Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (Widescreen)Author: Matthew Modine Format: NTSC Release Date: 05 02 2002 Details: Amazon. ca This ambitious miniseries begins with Jack's descendant (Matthew Modine) and works its way backward to the story of the original young man and the beanstalk. Because the first Jack used that towering vine to steal a giant's magic goose and harp, an entire world was reduced to poverty and a bloodline was cursed all Robinson men die in their 40s, and the modern day Jack is