Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• Penny Marshall replaced Zieff as director, and Joel Silver also came in as producer.
• Comedian Sam Kinison, who was dating director Penny Marshall at the time, was offered the role of Jack, but Whoopi Goldberg nixed the deal, causing Marshall and Kinison to end their relationship and starting a bitter feud between Kinison and Goldberg.
• Although it was not well received by critics, the film was a modest success at the box office, opening at the #3 spot and making nearly $30 million in domestic sales.
• Principal photography for Jumpin' Jack Flash began on November 11, 1985, in New York City.
• The film was produced by Lawrence Gordon under the production companies Lawrence Gordon Productions and Twentieth Century Fox.
• Production of the film, originally conceived as a vehicle for Shelley Long, was problematic.
• The film was directed by Penny Marshall in her theatrical film directorial debut.

Source: Wikipedia

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