Jumping Jacks

Jumping Jacks

IT'S A RIP-ROARING RIOT! When Dean and Jerry Reach For Their Rip-Cords...

Directed by Norman Taurog

Produced by Wallis-Hazen Inc.

195296 min6.5 / 10

A high-spirited, fast-paced comedy about reunited entertainers caught in military mishaps, built entirely on slapstick humor and the warmth of friendship restored.

Nightclub entertainer Hap Smith has a new act since his former partner Chick Allen joined the army. With his lovely new female partner, Hap now plays a clownish parody of a soldier. When Chick organises a soldier show at Fort Benning, he realizes he needs his former partner's help—so, to get onto the base, Hap impersonates a hapless real soldier, but circumstances force them to prolong the masquerade, creating an increasingly tangled Army-sized SNAFU.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jumping Jacks easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Jumping Jacks end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Jumping Jacks sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Jumping Jacks scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jumping Jacks violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

43/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity13

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Surprise85

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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