The Jackal (1997) - this uninspired action thriller, seemingly an updated and
Americanised remake of The Day Of The Jackal (1973, based on Frederick Forsythe's
bestseller), features a Sikorsky H-53E helicopter used for transport during the story's
assassination attempt and subsequent hunt for a hitman known as the Jackal (Bruce Willis).
Jarhead (2005) - this drama of a young marine corps' sniper, in training for Gulf War
operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, only features a couple of brief helicopter scenes,
most notably the Hueys that circle or hover around the airport where US troops arrive in
Saudi Arabia.
Jaws 2 (1978) - the unintentionally funny climax of this sequel to Steven Spielberg's
monster shark horror adventure sees the man-eating fish attack a rescue helicopter
(a Hughes 269 / Schweizer 300) that's floating at sea, in perhaps the most ludicrous rotary
action scene ever filmed!
Jericho (2006) - this TV series, about a small town that survives nuclear attacks on the USA,
has rotary action featuring a Eurocopter A-star... (Thanks to pilots Craig Dyer and John Tamburro, of
Blackstar Helicopters, for these
behind-the-scenes pictures.)
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The Jewel Of The Nile (1985) - Lewis Teague's sequel to Romancing The Stone,
features an A-Star helicopter that belongs to the villain. When the escaping heroes commandeer
a fighter jet plane at the palace, but are unable to take off, they begin shooting their way
out, and the A-Star, parked nearby, is damaged.
Jungle Warriors (aka: Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle, 1983) - this
action thriller, about fashion models who survive a plane crash in South America, was shot
in Mexico. There's a Eurocopter AS 550 in grey camouflage colours, used by the local cocaine
baron and his mafia cohorts. The climactic shootout sees three police choppers (also 550s)
bringing US federal agents to the villain's home base (an old Spanish fortress), from where
the bad guys try to escape with a stash of drugs. When it's hit by gunfire, the camo-paint
helicopter explodes in midair.
Jurassic Park (1993) - in Spielberg's monster movie, a helicopter brings a team of
scientists to the island of dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park III
(2001) - Joe Johnston's efficiently paced, but largely unimaginative, sequel to Spielberg's
blockbuster has impressive visual effects scenes of flying dinosaurs (obvious CGI pterodactyls)
alongside US Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters.
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