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Commando (1985)

R 90 min  -  Action | Thriller  -   4 October 1985 (USA)
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A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power.

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Jeph Loeb (story), Matthew Weisman (story), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
Rae Dawn Chong ...
Dan Hedaya ...
Vernon Wells Vernon Wells ...
James Olson ...
David Patrick Kelly ...
Alyssa Milano ...
Bill Duke ...
Drew Snyder ...
Sharon Wyatt Sharon Wyatt ...
Michael Delano ...
Forrestal (as Michael DeLano)
Bob Minor ...
Michael Adams ...
Harris (as Mike Adams)
Gary Carlos Cervantes ...
Diaz (as Carlos Cervantes)
Lenny Juliano Lenny Juliano ...
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Storyline

A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dictator | Airplane | General | Rescue | Commando  | See more »

Taglines:

Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay See more »

Genres:

Action | Thriller

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Comando See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,700,015 (USA) (6 October 1985) (1495 Screens)

Gross:

$57,491,000 (Worldwide) (1986)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (director's cut)  | Sweden: (video version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Shooting of the film commenced on April 22, 1985. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: When Matrix is following the kidnappers with his sabotaged truck he goes down the forest in a straight line. The guys he's chasing use the road, which has several turns. He would actually overtake them after the second turn. Yet every time we seem him he is about the same distance away from the cars he's chasing. See more »

Quotes

Matrix: [reading about Boy George in a pop magazine] Why don't they just call him Girl George? It would cut down on the confusion.
Jenny: Oh, Dad, that is so old.
Matrix: Ha Ha. You know when I was a boy and rock'n'roll came to East Germany, the communists said it was subversive.
[thinks and smiles]
Matrix: Maybe they were right.
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Connections

Spoofed in Operation Dance Sensation (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"WE FIGHT FOR LOVE"
Music by Andy Taylor
Lyrics by Michael Des Barres
Performed by Power Station
Produced by Bernard Edwards and Andy Taylor
Courtesy of Capitol-EMI Records See more »