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Terry Doolittle (Whoopl Goldberg) listens warily to co-worker Cynthia Sparks (Carol
Kane) in the comedy-thrller "JumpirV Jack Flash."
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New Goldberg movie jmmps
Review by Scott Harrah
Arts & Entertainment Editor
"Jumpin' Jack Flash," rated
"It." Starring Whoopi Gold
berg. (20th Century Fox)
Whoopi Goldberg is an atypical
comedienne and actress. Following
Movie Review
the phenomenal success of her one
woman show on Broadway, she got
the role of Celie in "The Color Pur
ple' which landed her an Oscar
nomination. In that film, she was
unable to demonstrate the comic
talents that are her forte. But in
"Jumpin' Jack Flash," she produces
enough jocular energy and off-beat
wit to keep viewers riveted to the
screen and laughing right up to the
last frame of film.
Goldberg plays Terry Doolittle, a
lovably eccentric and financial
computer operator in a swank Man
hattan bank. Fed up with the
drudgery of her job, she starts to
play around with her computer by
adding cute little notes to the end of
bank transfers and circulating mes
sages to people around the world.
She accidentally stumbles upon a
message from an unidentified per
Sabia performs
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Sabia offers Its combination
Room at 8 p.m.
Preview by
Charles Lieurance
Diversions Editor
In the jumble of current news con
cerning Latin America, especially U.S.
interference in that volatile region,
there is little mentioned about the cul
ture of the people involved. In many
ways the region that extends to the
south of the U.S. border has, despite its
close proximity, always been alien to
us. Sabia, a six-piece band from Los
Angeles, plays a synthesis of modern
rock, contemporary Latin American
music and Latin American folk music
in an attempt to explain, to reveal and,
primarily, to entertain.
Sabia will perform this evening in
the Centennial Room of the Nebraska
Union at 8 p.m. The concert will benefit
the Great Peace March, now on the last
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son simply called "Jumpin' Jack
Flash," who turns out to be a British
secret agent trapped behind the
Iron Curtain. Since the computer is
linked to an international system,
Jack is able to tap into Terry's world
and ask for help.
Intrigued by the possibility of
some excitement in her dull life,
she starts out on a wild and wacky
rescue mission and puts herself in a
very dangerous position. When CIA
and KGB spies get involved, the
comedy never flags as we see Terry
work her way through a labyrinth of
international espionage and satiri
cal suspense.
First-time director Penny Mar
shall of "Laverne and Shirley" fame
manages to bring out the cast's tal
ents and some subtle touches that
make this movie more than a stand
ard comedy-thriller.
This is most evident in the side
scenes and sets. In one scene, Terry
must find a clever way to sneak into
a posh party at the British Consu
late. Since she doesn't have an invi
atation, she dresses up like Diana
Ross in a sequined gown and a cheesy
bouffant wig. When she gets to the
door and the snobbish hostess asks
for her invitation, Terry says, "I'm
the entertainment" and switches on
a small tape recorder as she breaks
out into a hysterical lip-sync rendi
of rock and Latin American folk
leg of its journey to Washington, D.C.
Sabia was begun 10 years ago in
Rhode Island by three women who
attended Brown University. Of the three
women, Mari Riddle (percussion, vocals,
composition) and Ericka Verba (strings,
vocals, composition) are still in the
present line-up. In 1981 the group
moved to Los Angeles and began to
take on new members and become
more and more professional.
According to Francisca Wentworth,
one of the group's numerous singer
composers, Sabia combines electric
and acoustic instrumentation, using
traditional Latin American flutes and
stringed instruments alongside elect
ric guitars, bass and drum machines.
The group members have experienced
Latin America first hand. Many of the
group members have lived or visited in
Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Nicaragua and
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tion of "You Can't Hurry Love."
The real-life personality of Gold
berg is suffused in the part of Terry.
Terry's computer at work and her
Manhattan apartment are decorated
with animals and nostalgic memo
rabilia that express her bizarre,
screen aura. What's also unique is
her androgynous presence. Terry
speaks with a slang-laden, foul
mouthed tongue, dresses in unfem
inine clothing and approaches life
with a harsh, masculine spirit,
allowing her to conquer the barriers
and the b.s. she must deal with.
Although the plot is somewhat
hackneyed and the repartee some
times seems strained, Goldberg
manages to milk the material for
what it's worth. Some of the lesser
roles are also commendable, expe
cially Carol Kane's caricature of a
stereotypical dumb blonde coworker.
"Jumpin' Jack Flash" is a parody
of James Bond-type espionage thril
lers, but its premise contains enough
lighthearted charm and three-dimensional
characters to keep your
interest. It's also one of the funniest
films to come out of Hollywood this
fall.
"J umpin' J ack Flash" is cur
rently showing at the Dou
glas 3.
The film is rated "It" for strong
language and adult content.
tonigh
Courtesy of Flying Fish Records
music tonight in the Centennial
the refugee camps of Honduras where
victims of revolutions in El Salvador
and Nicaragua have gathered to escape
death or persecution.
The band currently is touring nat
ionally to promote their newest album
on the folk label Flying Fish. The album
will be released at the end of this
month and is called "Porta Voz" (trans
lation: "Voice Carriers").
If you share a commitment with
Sabia to explore other cultures as a
means of more fully comprehending
our own, if your are concerned with
issues in general (Sabia also performs
a poem called "Song for Soweto") or if
you simply share a desire to experience
music that is both exotic and com
pletely accessible, I suggest an evening
with Sabia.
Cost is $5 for students and $5.50 for
general admission.
