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Director:
Writer:
Robert Reneau (written by)
Release Date:
12 February 1988 (USA)
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Tagline:
NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop EDUCATION: Harvard Law HOBBY: Fighting Crime WEAPON: You're looking at 'em more
Plot:
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 synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination
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(2 articles)
Jekyll and Hyde Coming from Action Jackson Films
(From Dread Central. 18 November 2009, 4:54 PM, PST)
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
(From FilmJunk. 26 May 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
(From Dread Central. 18 November 2009, 4:54 PM, PST)
“Nazis. I hate these guys.”: 15 WWII Movies Worth Watching Before You See Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.
(From FilmJunk. 26 May 2009, 4:10 PM, PDT)
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Lives up to its title.
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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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Runtime:
96 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
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:16
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Trivia:
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.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When the thug Albert Smith is seated in a chair in the police station he is in handcuffs. But when he makes a run for it, the handcuffs suddenly disappear.
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Quotes:
Peter Dellaplane:
You have this nickname - what is it, excitement, enthusiasm, esprit de corps-
Action Jackson: [cutting off Dellaplane] -It's ACTION!
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Action Jackson: [cutting off Dellaplane] -It's ACTION!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Arrested Development: Marta Complex (#1.12)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
ACTION JACKSON
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The violence in this movie is brutal and efficiently directed, the action sequences spectacular, the main villain great and the hero, Carl Weathers, can hold his own when compared to other big action stars of the 80's. In short, "Action Jackson" has all the ingredients to be a good rental choice for action fans. If only they had avoided some of those needless digressions (like Jackson's fight with a junkie).... (**1/2)