The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStanley Tucci, the only non-British cast member, adopted a British accent to fit in. He said he had long wanted to perform with a British accent, and this film gave him the chance to do so.
- GoofsNear the end when the two headed giant swallows the bean and is torn apart; his hand lands next to Jack. The crown on two fingers of the giant, is bigger than Jack's waist, let alone his head.
- Crazy creditsThe Bad Hat Harry logo contains silhouettes of giants, who are first seen from a human point-of-view (their feet are seen stomping around) before they seen in their entirety.
- Alternate versionsGerman version was cut for violence (Fallon getting hit by arrows in the face and burning) to secure a "Not under 12" rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Review of 2012 (2013)
Featured review
Inoffensive and fun
I wasn't blown away by this flick, but I did enjoy it. And I also enjoyed...
1. No potty humor 2. No overt sexuality 3. No inappropriate language 4. No seemingly random 3D FX 5. No politically correct messages or characters 6. No strutting egotism
In short, it's not a Follywood movie and you can actually let your kids watch it without worrying too much. There is some violence, but...
The script is well written, the acting is better than good, and it moves along at a pretty lively pace. Not a classic, but good. It might have been better a little shorter, but that can be said of most movies these days.
I was surprised to hear so many complaints.
1. No potty humor 2. No overt sexuality 3. No inappropriate language 4. No seemingly random 3D FX 5. No politically correct messages or characters 6. No strutting egotism
In short, it's not a Follywood movie and you can actually let your kids watch it without worrying too much. There is some violence, but...
The script is well written, the acting is better than good, and it moves along at a pretty lively pace. Not a classic, but good. It might have been better a little shorter, but that can be said of most movies these days.
I was surprised to hear so many complaints.
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- jljacobi
- Jul 7, 2013
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Jack the Giant Killer
- Filming locations
- Bourne Wood, Farnham, Surrey, England, UK(on location)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $195,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $65,187,603
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,202,226
- Mar 3, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $197,687,603
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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