Born with a rare condition that makes him age four times faster than normal, ten-year-old Jack Powell looks like a forty-year-old man. After years of homeschooling, he enters public school for the first time, eager to make friends and live like any other kid—only to discover that growing up too fast means learning some of life’s hardest lessons early.
Acting
Robin Williams commits 110% to playing a literal child
Direction
Coppola's most unhinged career choice—he really did this
Costume
Those oversized khakis are burned into collective memory
Director
Francis Ford Coppola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Coppola took this gig to pay off debts from his own studio, Zoetrope. The Godfather director really said 'a check's a check.'
The film's 'aging disease' was loosely based on progeria, but real progeria advocates hated the fantastical portrayal. Also, that playground basketball scene became an unintentional meme template.
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