Jumper (2008)

A teenager with teleportation abilities suddenly finds himself in the middle of an ancient war between those like him and their sworn annihilators.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

David S. Goyer (screenplay), Jim Uhls (screenplay)

Stars:

Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayden Christensen	...	David Rice
Jamie Bell	...	Griffin
Rachel Bilson	...	Millie
Diane Lane	...	Mary Rice
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Roland
Michael Rooker	...	William Rice
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Young Millie (as Annasophia Robb)
Max Thieriot	...	Young David
Jesse James	...	Young Mark
Tom Hulce	...	Mr. Bowker
Kristen Stewart	...	Sophie
Teddy Dunn	...	Mark Kobold
Barbara Garrick	...	Ellen
Michael Winther	...	Day Bank Manager
Massimiliano Pazzaglia	...	Italian Desk Cop

Storyline

David Rice is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, living with his callous, alcoholic father, enamored with Millie, a fellow student, and picked on by at least one classmate. On a winter's day, while about to drown, he discovers he can transport himself instantaneously to anyplace on earth. He runs away from home, goes to New York City, robs a bank vault, and comes to the attention of a shadowy group of government hunters. Eight years later, the hunters, led by the murderous Roland, get a fix on David. He heads home, searches out Millie, invites her to travel with him, and only later realizes that Roland and his crew are seriously deadly. Is everyone close to David in danger?

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Plot Keywords:

teleportation | bank | theft | water | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

anywhere is possible.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action violence, some language and brief sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Due to strict moral grounds, and out of respect for the Christian martyrs, a scene of Griffin (Jamie Bell) urinating in the Colosseum, when he meets David (Hayden Christensen) for the first time, was altered by some television censors to have Griffin sitting on a big rock instead.

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Goofs

When Millie is talking to David about the places she'd like to visit, actress AnnaSophia Robb isn't wearing contact lenses, because you can notice her eyes are blue, and in the following scenes, they are dark brown.

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Quotes

[first lines]
David Rice: Let me tell you about my day so far. Coffee in Paris, surfed the Maldives, took a little nap on Kilimanjaro. Oh, yeah, I got digits from this Polish chick in Rio. And then I jumped back for the final quarter of the N.B.A. finals - courtside of course. And all that was before lunch. I could go on, but all I'm saying is, I'm standing on top of the world.

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Crazy Credits

"Read the Tor Book"

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Connections

Spoofed in Disaster Movie (2008)

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Soundtracks

Più Forte Delle Bombe
Written by P. Preston, S. Eleuteri and M. Piluzzi
Performed by Colle Der Fomento
Courtesy of Colle Der Fomento

User Reviews

Attention Span? What happened to Them?

For some reason, somewhere/when/one in Hollywood decided that 90 minutes was the optimal length a movie should be. Even in superlative films like LOTR and The GodFathers, there are always people bitching about it being too long. This is an issue that drives me nuts because JUMPER really needed another half hour or so to provide exposition, and answer questions that remain unanswered due to this inane 90 minute time limit. All in all, an interesting plot, decent acting, cool locations, very thin in development. Realistically, this is a film for those of us who can shut off expectations and simply enjoy some widely improbable events. An art-house film it is not, nor does it try to be, to its credit. I would really like to see a sequel to this film, as the storyline has been established, and I seriously doubt my semi-Rant about movie lengths will change anything.

An enjoyable premise, I just wish it had more time to develop.....

Details

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Country:

USA Canada Mexico Spain Italy

Language:

English Italian Japanese Mandarin

Release Date:

14 February 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jumper

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,354,808, 17 February 2008

Gross USA:

$80,172,128

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$225,132,113

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, New Regency Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1