Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

Director:

Penny Marshall

Writers:

David Franzoni (story)
David Franzoni (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

10 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A Dangerously Funny Movie

Plot:

Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day she gets a strange message from an unknown source...

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Computer | Telephone Booth | KGB | Apartment

Cast

Whoopi Goldberg	...	Terry Dolittle
Stephen Collins	...	Marty Phillips
John Wood	...	Jeremy Talbott
Carol Kane	...	Cynthia
Annie Potts	...	Liz Carlson
Peter Michael Goetz	...	James Page
Roscoe Lee Browne	...	Archer Lincoln
Sara Botsford	...	Lady Sarah Billings
Jeroen Krabbé	...	Mark Van Meter (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Vyto Ruginis	...	Carl
Jonathan Pryce	...	Jack
Tony Hendra	...	Hunter
Jon Lovitz	...	Doug, 1st National Bank
Phil Hartman	...	Fred, 1st National Bank (as Phil E. Hartmann)
Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Karen, 1st National Bank
Ren Woods	...	Jackie, 1st National Bank
Tracy Reiner	...	Page's Secretary
Chino 'Fats' Williams	...	Larry the Heavyset Guard (as Chino Fats Williams)
James Belushi	...	Sperry Repairman / Furious Cab Driver / Injured Cop (as Jim Belushi)
Paxton Whitehead	...	Lord Malcolm Billings
June Chadwick	...	Gillian, Embassy Receptionist
Tracey Ullman	...	Fiona
Jeffrey Joseph	...	African Embassy Guest
Caroline Ducrocq	...	French Embassy Guest
Julie Payne	...	Receptionist at Elizabeth Arden
Deanna Oliver	...	Karen at Elizabeth Arden
Carl LaBove	...	Earl The Guard
Donna Ponterotto	...	Pedicurist at Elizabeth Arden
Matt Landers	...	Night Guard at Bank
Jamey Sheridan	...	New York Officer #1
Charles Dumas	...	New York Officer #2
James Edgcomb	...	Lincoln's Aide
Gerry Connell	...	Lincoln's Aide
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Street Tough (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
José Angel Santana	...	Street Tough (as Jose Santana)
Bob Ernst	...	Street Tough
Benji Gregory	...	Harry Carlson Jr.
Kellie Martin	...	Kristi Carlson
Kim Chan	...	Korean Flower Vendor
Antony Hamilton	...	Man in Restaurant (as Anthony Hamilton)
Heidi Lund	...	Woman in Restaurant (as Heide Lund)
Kenneth Danziger	...	Embassy Computer Man
Eric Harrison	...	Embassy Computer Man
Edouard DeSoto	...	Superintendent (as Edouardo DeSoto)
Garry Marshall	...	Detective (as Garry K. Marshall)
Teagan Clive	...	Russian Exercise Woman
Tom McDermott	...	Minister
Mark Rowen	...	Cab Driver
J. Christopher Ross	...	Hairdresser
Hilaury Stern	...	Customer
Conrad Dunn	...	Man with Umbrella at Phone Booth (as George Jenesky)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael McKean	...	Leslie (uncredited)

Directed by
Penny Marshall

Writing credits
David Franzoni		(story) (as David H. Franzoni)
David Franzoni		(screenplay) (as David H. Franzoni) and
Charles Shyer		(screenplay) (as J.W. Melville) &
Nancy Meyers		(screenplay) (as Patricia Irving) and
Chris Thompson		(screenplay) (as Christopher Thompson)
Steven E. de Souza		uncredited

Produced by
George Bowers	....	associate producer
Lawrence Gordon	....	producer
Richard Marks	....	associate producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Elaine K. Thompson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Goldblatt

Casting by
Nancy Klopper

Production Design by
Robert F. Boyle		(as Robert Boyle)

Art Direction by
Frank Richwood

Set Decoration by
Donald J. Remacle		(as Donald Remacle)
Robert Drumheller		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Susan Becker

Makeup Department
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist
Julia L. Walker	....	hair stylist (as Julia Walker)

Production Management
Mack Bing	....	production manager: additional photography
G. Mac Brown	....	production manager
Art Seidel	....	unit production manager (as Arthur Seidel)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
K.C. Colwell	....	second assistant director
Steven Felder	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Steve Felder)
Richard Greenberg	....	second unit director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Vicki LeMay)
Michael Katleman	....	additional second assistant director
Beau Marks	....	first assistant director (as Beau E.L. Marks)
Ken Rudnick	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jerry Ziesmer	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Henry Alberti	....	set designer
Mark DeMichele	....	assistant property master
Sabino Ferullo	....	construction foreman (as Sabino 'Sam' Ferullo)
Jaymes Hinkle	....	production painter (as Jimmy J. Hinkle)
Nikita Knatz	....	production illustrator
Sherman Labby	....	production illustrator
Steven M. Levine	....	property master
Richard McKenzie	....	set designer
Bruce Wayne Mecchi	....	leadman (as Bruce Mecchi)
Gene Nollman	....	assistant art director
Richard Pitman	....	set designer
Phil Read	....	construction coordinator (as Philip Read)
Paul Rylander	....	assistant property master
Steven Westlund	....	property master
Rainer G. Gruetzmacher	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Alex Algarin	....	adr recordist
George H. Anderson	....	dialogue editor (as George Anderson)
Don J. Bassman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman)
Beth Bergeron	....	supervising adr editor
George Berndt	....	adr editor
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	adr mixer (as Kevin Carpenter)
Kevin F. Cleary	....	sound re-recording mixer
Virginia Cook-McGowan	....	dialogue editor (as Virginia A. Cook)
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
John Duffy	....	dialogue editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	consultant: Dolby stereo
Avram D. Gold	....	adr editor
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Heath	....	sound re-recordist
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary 'Wrecker' Hecker)
Wilt Henderson	....	assistant sound editor (as Wilton Henderson)
Dennis Jones	....	boom operator
Jerry Jost	....	production sound mixer
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephanie Lowry	....	assistant sound editor (as Stephanie Ng)
Cindy Marty	....	foley editor
John Murray	....	foley editor (as John M. Murray)
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Overton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Renga	....	sound re-recordist
Christy Richmond	....	assistant sound editor
Stephanie D. Singer	....	assistant sound editor (as Stephanie Singer)
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Ken Stone	....	maintenance engineer
Becky Sullivan	....	assistant sound editor
James Thompson	....	cable person
Richard Van Dyke	....	production sound mixer
Robert Waxman	....	dialogue editor
Linda Whittlesey	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Tom Ryba	....	special effects (as Thomas Ryba)

Visual Effects by
Steve Grumette	....	computer effects supervisor
Clayton R. Marsh	....	opticals (as Clayton Ronald Marsh)
Alan Porter	....	computer effects operator
Roger Schweitzer	....	computer effects operator

Stunts
Simone Boisseree	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Jadie David	....	stunts (as Jade David)
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunt coordinator
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts
Andy Duppin	....	stunts
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunts
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Ralph Garrett	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Angelo Lamonea	....	stunts (as Angelo Lomoneo)
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography
Walter Scott	....	stunts
Mike Tillman	....	stunts
James Winburn	....	stunts (as James B. Winburn)
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Averill	....	dolly grip
James R. Bagdonas	....	camera operator: additional photography (as Jim Bogdonas)
Lloyd Barcroft	....	best boy
Douglas E. Beal	....	assistant camera (as Douglas Earle Beal)
Daniel Ducovny	....	director of photography: second unit (as Dan Ducovny)
Jon Fauer	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian Holechek	....	second dolly grip
John R. Leonetti	....	assistant camera
John J. Linder	....	key grip (as John Linder)
Robert D. McBride	....	camera operator (as Robert McBride)
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Frank Tobin	....	best boy
Reynaldo Villalobos	....	director of photography: additional photography (as Rey Villalobos)
Mike Weathers	....	key gaffer (as J. Michael Weathers)
Sandi Sissel	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
David M. Everard	....	casting assistant (as David Everard)
Jim Green	....	extras casting
Carl Joy	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Peggy Pemberton	....	costume supervisor: women
Franke Piazza	....	dresser: Miss Goldberg (as Franke V. Piazza)
Robert Stewart	....	set costumer: men
Sharon Thober	....	set costumer: women
James W. Tyson	....	costume supervisor: men (as James Tyson)

Editorial Department
Alan Baumgarten	....	assistant film editor
Kimberley Bennett	....	assistant film editor (as Kim Bennett)
Daniel Craven	....	apprentice film editor
Julie Feiner	....	assistant film editor
Bob Hagans	....	color timer
Janice Hampton	....	additional editor
Mark Helfrich	....	additional editor
Jack Hooper	....	negative cutter
David Moritz	....	assistant film editor
Timothy O'Neill	....	apprentice film editor (as Tim O'Neill)
Wendy J. Plump	....	first assistant editor
Lauren A. Schaffer	....	assistant film editor (as Lauren Schaffer)
Bob Bowman	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Ed Stabile	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Elliot Abbott	....	music supervisor
Walt Borchers	....	scoring engineer
Terry Brown	....	scoring engineer
James B. Campbell	....	orchestrator (as James Campbell)
Thomas A. Carlson	....	assistant music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Raechel Donahue	....	vocal effects supervisor
Chuck Garsha	....	scoring engineer
Elliot Lurie	....	music supervisor
Armin Steiner	....	orchestrator
John Vigran	....	music scoring mixer
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ken Bellanca	....	transportation captain (as Kenneth Bellanca)
Tom Garris	....	transportation coordinator (as Thomas Garris)

