Jumper: Book vs. Movie
Doug Liman’s Jumper (2008) is based on Steven Gould’s 1992 novel. David Rice uses his ability to teleport to build a life far from home, until people who know about his power come looking for him.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Steven Gould
- Year
- 1992
- Pages
- 368Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 10 hr 45 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- MacLeod Andrews
Davy Rice discovers he can teleport during an attack by his father, giving him a way out of the home he has been afraid to leave. Alone in New York, he experiments with his ability while trying to support himself and trace the mother who abandoned him. Finding someone else who can explain what he is would mean attracting attention, a dangerous prospect for a runaway already using his power to break the law.
- Director
- Doug Liman
- Writer
- Simon Kinberg, David S. Goyer, Jim Uhls
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 1 hr 29 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Hayden Christensen, Jamie Bell, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson
- Genre
- action, science fiction, Thriller
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
David Rice finances a life of unrestricted travel by teleporting into bank vaults, until a hunter named Roland attacks him in his apartment. Returning to his hometown, David reconnects with Millie and takes her to Rome without explaining how he gets around. An encounter with another jumper, Griffin, reveals that Roland belongs to a group dedicated to killing people like them, and David’s trip has put Millie in their path.
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