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Jumpin' Jack Flash

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6.1/10 • 346

1986-10-091h 45m

RomanceComedyThriller

A man named Jack has got her jumpin' and the world may never be the same!

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.

Directors
Penny Marshall
Editors
Mark Goldblatt

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Terry Dolittle

  2. Stephen Collins

    Stephen Collins

    Marty Phillips

  3. John Wood

    John Wood

    Jeremy Talbott

  4. Carol Kane

    Carol Kane

    Cynthia

  5. Annie Potts

    Annie Potts

    Liz Carlson

  6. Peter Michael Goetz

    Peter Michael Goetz

    Mr. Page

  7. Roscoe Lee Browne

    Roscoe Lee Browne

    Archer Lincoln

  8. Sara Botsford

    Sara Botsford

    Lady Sarah Billings

  9. Jeroen Krabbé

    Jeroen Krabbé

    Mark Van Meter

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John Chard

Jan 2, 2019

6/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$29,844,101.00
Keywords
central intelligence agency (cia)computerkgbchatmoleagentwoman director