Commando (1985)

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Directed by

Mark L. Lester

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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

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Jeph Loeb

Matthew Weisman
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Screw Citizen Kane, THIS is a masterpiece!

14 years, 5 months ago at Nov 16 12:21

PvtCaboose91

22 votes

"All fucking hell is going to break loose..."Though I walk through the valley of shadow and death, I shall fear no evil; for Lord John Matrix will protect me; his big fucking guns and huge muscles, they comfort me. In the beginning, there was the masterpiece known as Commando. And the God of '80s Action Excess did look upon it and see that it was good. And lo did Arnold Schwarzenegger massacre hun... read more

Command & Conquer.

14 years, 5 months ago at Nov 13 14:23

Lexi

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Cooke: You scared, motherfucker? Well, you should be, because this Green Beret is going to kick your big ass!
Matrix: I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry!

A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.

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17 years, 2 months ago at Feb 11 16:16

Seaworth

2 votes

I have to agree with this guy.

This film is the basis for over the top, more bodies than bullets action films. Although there was a bad following of the amount of crap in this particular genre, its the best of the bunch.

I wouldn't go as far to say it's like Crank and that its mocking itself but you can't help but think the writers were having a laugh when they wrote ... read more

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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.

Release date: 4 October 1985
UPC: 086162104244

Tags: Action (38), 1985 (17), Adventure (15), Revenge (14), Kidnapping (12), 1980s (11), Thriller (10), Murder (10), Military (10), Car Chase (8), War (7), Comedy (6), Single Parent (6), Drama (5), Usa (5), Airplane (5), Arnold Schwarzenegger (5), Explosions (5), One Man Army (5), Rescue (4)

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