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6.1/10 • 1.9K

1996-06-211h 55m

ActionDramaMysteryThriller

He will erase your past to protect your future.

U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's uncovered evidence that the weapons manufacturer she works for has been selling to terrorist groups. When Kruger discovers that there's a corrupt agent within the program, he must guard his own life while trying to protect Lee's.

Directors
Chuck Russell
Writters
Tony Puryear, Walon Green, Michael S. Chernuchin
Editors
Michael Tronick

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  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger

  2. Vanessa Williams

    Vanessa Williams

    Lee Cullen

  3. James Caan

    James Caan

    U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin

  4. James Coburn

    James Coburn

    WitSec Chief Beller

  5. Robert Pastorelli

    Robert Pastorelli

    Johnny Casteleone

  6. James Cromwell

    James Cromwell

    William Donohue

  7. Danny Nucci

    Danny Nucci

    WitSec Deputy Monroe

  8. Andy Romano

    Andy Romano

    Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper

  9. Nick Chinlund

    Nick Chinlund

    WitSec Agent Calderon

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Wuchak

Jun 24, 2020

5/10

Competent action flick with Arnie is moronic and forgettable A US marshal and witness protection specialist (Schwarzenegger) “erases” the identities of people he’s assigned to protect, including a woman (Vanessa Williams) who has damning evidence against a high-tech weapons corporation. Meanwhile the marshal becomes suspicious of some of his coworkers. James Caan and Robert Pastorelli are on hand. "Eraser" (1996) is a proficient Schwarzenegger action thriller; Vanessa is beautiful, Pastorelli is amusing and Caan is effective. There’s a thrilling skydiving scene and a well-done zoo sequence with crocagators. Unfortunately, the opening act failed to really pull me in with its convoluted storytelling and the ‘final battle’ sequence is dull and eye-rolling. Both Siskel & Ebert surprisingly gave this a ‘thumbs up.’ God knows why. The film runs 1 hour, 55 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal, New York City, New Jersey, DC, Maryland and New Brunswick, Canada. GRADE: C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$100,000,000.00
Revenue
$242,295,562.00
Keywords
suicideshowdownambushhitmanhostagetraitornew identitywitnesswitness protectionarms dealertreasondeceptionu.s. marshalbetrayalconspiracygunfighttrainexplosionsabotagecorporate crimerogue agentassassination attemptaggressivex-ray visionrailgundramaticfrightened