The Jackers

The Jackers is a 1979 Television movie directed by Carl Andy, an American adaptation of the Japanese Tokusatsu series J.A.K.Q. Dengekitai the second installment in the long running Super Sentai metaseries. a co-production between Universal Television and Toei, the film utilized stock footage from the series edited together with new American insert footage, a formula which would later be perfected in the later Power Rangers franchise.
Intended as a pilot for a potential series, the plan was scrapped and was burnt off as a summer TV movie on NBC, it's only home video release is a 1986 VHS from MCA Home Video.
Category:1979 films
Category:1979 television films
Category:American films
Category:Japanese films
Category:American superhero films
Category:Japanese superhero films
Category:NBC network films
Category:Super Sentai
Category:English-language films
Category:Films set in New York City
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles
Category:Television pilots not picked up as a series
Category:Films directed by Carl Andy
Category:Universal Television films
Category:Toei Company films