Other crew
Anthony Blake Brand	....	assistant: Joel Silver
Patti Calhoun	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Robert C. Decker	....	location manager (as Robert Decker)
Jane Dunbar	....	assistant: Whoopi Goldberg
Joan Eisenberg	....	publicity coordinator
Jay Fisher	....	production consultant
Paul Hibler	....	caterer
Fred Inman	....	police coordinator
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Marty Kurzfeld	....	creative consultant
Amy Lemisch	....	assistant: Penny Marshall
Lydia Lipatan-Sarmiento	....	assistant auditor (as Lydia Lipatan Sarmiento)
Suzanne Nupoff	....	assistant: Larry Gordon
Midge Ogle	....	craft service
Rick Palin	....	production coordinator: second unit
Paul Pav	....	location manager
Giedra Rackauskas	....	production accountant
Tamara Smith	....	assistant: Joel Silver
Teresa Stokovic	....	production coordinator
Lydia Telo	....	assistant auditor
Patricia Thompson	....	craft service
Kellett Tighe	....	assistant: Lawrence Gordon
Brian Williams	....	production executive: second unit
Sandi Yunt	....	assistant: Larry Gordon
Maureen Dooling	....	production coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
James L. Brooks	....	special thanks
Gian-Carlo Coppola	....	thanks (as Gio Coppola)
Battle Davis	....	thanks
Bruce Feirstein	....	thanks
Penny Lee Hallin	....	thanks
Sheryl Longin	....	thanks
Garry Marshall	....	special thanks
Monica Mcgowan Johnson	....	thanks (as Monica Johnson)
Melissa Shestack	....	thanks
James Signorelli	....	thanks
Paul Slansky	....	thanks
Stuart Werbin	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Lawrence Gordon Productions
• Silver Pictures
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Mever Films (1987) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox (1987) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Abril Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• CBS/Fox Video (1987) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Video Image (code breaking graphics)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cinema Catering  catering
• R/Greenberg Associates  main and end title design
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Mercury Records  soundtrack published by
• Howard Kaplan Antiques  thanks
• Keytronics Corporation  thanks
• Showtime Video Ventures  thanks
• Sony Corporation of America  thanks
• Sperry Corporation  thanks
• STB Systems Inc.  thanks
• Tatung Company of America  thanks
• Taxan  thanks
• Viasyn Corporation  thanks
• Leonetti Cine Rentals  thanks
• K!SSPROOF Entertainment  cast bookings
• Lee Lighting  lighting

Also Known As:

Knock, Knock (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

100 min | West Germany:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | West Germany:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #27449)

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Lawrence Gordon Productions

Trivia:

Howard Zieff was the original director.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Terry gives Jack the set-up contact details, she tells him to meet him at five pm the next day. Come three pm the next day where Terry is, and after her race back to the bank to warn Jack, she finds him just leaving to meet the contact. Jack is in Russia which would be at least seven hours ahead of New York. This would mean that Jack would be long-gone by the time Terry even finds out his contact is a set up, and would already be dead.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Male Broadcaster: [click] ... House has issued a series of clarifications of several of the President's statements at his nationally televised news conference last night. In addition to responding to a question about abortion with a three-minute answer about taxes and confusing his Attorney General with his Chief of Staff...

Movie Connections:

References Metropolis (1927)

Soundtrack:

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Worthwhile Woopi Goldberg vehicle with humor, intrigue and hilarious action.

A bank's clerk is humorously involved in international espionage when her computer terminal picks up words sent by electronic mail from a Brit spy trapped into Iron Curtain. The events break her monotony life and boring employment.

The film packs comedy, suspense, tongue in check and lots of amusement. There are still some hilarious pieces, notably the comic tryings to decipher the lyrics to the film title song by famous Rolling Stones, when her dress get caught in a shredder, Whoopi singing at the British Embassy by impersonating Diane Ross and when she's dragged by a tow truck, among others. The picture is a Woopi Goldberg recital, she plays a wacky, foul-mouthed, and wisecracking spinster with no check. This is her first big success in comedy genre, after his known drama 'Purple color' by Steven Spielberg. Abundant secondaries and cameos by noted actors, such as Jim Belushi, Annie Potts, John Wood, Jeroan Krabbe, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sara Bostford, John Lovitz, Phil Hartman, among them. Agreeable musical score, though with abuse synthesizer by Thomas Newman . The motion picture is middling directed by Penny Marshall, in his film debut, but she was unable to control the star's excesses. Later Marshall achieved numerous hits as producer, actress and director, such as 'Renaissance man, Preacher's wife, Awakenings, A league of their own and Big'.