Action Jackson (1988)

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

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writer:

Robert Reneau

Stars:

Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Carl Weathers	...	Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Craig T. Nelson	...	Peter Dellaplane
Vanity	...	Sydney Ash
Sharon Stone	...	Patrice Dellaplane
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Officer Kornblau
Bill Duke	...	Capt. Earl Armbruster
Robert Davi	...	Tony Moretti
Jack Thibeau	...	Detective Kotterwell
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Officer Lack
Stan Foster	...	Albert Smith
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Secretary
Ed O'Ross	...	Frank Stringer
Bob Minor	...	Gamble
David Glen Eisley	...	Thaw
Dennis Hayden	...	Shaker

Storyline

Jericho "Action" Jackson is a Detroit police sergeant who was demoted from lieutenant for almost tearing the arm off of sexually violent sociopath Sean Dellaplane, whose father is Peter Dellaplane, a major car manufacturer. But Dellaplane himself is violent as well. Dellaplane kills his wife Patrice by shooting her. And then he plants her body in Jackson's apartment, framing Jackson. Dellaplane won't miss Patrice very much, because he has a drug-addicted mistress named Sydney Ash. He keeps Sydney hooked with a free supply of heroin. Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States. Because of what happened to Dellaplane's son Sean, Dellaplane has taken a particular dislike to Jackson. Jackson gets Sydney's help in going after Dellaplane.

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Plot Keywords:

power | murder | union | police | b movie | 

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Taglines:

It's Time For "Action"

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 February 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Acción Jackson

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$20,257,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lorimar Film Entertainment, Silver Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The car seen at the mansion, the Halley, is actually a 1987 Pontiac Fiero with body effects that make the car resemble a Ferrari Testarossa coupe.

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Goofs

When Jackson is on the roof of the taxi, the driver fires his gun through the roof making several holes. However, when the taxi crashes a few seconds later, there are no holes.

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Quotes

Officer Kornblau: So what's your name?
Albert: A-Albert. A-Albert Smith.
Officer Lack: Albert, your mother and father weren't by any chance brother and sister, were they?
Albert: Hey man, what's gon' happen to me?
Officer Kornblau: Oh, nothing. Uh, wel-nothing much, uh... you might have to endure a little session with, uh, Action Jackson.
Albert: Wh-who's Axon...?
Officer Lack: *Action*, Albert. *Action Jackson*.
Officer Kornblau: Yeah, some say he didn't even have a mother. That some researchers at NASA created him to be the first man to walk on the moon without a space suit.
Officer Lack: Mm-hmm.
Officer Kornblau: Others say ...
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Connections

Features Perfect Strangers (1986)

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Soundtracks

"FARAWAY EYES"
Performed by Vanity
Written by Jesse Johnson and Sue Ann Carwell
Produced by Jesse Johnson for J.W.J. Productions, Inc.
(C) 1987 Crazy People Music
Administered by Almo Music Corp.
All rights reserved.

User Reviews

Lives up to its title.

The violence in this movie is brutal and efficiently directed, the action sequences spectacular, the main villain great and the hero, Carl Weathers, can hold his own when compared to other big action stars of the 80's. In short, "Action Jackson" has all the ingredients to be a good rental choice for action fans. If only they had avoided some of those needless digressions (like Jackson's fight with a junkie).... (**1/2)