Heat Vision and Jack

Heat Vision and Jack
A frame from the title credits
Created by	Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab
Starring	Jack Black Owen Wilson Ron Silver
Opening theme	"Situation" sung by Tom Jones
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	30 minutes, 12 seconds

Heat Vision and Jack is a 1999 comedy/sci-fi television short directed by Ben Stiller and starring Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Ron Silver. Christine Taylor and Vincent Schiavelli guest starred in the pilot episode, the only episode filmed. While the Fox Network did not pick up the show, the pilot gained a cult status and an online following. The show was written and executive produced by Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) and Rob Schrab (Scud: The Disposable Assassin). The pair also worked together on Channel 101 and The Sarah Silverman Program.

Heat Vision was featured as a part of the mockumentary Tropic Thunder: Rain of Madness, only stating that the character of "Jeff Portnoy" played the role of Jack Austin. Its premise—that of an astronaut who acquires increased intelligence when looking into direct sunlight—is very similar to the 1986 Warner Bros.TV movie Northstar, starring Greg Evigan. In a March 27, 2007 interview, Rob Schrab stated that a script for the Heat Vision and Jack feature film was in the works. However, as of 2015, no film had been released.

The pilot opens with Ben Stiller talking about the cancelled Ben Stiller Show, the Emmy award he won for the show, and sarcastically criticizing George Lucas for having not won an Emmy. After a short sting, Heat Vision then opens with a title sequence explaining how Jack gained his new powers, and how Heat Vision came into existence.