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12 February 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop EDUCATION: Harvard Law HOBBY: Fighting Crime WEAPON: You're looking at 'em morePlot:
Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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"Action Jackson" is a competently standard showcase for Carl Weathers' superhero cool more (37 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Carl Weathers | ... | Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson | |
| Craig T. Nelson | ... | Peter Dellaplane | |
| Vanity | ... | Sydney Ash | |
| Sharon Stone | ... | Patrice Dellaplane | |
| Thomas F. Wilson | ... | Officer Kornblau | |
| Bill Duke | ... | Capt. Earl Armbruster | |
| Robert Davi | ... | Tony Moretti | |
| Jack Thibeau | ... | Detective Kotterwell | |
| Roger Aaron Brown | ... | Officer Lack | |
| Stan Foster | ... | Albert Smith | |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | ... | Secretary | |
| Ed O'Ross | ... | Frank Stringer | |
| Bob Minor | ... | Gamble | |
| David Glen Eisley | ... | Thaw | |
| Dennis Hayden | ... | Shaker |
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96 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Argentina:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #28927) | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | Iceland:16Fun Stuff
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The car seen at the mansion, the Halley, is actually a 1987 Pontiac Fiero with body effects that make the car resemble a Ferrari Testarossa coupe. moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Carl Weathers and Vanity jump out of the hotel window to escape the police and onto the roof of his convertible parked in an alley, their impact reveals the mattresses inside the car covered with black cloth which comes undone at the rear window. You can also see the scaffolding at the bottom of the scene for the camera, also protected with a mattress. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997) moreSoundtrack:
KEEPING GOOD LOVING moreFAQ
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Action is a proud man, a high-school track star, a dedicated cop, a sergeant who lost his lieutenant's stripes almost two years ago
He jostles a conceited, two-faced, backstabbing mass murderer called Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson). Director Craig R. Baxley has not only carried it off, but makes you believe it One must also give some of the credit to Carl Weathers whose erect muscular body and his charm and good looks give some credence to the heroics
The picture contains fun, lots of action, and two sexy women
Vanity looked so gorgeous when she was shot up with heroin
Stone met her husband after his first wife died and his son went to prison She thinks that he may seem greedy and arrogant but he remained loved by everyone, and the whole experience changed him She also thinks that Jackson is not so different from her husband, that both are stubborn, and both intent on getting what they want