Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
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28% of critics liked it
(18 reviews) -
55% of users liked it
(46,405 ratings)
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.… More 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. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Penny Marshall
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1986 Wide
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
Lightweight but fun civilian-spy stuff.
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Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum
Good concept. Horrible movie.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Still Penny Marshall's least annoying movie
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
doesn't fully capitalize on Whoopi's comedic gifts
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Cast
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Whoopi Goldberg
as Terry Doolittle
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Stephen Collins
as Marty Phillips
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Jonathan Pryce
as Jack
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John Wood
as Jeremy Talbot
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James Belushi
as Sperry Repairman
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Carol Kane
as Cynthia
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Annie Potts
as Liz Carlson
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Peter Michael Goetz
as Mr. Page
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Roscoe Lee Browne
as Archer Lincoln
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Sara Botsford
as Sarah Billings
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Jeroen Krabbé
as Mark Van Meter
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Vyto Ruginis
as Carl
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Tony Hendra
as Hunter
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Jon Lovitz
as Doug
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June Chadwick
as Gillian
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Tracey Ullman
as Fiona
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Garry Marshall
as Detective
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Kim Chan
as Korean Flower Vendor
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Teagan Clive
as Russian Exercise Woman
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Kenneth Danziger
as Embassy Computer Man
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Anthony Hamilton
as Man in Restaurant
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Eric Harrison
as Embassy Computer Man
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George Jenesky
as Man with Umbrella
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Carl Labove
as Earl The Guard
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Matt Landers
as Night Guard at Bank
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Kellie Martin
as Kristi Carlson
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Tom McDermott
as Minister
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Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Street Tough
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Julie Payne
as Receptionist at Elizabeth Arden
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Tracy Reiner
as Page's Secretary
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Jose Santana
as Street Tough
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Jamey Sheridan
as N.Y. Officer
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Lynne Marie Stewart
as Karen
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Paxton Whitehead
as Lord Malcolm Billings
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Chino "Fats" Williams
as Larry the Heavyset Guard
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Ren Woods
as Jackie
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Bob Ernst
as Street Tough
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Phil Hartman
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Michael McKean
as British Party Guest (uncredited)
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Deanna Oliver
as Karen at Elizabeth Arden
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Gerry Connell
as Lincoln's Aide
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Edouard de Soto
as Superintendent
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Caroline Ducroca
as French Embassy Guest
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Charles Dumas
as N.Y. Officer
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Benji Gregory
as Harry Carlson Jr.
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Jeffrey Joseph
as African Embassy Guest
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Heide Lund
as Woman in Restaurant
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Donna Ponterotto
as Pedicurist at Elizabeth Arden
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J. Christopher Ross
as Hairdresser
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Mark Rowen
as Blond Cab Driver
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Hilaury Stern
as Customer
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James Edgcomb
as Licoln's Aide
