Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 10/10/1986(USA)
Release Date: 06/01/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD1/DDS
Run Time: 105 Minutes
Flags: Mild Violence, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
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, All Movie Guide