The movie takes place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The high school depicted is Huron High School, which writer David S. Goyer attended. Area teens were cast as extras for scenes in and around the school.
In the closing credits, the song "Ahead By A Century," performed by The The Tragically Hip, is stated as written by Bobby Baker, Gord Downie, Johnny Fay, Paul Langlois, and Robert Sinclair. Robert Sinclair's credit should be Gord Sinclair.
During the Detroit Airport scene, a sign can be seen briefly in the background saying "Welcome to Prague Airport". Additionally, on the shot of the arrivals board, the words "time" and "destination" are visible written in Czech. Some of the destinations shown are also only small European airports that would not host transatlantic flights.
Yes. Jumper, the video game, is available for the X-Box 360, Playstation 2, and Nintendo Wii gaming consoles. The game was released February 12, 2008, two days before the film's release.
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What is the name of the track at the start of the car-jumping scene?
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The Qemists - Stompbox.
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