Plot & Details
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.
- 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 , John Wood , Jim Belushi
- 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)
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