Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash was a 1986 American comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg and directed by Penny Marshall.

Plot
When bank teller Terry Dolittle (Whoopi Goldberg) gets a coded message from an unknown person, she becomes involved in an espionage ring and remains in contact with the unknown person to help save his life.

Cast

 * Whoopi Goldberg as Terry Doolittle
 * Stephen Collins as Marty Phillips
 * John Wood as Jeremy Talbott
 * Carol Kane as Cynthia
 * Annie Potts as Liz Carlton
 * Peter Michael Goetz as Mr. Page
 * Sara Botsford as Sarah Billings

Production
The film was originally supposed to star Shelley Long, but those plans didn't work out.

Burt Reynolds was the original first choice for directing the film, but due to a falling out with producer Joel Silver, he left the project. Howard Zieff was the original director, but he was replaced by Penny Marshall about six weeks into filming.

Box Office
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" opened at #3 at the box office, grossing $6,006,610 in its opening weekend.

Critical Reception
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" received generally negative reviews from critics, earning an approval rating of 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Roger Ebert gave the film two stars, calling the film "an anthology of old ideas and worn-out cliches", but said Goldberg was "the only original or interesting thing" about the film.