The sequel to JACK THE DOG, MANHOOD was also written and directed by Bobby Roth. After overcoming his womanizing problem, Jack (Nestor Carbonell) finds that his life has grown inert. Suddenly, like a whirlwind, his sister (Jeneane Garofalo) has a midlife crisis, and deposits her troubled teenage son with Jack and his own boy. Her husband, the sleazy Eli (John Ritter), is despondent over her departure and follows suit into Jack's life. Now, Jack has to deal with his relatives while protecting his son from the less than savory influence of his cousin and of Eli. MANHOOD is a black comedy about the obligation to family and the strains that it can produce.