/159476745_460c7b.gif)
Stefan Gierasch
USA
Best movies:
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
The Hustler (1961)
Scott Thomson
Best movies:
Police Academy (1984)
Blast from the Past (1999)
Greater (2016)
![Sam Freed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/313/161313123_1a6c60.jpg)
Sam Freed
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Jack the Bear (1993)
Thinner (1996)
![Erica Yohn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/337/162337199_66be5b.jpg)
Erica Yohn
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
![Charles Dugan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532012_e46b2b.jpg)
Charles Dugan
USA
Best movies:
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
Brain Donors (1992)
Jack the Bear (1993)
Dorothy Lyman
USA
Best movies:
The Departed (2006)
Blow (2001)
Night of the Juggler (1980)