Intermittently amusing, forgettable action spoof showcasing Whoopi Goldberg and helmed by Penny Marshall. Goldberg plays Terri Doolittle, a computer processor at a New York City bank whose vast knowledge allows her to communicate in cyberspace with techies all over the globe. She begins
receiving computer messages from the title character (Jonathan Pryce), a British agent trapped behind the Iron Curtain. Because Terri is a fan of old spy movies, she decides to help Jack out, and shortly gets sucked into a dangerous world of spooks and villains. Not much is done here with
Goldberg's formidable comic talents; she merely runs through a predictable series of slapstick ...
Released:
1986
Rated:
R
Length:
100 mins