\u201cRobin Williams plays Jack, a 10-year-old boy in a 40-year-old\u2019s body,\u201d the director continued. \u201cIn this rehearsal clip with Adam Zolotin, the two adlib their way playfully through song, with the young Louis coercing his nervous friend to pretend to be the principal so that he won\u2019t get in trouble with his mother.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch the clip below.<\/p>\n
\nIn the clip, Williams and Zolotin joyfully clasp hands as they goof around and sing.<\/p>\n
Zolotin played Louis Durante, the son of Fran Drescher\u2019s Dolores Durante and Jack\u2019s best friend. The role helped launch Zolotin\u2019s career. The film came out in 1996, a banner year for Williams, who appeared in \u201cThe Birdcage,\u201d \u201cThe Truth About Cats & Dogs,\u201d \u201cAladdin and the King of Thieves,\u201d \u201cThe Secret Agent\u201d and \u201cHamlet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Comments on the post were filled with touching tributes to the impact the film and Williams had on audiences.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have the ending speech framed in my apartment,\u201d one user wrote. \u201cThis was the first movie my dad and I rented together at blockbuster. It was my introduction to Mr. Williams and it was this movie that made me want to be in the entertainment world.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe really was just a big theater kid at heart,\u201d another said, while a third added, \u201cThank you. I needed a smile today and Robin Williams always brings a smile to my face.\u201d<\/p>\n
Critics were largely unimpressed with \u201cJack\u201d when it was released in 1996, with many arguing that the film\u2019s sentimental premise was undermined by its uneven tone. Williams received some praise for his performance as a 10-year-old boy trapped in a 40-year-old man\u2019s body. Despite the mixed-to-negative reviews, \u201cJack\u201d performed reasonably well at the box office and has maintained a nostalgic appeal among Williams fans.<\/p>\n
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