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David Rice
David Rice is the main protagonist of the science fiction novel Jumper, its sequel Reflex, (both written by science fiction author Steven Gould) and the 2008 film adaptation of Jumper. He is a "jumper", or a person that has the ability to teleport. David is portrayed by Hayden Christensen in the film.
David Rice is a jumper and the main protagonist of Jumper (novel), Reflex and the 2008 Jumper film.
His first jump was when he was five, but he didn't realize he had the power until a near death experience. David learns to control his teleportation ability and becomes very skilled with it. David Rice claims that he is different than all the rest and that he wouldn't use his powers to hurt others.
In the books, David also goes by the name Davy.
David is played by Hayden Christensen in the 2008 Jumper movie.
One evening while being physically abused by his father David Rice unexpectedly "jumps" to the local library.The origin of this power is never fully explained in the novel. Vowing never to return to his father's house Davy makes his way to New York City. After getting mugged and discovering he can't get a job without a birth certificate and social security number, David robs a local bank and steals almost a million dollar's by teleporting into the safe.
He then begins a life of reading and attending plays and dining in restaurant's. At one play he meets a woman named Millie and they spend time around New York before she returns to college. David later visits her in Oklahoma and begins a romantic relationship. The New York police start investigating after he saves the neighbor from an attack by jumping her abusive husband to a park. The husband turns out to be a cop and starts investigation drives. Davy moves to Oklahoma where he gets an apartment but Millie breaks up with him after after learning he is being pursued by the police.
Returning to New York David eventually finds his mother, who left the family years ago, but while his mother is on a business trip her plane gets hijacked and and all crew and passengers get killed by terrorists. Davy then sets out to find Rashid Matar, the terrorist responsible for his mother's death. While he is searching for the terrorist he and Millie eventually reconcile. However, the National Security Agency led by veteran agent Brain Cox is now hunting Davy and takes Millie hostage in order to get to him. Eventually Davy captures Matar, the hijacker responsible for his mother's death, along with his abusive father and Brian Cox, thereby putting him in the position of controlling all three of his tormentors.
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David Rice is a jumper and the main protagonist of Jumper (novel), Reflex and the 2008 Jumper film.
His first jump was when he was five, but he didn't realize he had the power until a near death experience. David learns to control his teleportation ability and becomes very skilled with it. David Rice claims that he is different than all the rest and that he wouldn't use his powers to hurt others.
In the books, David also goes by the name Davy.
David is played by Hayden Christensen in the 2008 Jumper movie.
One evening while being physically abused by his father David Rice unexpectedly "jumps" to the local library.The origin of this power is never fully explained in the novel. Vowing never to return to his father's house Davy makes his way to New York City. After getting mugged and discovering he can't get a job without a birth certificate and social security number, David robs a local bank and steals almost a million dollar's by teleporting into the safe.
He then begins a life of reading and attending plays and dining in restaurant's. At one play he meets a woman named Millie and they spend time around New York before she returns to college. David later visits her in Oklahoma and begins a romantic relationship. The New York police start investigating after he saves the neighbor from an attack by jumping her abusive husband to a park. The husband turns out to be a cop and starts investigation drives. Davy moves to Oklahoma where he gets an apartment but Millie breaks up with him after after learning he is being pursued by the police.
Returning to New York David eventually finds his mother, who left the family years ago, but while his mother is on a business trip her plane gets hijacked and and all crew and passengers get killed by terrorists. Davy then sets out to find Rashid Matar, the terrorist responsible for his mother's death. While he is searching for the terrorist he and Millie eventually reconcile. However, the National Security Agency led by veteran agent Brain Cox is now hunting Davy and takes Millie hostage in order to get to him. Eventually Davy captures Matar, the hijacker responsible for his mother's death, along with his abusive father and Brian Cox, thereby putting him in the position of controlling all three of his tormentors.
Links:
Jumper Wiki
Comic Vine
Copyright Owner/Official Site
DigitalNoir
Record:
W:
L: