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Action Jackson

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5.5/10 • 254

1988-02-121h 36m

ActionComedy

It's time for "Action".

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Directors
Craig R. Baxley
Editors
Mark Helfrich

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Carl Weathers

    Carl Weathers

    Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson

  2. Craig T. Nelson

    Craig T. Nelson

    Peter Dellaplane

  3. Vanity

    Vanity

    Sydney Ash

  4. Sharon Stone

    Sharon Stone

    Patrice Dellaplane

  5. Thomas F. Wilson

    Thomas F. Wilson

    Officer Kornblau

  6. Robert Davi

    Robert Davi

    Tony Moretti

  7. Bill Duke

    Bill Duke

    Capt. Earl Armbruster

  8. Jack Thibeau

    Jack Thibeau

    Detective Kotterwell

  9. Roger Aaron Brown

    Roger Aaron Brown

    Officer Lack

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JPV852

Jul 9, 2020

5/10

Poor man's action-comedy from the 80s tries so hard to make Carl Weathers a star and while he can have his charms, he's saddled with awful one-liners that even for the time were bad, and not at all funny. Rather thin story which is fine but the action/fights were basic and Weathers shared very little chemistry with Vanity, who might be cute but not a great actor. Craig T. Nelson as the villain could've been fun, however save for a scene or two, doesn't offer very much. I can see why this didn't do very well at the box office (adjusted for ticket inflation, ~$38M) and Weathers didn't have much of a career (in theatrical features anyway) afterward. 2.25/5

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,000,000.00
Revenue
$20,256,975.00
Keywords
showdowndrug addictionsuspicion of murderboxersuspensionorganized crimeshootoutdetroit, michiganone against manymegalomaniacmaverick copframed for murderbar fightaction hero