James Page - had one of the ugliest rugs (hairpieces) I've ever seen in cinema - hilarious! Great scene when Doolittle's blue dress got caught in the shredder at the British embassy - very funny I haven't seen a working pay phone (at least not in the U.S.) since around 2002, given that everyone has cell phones these days. It was hilarious when Doolitle got into that argument/fight with the guy over who was going to use the pay phone next this definitely dates this film to the '80's - ha ha. She looked outlandish & ridiculous - which I'm sure was intentional. Doolittle's wardrobe choices were hilarious - i.e., a shirt/outfit seemingly inspired by the "Raggedy Ann" doll - LOL a yellow scarf & yellow shoes combo. The comedic elements were great, and I laughed out loud numerous times throughout the film:
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Great cast in the film - in addition to WG, the movie featured the late Phil Hartman, John Lovitz, Annie Potts, James Belushi, Jonathan Pryce (as Jack, at the end), etc. I also saw elements of neo-noir, especially the night scenes with jazzy music being played in the background- very cool.īeing a huge movie fan myself, it was nice to see the classic movie posters on Terri Doolittle's walls (in her apartment) - this also emphasized the homage(s) to Hitchcock. with the innocent protagonist getting inadvertently involved in an espionage situation completely out of her control. I agree completely that many elements of the film remind me of a classic Hitchcock flick, i.e. Prior to seeing this, I hadn't known it was directed by the late Penny Marshall. Excellent film, and - as an '80's kid - I'm surprised I missed this for so long.
I just watched Jumpin' Jack Flash for the first time ever (on the DVD), thanks to this thread. I will definitely not go as long between viewings again. Listen closely and you will recognise his voice. The most interesting cameo is Roscoe Lee Browne, the voice of Reekon and Merklynn in Visionaries, playing Archer Lincoln, the guy in the wheelchair. James Belushi has an interesting part as a minor villain, and who is last seen trapped next to a moving car - a fate his hero dishes out in turn on a minor villain at the start of K-9, funnily enough! Annie Potts, best known as Janine from Ghostbusters, has a much more serious role here and handles it well enough while the comedy work sidekick is played by Carol Kane, who was also in The Princess Bride. There's a lot of other good names in the cast too - Stephen Collins, best known to me for playing Captain Decker in the first Star Trek movie, has a difficult part to play but handles it very well. But she goes through with it, and manages to show great flare and inventiveness for getting out of trouble. He character Terri Doolittle reacts how we'd all react to this, with disbelief. The spy element is great because normally with things like this we're following it from the spy's perspective, but here Whoopi Goldberg plays the innocent civilian who gets caught up in something big - this forms a quintessential part of many a Hitchcock thriller, from North By Northwest to The Man Who Knew Too Much to The 39 Steps to The Lady Vanishes and probably more as well. Fox said about Back To The Future, to which the statement also applies in equal measure. It's "everything you go to the movies for" - as Michael J.
This film is a cross between a screwball comedy and a Hitchcock thriller that is so rooted in the 80s it's perfect. That's why I picked it, because I figured it should be uncontroversial enough and I needed to rewatch it. Just seen this film for the first time in longer than I can remember.