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Writers:
Jeph Loeb (story) &
Matthew Weisman (story) ...
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Release Date:
4 October 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
If there's a mission that no man could survive...then *he's* the man for the job. more
Plot:
A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator. full summary | full synopsis
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2 nominations more
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(24 articles)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | John Matrix | |
| Rae Dawn Chong | ... | Cindy | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Arius | |
| Vernon Wells | ... | Bennett | |
| James Olson | ... | Major General Franklin Kirby | |
| David Patrick Kelly | ... | Sully | |
| Alyssa Milano | ... | Jenny Matrix | |
| Bill Duke | ... | Cooke | |
| Drew Snyder | ... | Lawson | |
| Sharon Wyatt | ... | Leslie | |
| Michael Delano | ... | Forrestal (as Michael DeLano) | |
| Bob Minor | ... | Jackson | |
| Michael Adams | ... | Harris (as Mike Adams) | |
| Gary Cervantes | ... | Diaz (as Carlos Cervantes) | |
| Lenny Juliano | ... | Soldier |
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90 min | 92 min (director's cut) | Sweden:75 min (video version)
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Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (2001) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Italy:T (re-rating) | Italy:VM14 (orginal rating) | USA:R (certificate #27763) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1985) | Australia:MA (Definitive Edition DVD) | France:-12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) (cut) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Sweden:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Ireland:18 (cut UK version) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1987) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1985-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted
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The surplus store where Matrix picks up all the war toys during his night "shopping" was "Surplus City" in Sun Valley, California. A movie addition to the building (on the driveway) allowed for the secret room, where the machine guns and the other fun stuff was hidden. In the 1960's, this company had the largest collection of military surplus 'jeeps' and 'mighty mites' for sale in the US. more
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Continuity: When Bennett says, "Your training, Matrix!" he is clearly excited, but in the next shot he is all serious again. more
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Featured in Clean Slate (1994) more
Soundtrack:
WE FIGHT FOR LOVE more
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What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Unrated Director's Cut?Does Bennett really wear a chainmail vest?
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"Commando" is undoubtedly Arnie's best. The movie begins with John Matrix's (schwarzenegger) daughter (alyssa milano) getting kidnapped. Basically Matrix has a little over 10 hours to save his daughter from an evil dictator, and in order to get her back, he has to take on a bunch of hoodlums, corrupt ex-Green Berets, and a small army.
The screenplay, by Steven E. deSouza, is a masterpiece. Granted, it's not brilliant along the lines of Shakespeare, but for an action movie, it's wonderful. Chock full of wit, deSouza never makes the mistake of having the movie take itself to seriously; he maintains an excellent balance of hardcore action while at the same time creating a lovely spoof of the action genre.
The acting is exactly how it should be for a movie of this genre. I'm a little bit tired of everyone saying "Arnie can't act" "he's such a bad actor" and so on. Obviously, actors such as Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hanks are better dramatic actors, but would any of us really want to see Sir Hopkins kicking the c**p out of almost one hundred people in a movie? i think not. Schwarzenegger plays Matrix wonderfully, delivering his lines with the right amount of wit and sarcasm, and delivering his punches fairly realistically.
See "Commando" if you like action movies. It won't fail to satisfy you. If, on the other hand, you are not a fan of action movies, don't expect this one to win you over.