He asks Terry to figure out his secret password key on the basis of the clue 'sing with me and find the key'.Īfter the classic sequence whereby she quite brilliantly finds the correct code-key, her interaction with Jack lands her in the middle of an International Espionage Plot. The magic begins as Terry picks up another signal from Russia, a man calling himself Jumpin' Jack Flash (JONATHAN PRYCE) taps into her computer. 'Again? Didn't she fall off a crosstown bus last week? I'd like to be her beneficiary!' Her boss James Page (PETER MICHAEL GOETZ) doesn't believe her stories about her unfortunate mother:. She is not the finest employee in the world, she is often in trouble for misuse of the transponder. By way of meeting her co-workers (CAROL KANE, JON LOVITZ, PHIL HARTMAN), we learn that her computer terminal sometimes picks up Russian television. She chit-chats with clients all over the world. Click here to find out more information about their appearance and to purchase tickets.Terry Dolittle (WHOOPI GOLDBERG) works in Manhattan's First National bank. That's why we're thrilled they chose to appear at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in February 2022. Whether you're a long-time die-hard fan of Kool & The Gang or just realizing that you've been a fan by way of the movies you love, something you can't deny is that they're still going strong and delighting crowds to this day. 1973's Funky Stuff is used to great effect to build the moment and Murphy's award-winning portrayal of Moore. It was only natural that Eddie Murphy would use their music in the ultimate tribute film to an iconic independent filmmaker, Dolemite is My Name. Rudy Ray Moore burst onto the indie cinema scene with Dolemite around the same time that Kool & The Gang was finding great success with some of their signature hits. This party anthem has been a staple of movies and sporting events for the last 40 years, but it deserves a special recognition here for being so accessible to so many generations that it could find relevance in a family animated feature 32 years after its release. A magnificent snapshot of dance culture, Get Down On It is sure to get any audience up into the mood to groove.ĭisney's hit animated film Wreck-It Ralph knocked its way into our hearts in 2012, and used Kool & The Gang's most recognizable hit, 1980's Celebration. A funk statement of its own, Jungle Boogie immediately became a hot hit all over again, 20 years after it first hit the airwaves.Ī beloved comedy starring Reese Witherspoon (that later found new life as a Broadway musical), Legally Blonde knew its audience well when it leveraged the danceable tune from Kool & The Gang, Get Down On It, to electrify the moment. Once it settles into the classic groove, the story gets started and we meet the main characters. Part of its inimitable opening is the sound of a radio station changing from Dick Dale and his Del-Tones to 1974's Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang. No list like this would be complete without Quentin Tarantino's sophomore effort, Pulp Fiction, which won the coveted Palm d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival and turned him from interesting indie director to world-famous name. It also made a point to use the song Misled from Kool & The Gang to underscore the cat-and-mouse computer-based spy intrigue that is at the center of the story, and the burgeoning relationship between Goldberg's character and the anonymous man she's helping.
Named after a Rolling Stones song that ends up driving the plot of this charming 1980s comedy, Jumpin' Jack Flash helped make Whoopi Goldberg a household name. Westgate Myrtle Beach Oceanfront Resort.