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Plot

Penny Marshall in her feature film directing debut, four screenwriters, and a ebullient Whoopi Goldberg join forces to make Jumpin' Jack Flash, a modern espionage comedy. Goldberg plays Terry Doolittle, a computer operator in a large New York City bank who picks up a cry of help on her computer. The signal is from a man who signs off as Jumpin' Jack Flash. Based on the Rolling Stones tune of that name, she figures out his secret password and opens up a Pandora's box of international intrigue. It seems Jack Flash is a pseudonym for a British agent who is trapped in Russia and desperate for information from the British Embassy that will help him escape. When Terry agrees to help him, the CIA, the KGB, British intelligence, and sundry other law enforcement organizations are all hot on her tail as she tries to help the beleaguered British agent.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
98min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/10/1986
DVD Release Date:
06/01/2004
Distributor(s):
20th Century Fox
Director(s):
Penny Marshall
Starring:
Whoopi Goldberg , Stephen Collins , Jonathan Pryce , James Belushi , John Wood
Themes:
Daring Rescues,Woman In Jeopardy,Heroic Mission,Unlikely Heroes
Tone:
Bright,Earnest,Goofy,Humorous,Light,Madcap,Ominous,Quirky
Keywords:
agent [representative],bank-personnel,computer-programmer,computers,espionage,investigation,love,murder,police,romance,undercover
Country of Origin:
USA (10-10-1986)