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Jumpin' Jack Flash
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Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 American spy film and romantic comedy directed by Penny Marshall. The screenplay was written by David Franzoni, Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers, and Steven E. de Souza. Produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver through Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures, and 20th Century Studios, the movie stars Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Pryce, Stephen Collins, and John Wood. The narrative is set in New York City and focuses on computing, featuring elements such as the Central Intelligence Agency, the KGB, and chat.
The film has a runtime of 105 minutes and was released on October 9, 1986. It was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Fandango at Home, including via video on demand. The production budget was $18,000,000, resulting in revenue of $29,844,101. Thomas Newman composed the score, with Matthew F. Leonetti serving as director of photography and Mark Goldblatt as film editor. The work is described by the source Women Make Film and has been assessed using the Bechdel test.
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6.1Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.
Cast
- Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Dolittle
- Stephen Collins as Marty Phillips
- John Wood as Jeremy Talbott
- Carol Kane as Cynthia
- Annie Potts as Liz Carlson
- Peter Michael Goetz as Mr. Page
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- computer
- kgb
- chat
- mole
- agent
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy thriller
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- computing
- Director
- Penny Marshall
- Screenwriter
- Steven E. de Souza
- Cast member
- Renn Woods
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- Joel Silver
- Cinematographer
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 798898
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-03-05
- film editor
- Mark Goldblatt
- title
- Jumpin' Jack Flash
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- described by source
- Women Make Film
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 33%
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