Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)

Infobox Film
name = Jumpin' Jack Flash


caption = Promotional movie poster for the film.
director = Penny Marshall
producer = Lawrence Gordon
Joel Silver
writer = David Franzoni
J.W. Melville
Patricia Irving
Chris Thompson
narrator =
starring = Whoopi Goldberg
Jon Lovitz
Carol Kane
Stephen Collins
Phil Hartman
Annie Potts
Jonathan Pryce
John Wood
Roscoe Lee Browne
Peter Michael Goetz
music = Thomas Newman
cinematography = Matthew F. Leonetti
editing = Mark Goldblatt
distributor = 20th Century Fox
released = flagicon|United States October 10, 1986
flagicon|Australia February 19, 1987
flagicon|United Kingdom May 1, 1987
runtime = 100 min.
country = flagicon|United States United States
language = English
budget = $18 million
gross = $127 million
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:26741
imdb_id = 0091306

"Jumpin' Jack Flash" is a 1987 comedy-thriller film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Collins, Carol Kane, John Wood, Annie Potts, and Jonathan Pryce. The film was directed by Emmy-winning TV actress Penny Marshall in her directorial debut.

The film was one of the first to feature online communications as a key part of the plot.

The soundtrack includes two versions of the song "Jumpin' Jack Flash"; one by Aretha Franklin, and the other by The Rolling Stones.

Plot

Teresa "Terry" Doolittle (Whoopi Goldberg), is a typical New York fund transferer for the First National Bank in Manhattan.In her office she does not fit in. Her desk is full of funny ornaments and is very decorative.

She is often told off by her boss James Page (Peter Michael Goetz) for chatting in an informal manner with other bank computer workers around the globe.

One night she is contacted by a man calling himself "Jumpin' Jack Flash", who turns out to be a British Intelligence agent stuck in a hostile country in eastern Europe, and being pursued by the KGB. Jack tells Terry that he can only communicate with her via computer chat, and only over a private channel. In order to access his channel, Terry needs to type in Jack's code-key (a special password), however, because he is afraid of the KGB electronically eavesdropping on their conversation, Jack refuses to tell Terry his code-key. He tells her instead to "sing with me, and find the key". Terry, a huge fan of classic rock, figures that the key must be hidden somewhere in the lyrics to The Rolling Stones song. After several hours of fruitlessly searching the lyrics, Terry figures out the code-key is B-Flat (the key in which "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is supposedly written in - in reality the song is actually recorded in the key of B).

He appeals to Terry to help him return home safely, sending her on wacky and dangerous adventures all over New York, the most memorable being breaking into a British Consulate Ball and having her dress caught in a paper shredder and being dragged through the streets of Manhattan while trapped in a phone booth.

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg as Theresa "Terry" Doolittle: The movie's main character. A lonely bank worker with a very sarcastic attitude and foul mouth, who gets involved with helping Jack escape his pursuers and return home safely.

Jonathan Pryce as "Jumpin' Jack Flash": A DIS agent trapped in a European country being chased by KGB agents. For most of the film, only his voice is heard when speaking to Terry over the computer. In the final scene of the movie he meets Terry at First National Bank where she works.

Stephen Collins as Marty Phillips: A CIA agent (whose real name is Peter Kane) and friend of Jack's that has gone undercover as a new employee at at First National Bank.

John Wood as Jeremy Talbott: The film's primary antagonist. He is a KGB sleeper agent who works undercover at the British Consulate in New York City. He attempts to use Terry to lure Jack into a deadly ambush.

Peter Michael Goetz as James Page: The manager of First National Bank and Terry's often frustrated, no-nonsense boss.

Vyto Ruginis as Carl: Another KGB agent. Carl is Talbott's menacing silent henchman.

oundtrack

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"Performed by Aretha FranklinProduced by Keith RichardsWritten by Mick Jagger and Keith RichardsPublished by ABKCO Music, Inc.Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

"Jumpin' Jack Flash"Performed by The Rolling StonesWritten by Mick Jagger and Keith RichardsPublished by ABKCO Music, Inc.Courtesy of ABKCO Records, Inc.

"Set Me Free"Performed by The Pointer SistersProduced by Richard PerryWritten by Alice Willis, Danny Sembello & Cynthia WeilCourtesy of RCA Records

"You Can't Hurry Love"Performed by The SupremesWritten by Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier & Brian HollandCourtesy of Motown Record Corporation

"Window To The World"Performed by Face to FaceWritten by Laurie Sargent & AngeloCourtesy of PolyGram Records

"Trick Of The Night"Performed by BananaramaWritten by Steve Jolley & Tony SwainCourtesy of London Records

"Hold On"Written and Performed by Billy BraniganCourtesy of PolyGram Records

"Misled"Performed by Kool & The GangWritten by Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell), J.T. Taylor (as James Taylor) and Kool & The GangCourtesy of De-Lite Records

"Rescue Me"Performed by Fontella BassWritten by Carl William Smith & Raynard MinerCourtesy of MCA Records, Inc.

"Rule Britannia"(uncredited)from "Alfred"Composed by Thomas Augustine Arne

"Roses from the South, Op.388"(uncredited)Composed by Johann Strauß (as Johann Strauß, Jr.)At the British Consulate ball

"Tales of the Vienna Woods, Op.325"(uncredited)Composed by Johann Strauß (as Johann Strauß, Jr.)At the British Consulate ball

"Artist's Life, Op.316"(uncredited)Composed by Johann Strauß (as Johann Strauß, Jr.)At the British Consulate ball

"Sabre Dance"(uncredited)from "Gayane"Composed by Aram KhachaturianAt the scene of the dress in the shredder

"God Save the Queen"(uncredited)Music by Henry CareyAt the British Consulate ball

"Overture"(uncredited)from "La Nozze di Figaro"Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAt the beauty parlor "Elizabeth Arden"

ources

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091306/soundtrack]