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Commando (1985) -- A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.
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Overview

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Director:

Mark L. Lester

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

Awards:

2 nominations more

User Comments:

Noisy, violent, stupid and lots of fun more (362 total)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 261:00 PMMAX   


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:

90 min | 92 min (director's cut) | Sweden:75 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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 mansion used in the final shoot out between Matrix and Arius is the same mansion in the final shoot out between Axel Foley and Victor Maitland in Beverly Hills Cop (1984). more

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Revealing mistakes: There is an obvious stunt double for Cooke during the fight with Matrix. more

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Matrix: Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?
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Featured in The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

WE FIGHT FOR LOVE more


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40 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Noisy, violent, stupid and lots of fun, 7 March 2001
8/10
Author: Wayne Malin (wwaayynnee51@hotmail.com) from United States

Ridiculous but fun film with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a retired special agent being pulled back into action when his daughter (well played by Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped. To get her back he has to kill someone else.

An 80s action film all the way. It's full of noisy battles, tons of gun play, loads of fistfights and a grand total of EIGHTY-ONE bloody on-screen deaths! The film works so well because it has a good, strong sense of humor and never takes itself seriously. It makes all the blood and gore seem cartoonish. The plot barrels also full speed and it's very short (88 min). Also Rae Dawn Chong (whatever happened to...?) is very good in a supporting role. My only complaint is that the final battle between Arnie and psycho Vernon Wells (badly overacting) is way too violent--even for this film. Otherwise, well worth seeing--lots of fun if you don't mind mindless, violent films (like me). Gotta love any film where Chong learns to use a rocket launcher in a few seconds by reading the directions!

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