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- Release date: February 15, 2008
- Based on the novel written by Steven Gould
- Director: Doug Liman
- Starring: Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, AnnaSophia Robb, Jamie Bell, Diane Lane, Katie Boland, Max Thieriot, Rachel Bilson, and Teresa Palmer
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- Music: John Powell
- Budget: $85 million
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Jumper is a sci-fi film about a teenage boy, played by Hayden Christensen, who stumbles upon teleportation. Throughout the movie the teen discovers that this new found skill is good for escaping his poor, abusive home, as well as hunting down the man he believes killed his mother. The movie is loosely based on the novel by Steven Gould.
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Reception and Performance
Jumper received generally negative feedback from critics. It was labeled as a typical and erratic action movie with a poor story and weak special effects. It had a 16% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes shortly after its release.Despite it's poor reviews, the film was a commercial success. It opened at #1 at the box office and had a steady run. The movie ended up taking in over $214 million worldwide.
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Jumper Questions
Would Tyson Gay make a great long jumper? 1 AnswerI think he would be a great long jumper, especially if he trained for it. He already has very strong legs, so he would be able to, well, jump far. Also, because... read more
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Jumper Recent Updates
- Google News: Jumper
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- Reuters: Jumper Leaps to Top of North American Box Office (February 17, 2008
- "The movie, in which Hayden Christensen plays a man who is able to "teleport" around the world, earned an estimated $27.2 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, distributor 20th Century Fox said."
- MoviesOnline.ca: Tom Strurridge Is The Jumper
- /Film: Casting Jumper: Hayden Christensen (August 11, 2006)
Jumper Reviews and Articles
- Rotten Tomatoes: Jumper Reviews
- metacritic.com: Jumper Reviews
- Variety: 'Jumper' hopping overseas (February 18, 2008)
- Variety: 'Jumper' leaps on top of box office (February 17, 2008)
- rogerebert.com: Jumper Review (February 14, 2008)
- The Christian Science Monitor: 'Jumper' takes a leap of logic (February 15, 2008)
- DailyEmerald.com: 'Jumper' Drops the Ball in Leap From Book to Screen (February 18, 2008)
- "Jumper ends up being nothing more than ordinary."
- New York Times: Jumper Review (February 14, 2008)
- Variety: Jumper Review (February 12, 2008)
- Variety: "Crew member killed on sci-fi film set" (January 26, 2007)
- Variety: "Liman in 'Jumper' suit" (2005)
- The Hollywood Reporter: "Jackson hops on Jumper" (2006)
- Variety: Jumper gets hopping with trio" (2006)
- Variety: "Bilson joins Jumper" (2006)
- The New York Times: "Oh My God, Can You Rent the Colosseum?" (2006)
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