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Jumpin' Jack Flash is a 1986 American spy comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg. The film was directed by Penny Marshall in her theatrical film directorial debut. The soundtrack has two versions of the song "Jumpin' Jack Flash": the original by the Rolling Stones, and a cover by Aretha Franklin in the end credits. Franklin's version was not on the film's soundtrack album but was released as a single.
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Plot
In New York City, Terry Doolittle is an eccentric but talented and affable computer operator at First National Bank. She regularly uses her work computer to communicate remotely with and advise people around the world. Late one night, Terry receives a message from "Jumping Jack Flash", who claims to be a British Intelligence agent trapped in Eastern Europe and pursued by the KGB. Unable to contact his superiors, Jack asks Terry for help after she demonstrates her intelligence by cracking his encryption password, based on their shared fondness for The Rolling Stones. He asks her to deliver a coded message to Department C at the British consulate, but a staff member, Jeremy Talbot, claims that no such department exists.