Jumpin' Jack Flash
Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
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Penny Marshall
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John Chard
Are you on some kind of medication? It was a production beset with problems, a change of director (Penny Marshall replacing the jettisoned Howard Zieff) and enough script writers used to fill out a hockey team. So it's unsurprising to find that Jumpin' Jack Flash is a bit muddled, not fully formed as it were. Plot finds Whoopi Goldberg as a computer programmer thrust into a world of espionage when a plea for help appears on her monitor. Cue Whoopi following instructions from a guy claiming to be trapped in Eastern Europe, which of course leads to a number of fun scenes as she bluffs her way around the crooked underworld she now finds herself in. Will she stay alive long enough? Who are the undercover guys? Is the mysterious man on the computer screen really all he proclaims to be? It will all be answered in rank and file 1980s action comedy time, which as it happens is OK here because Goldberg is a good enough comedy actress to hold the attention. Nothing remotely smart or genre defining exists, but it's a fun snapshot of the burgeoning computer age in the 80s and it's a good time waster if stuck for something light to watch one night. 6/10
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Jumpin' Jack Flash FAQs
Penny Marshall is the director of Jumpin' Jack Flash.
The cast of Jumpin' Jack Flash includes Paxton Whitehead as Lord Malcolm Billings, Michael McKean as Leslie (uncredited), Annie Potts as Liz Carlson, Jeroen Krabbé as Mark Van Meter, Jonathan Pryce as Jack, Carol Kane as Cynthia, Vyto Ruginis as Carl, Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Dolittle, Jim Belushi as Sperry Repairman, Jon Lovitz as Doug, Lynne Marie Stewart as Karen, Sara Botsford as Lady Sarah Billings, and more.
The duration of Jumpin' Jack Flash is 1h 45 mins.
Yes. Jumpin' Jack Flash has 2 trailers on Fanbiz, including Jumpin Jack Flash (1986) original theatrical trailer [FTD-0193]. Watch them on this page.
Jumpin' Jack Flash was released on 09 Oct 1986.
Jumpin' Jack Flash is listed under Romance, Comedy, and Thriller on Fanbiz.
Jumpin' Jack Flash has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Are you on some kind of medication? It was a production beset with problems, a change of director (Penny Marshall replacing the jettisoned Howard Zieff) and enough script w..."
