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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows will sadly outlive him, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], and he'll likely be dead before he turns 25. In the film's final scene, which takes place at his high school graduation, Jack, now 18 and physically resembling an elderly man, is named valedictorian and gives the graduation speech, saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest. He then rides off with his friends, having taken his own advice to heart and happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows will sadly outlive him, knows, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], will sadly outlive him and he'll likely be dead before he turns 25. In the film's final scene, which takes place at his high school graduation, Jack, now 18 and physically resembling an elderly man, is named valedictorian and gives the graduation speech, saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest. He then rides off with his friends, having taken his own advice to heart and happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], will sadly outlive him, and he'll likely be dead before he turns 25. In the film's final scene, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation; he gives a speech saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest, then rides off with his friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows, knows will sadly outlive him, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], will sadly outlive him, and he'll likely be dead before he turns 25. In the film's final scene, which takes place at his high school graduation, Jack, now 18 and physically resembling an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation; he and gives a speech the graduation speech, saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest, fullest. He then rides off with his friends, having taken his own advice to heart and happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* FoulFirstDrink: Jack's first reaction to a Shirley Temple cocktail is to spit it out, but he quickly gets accustomed to the taste and finds he doesn't mind it. The Shirley Temple is a rather sweet drink, which would explain why he keeps drinking (even though it's traditionally a ''non''-alcoholic cocktail; adding booze makes it a Dirty Shirley).
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* SpitTake: Jack has this reaction at the bar upon drinking a Shirley Temple for the first time.

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* SpitTake: Jack has this reaction at the bar upon [[FoulFirstDrink drinking a Shirley Temple for the first time.time]].
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* HotForTeacher: Why ''not'' develop a crush? She's Music/JenniferLopez!

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* %%* HotForTeacher: Why ''not'' develop a crush? She's Music/JenniferLopez!Creator/JenniferLopez!
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* VisualPun: The pair of females sitting making derogatory comments about Jack's mother's weight at the start of the film are dressed as catgirls... they're being catty.

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* VisualPun: The pair of females women sitting making derogatory comments about Jack's mother's weight at the start of the film are dressed as catgirls... they're being catty.
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* DirtyKid: Jack and his new friends bond over ''Hustler'', which Jack can buy since he looks like a grown man.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], will sadly outlive him, and he'll likely be dead before he turns 20. In the film's final scene, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation; he gives a speech saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest, then rides off with his friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring including his parents]], will sadly outlive him, and he'll likely be dead before he turns 20.25. In the film's final scene, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation; he gives a speech saying not to worry about how short life may be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest, then rides off with his friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* BarBrawl: Jack is mistaken for an adult, and gets into a fight.

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* BarBrawl: Jack is mistaken for an adult, adult and gets into a fight.



* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him]]. On the positive side, Jack (now physically an elderly man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation and gives a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and live it to the fullest, then drives off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion with due to Jack's condition, but everyone he knows, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but including his parents parents]], will sadly outlive him]]. On him, and he'll likely be dead before he turns 20. In the positive side, Jack (now film's final scene, Jack, now physically an elderly man) man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation and graduation; he gives a speech saying not to worry about how, while how short life may be short, be, but to cherish it and live it to the fullest, then drives rides off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* AdultFear: Jack's parents will outlive their child.


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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Offscreen, but Jack's parents will outlive their child.
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* FartsOnFireFartsOnFire: The boys in the treehouse test this theory by having Jack fart into a can and one of his friends drop a lit match in it.

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* BigYes: Jack has to resort to this when his teacher asks him to repeat his answer one too many times.



* TemptingFate: Upon realizing how many people are in the treehouse and it will cause it to collapse, Eddie warns the others about this. John-John replies that the treehouse is stable enough for all of them. That's when they ''immeditaely'' feel a rumbling around them.

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* TemptingFate: Upon realizing how many people are in the treehouse and it will cause it to collapse, Eddie warns the others about this. John-John replies that the treehouse is stable enough for all of them. That's when they ''immeditaely'' ''immediately'' feel a rumbling around them.
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* GirlsHaveCooties: Jack and the boys initially feel this way, and prevent Phoebe and Lucy from joining them in the treehouse by pelting them with water balloons.


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* IWarnedYou: Eddie says this to the boys when their combined weight causes the treehouse their were in to fall down, almost killing them.


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* SpitTake: Jack has this reaction at the bar upon drinking a Shirley Temple for the first time.
* TemptingFate: Upon realizing how many people are in the treehouse and it will cause it to collapse, Eddie warns the others about this. John-John replies that the treehouse is stable enough for all of them. That's when they ''immeditaely'' feel a rumbling around them.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him]]. On the positive side, Jack (now physically an elderly man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular, then driving off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a ForegoneConclusion with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him]]. On the positive side, Jack (now physically an elderly man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving graduation and gives a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make live it spectacular, to the fullest, then driving drives off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* ExpressDelivery: Jack is born less than three months after his conception; due to his condition, he was already fully developed at that point.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him]]. On the positive side, Jack (now physically an elderly man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular, then driving off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given ForegoneConclusion with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him]]. On the positive side, Jack (now physically an elderly man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular, then driving off with his best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, but his parents will sadly outlive him. On the positive side, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular, then drives off with his four best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring but his parents will sadly outlive him. him]]. On the positive side, Jack, now Jack (now physically an elderly man, man) is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular, then drives driving off with his four best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, but his parents will sadly outlive him. On the positive side, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular.

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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, but his parents will sadly outlive him. On the positive side, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular.spectacular, then drives off with his four best friends, happy to enjoy whatever time he has left.
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* BittersweetEnding: It's a given with Jack's condition, but his parents will sadly outlive him. On the positive side, Jack, now physically an elderly man, is named valedictorian at his high school graduation, giving a speech about how, while life may be short, to cherish it and make it spectacular.
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* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Jack's parents treat him like a younger child, perhaps in order to shield themselves as they face the face the reality of having to lose their son when he's still young.

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* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Jack's parents treat him like a younger child, perhaps in order to shield themselves as they face the face the reality of having to lose their son when he's still young.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: There ''is'' a rare disease called [[http://www.ehow.com/about_5423019_rapid-aging-disease-children.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome]], in which a child from an early age exhibits rapid aging of the [[http://medtempus.com/wp-content/uploads/Fotosenero2007/Progeria.jpg body]], but not the mind. The longest they usually live is to their early 20s. The movie disease seems to match this pretty well, save for the looking like a normal adult part. Depending on your interpretation, this may be justified by RuleOfSymbolism and AnAesop about doing what you can with the time you have.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: There ''is'' a rare disease called [[http://www.ehow.com/about_5423019_rapid-aging-disease-children.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome]], syndrome, in which a child from an early age exhibits rapid aging of the [[http://medtempus.com/wp-content/uploads/Fotosenero2007/Progeria.jpg body]], but not the mind. The longest they usually live is to their early 20s. The movie disease seems to match this pretty well, save for the looking like a normal adult part. Depending on your interpretation, this may be justified by RuleOfSymbolism and AnAesop about doing what you can with the time you have.
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* YoungerThanTheyLookYoungerThanTheyLook: Jack looks like a full-grown adult, but he’s actually ten years old.
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* ActorAllusion: Robin Williams [[{{Film/Hook}} has played an adult Peter Pan]] (aka the boy who never grew up) with a son named Jack.

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