Heat Vision and Jack (1999)

As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew to close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man on the planet. Now he and his talking ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Stiller

Writers:

Dan Harmon, Rob Schrab

Stars:

Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Ron Silver

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jack Black	...	Jack
Owen Wilson	...	Voice Of Heat Vision / Doug (voice)
Ron Silver	...	Himself
Christine Taylor	...	The Sheriff
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Frank / Paragon
O-Lan Jones	...	Patrice
Sy Richardson	...	Doctor
Félix Castro	...	Pool Player #1
Clint Lilley	...	Pool Player #2
Stephanie Chao	...	Stripper (Jasmine)

Storyline

As the result of a NASA miscalculation, Astronaut Jack Austin flew to close to the sun, the rays expanding his mind and making him the smartest man on the planet. Now he and his talking motorcycle (who contains the mind of his former roommate) are on the run from NASA and their assain, actor Ron Silver who want to take his brain. They travel from place to place solving paranormal mysteries with the help of Jack's newfound ability to become a super genius when his brain absorbs sunlight.

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Plot Keywords:

motorcycle | nasa | alien | genius | astronaut | 

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Genres:

Short | Action | Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

Red Hour Films, The Greenblatt Janollari Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ron Silver almost turned the project down because he was busy with Veronica's Closet. But he liked the script so much he made time in his schedule.

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Quotes

Frank: Come on Johnson... use both shoes!

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Connections

Spoofs MacGyver (1985)

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Soundtracks

"Come With Me"
Performed by Sean Combs with Jimmy Page
(uncredited)

User Reviews

Spotted another spoof in there too!

Hey, I noticed everyone spotted the spoof of Knight Rider, but did anyone pick up on this - the plot line about getting super powers from the sun after coming close to it in space is lifted straight from another doomed pilot show 'Northstar' - in which a NASA astronaut got hit in the face by a solar flare and then got super powers every time he looked at the sun! The original show I'm talking about was pretty bad... I remember the guy being shown a model of himself to explain what would happen if he stared at the sun for too long... and the model's brain caught fire... Oh, it was quite shocking. Check it out, trivia fans.