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:

NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop EDUCATION: Harvard Law HOBBY: Fighting Crime WEAPON: You're looking at 'em

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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 Carl Weathers and Vanity jump out of the hotel window to escape the police and onto the roof of his convertible parked in an alley, their impact reveals the mattresses inside the car covered with black cloth which comes undone at the rear window. You can also see the scaffolding at the bottom of the scene for the camera, also protected with a mattress.

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Quotes

Officer Lack: Have you ever had your head forcibly rammed up your ass?
Officer Kornblau: uh, no
Officer Lack: Well mark your calendar...that day's coming!

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Connections

References Goldfinger (1964)

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Soundtracks

"HE TURNED ME OUT"
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Written by LeMel Humes (as Lemel Humes) and Mary Lee Kortes
Produced by Richard Perry
(C) 1987 MCA Music, Inc. / Warner-Tamerlane Music Corp.
All rights reserved.
Courtesy RCA Records

User Reviews

not a bad movie

Carl Weathers gets a chance to be an action hero in this very enjoyable 80's action movie. There are plenty of fist fights, explosions, car crashes, and other action in this one, and I thought Weathers did a good job in this film. The scene when he outruns a cab and rides on the roof of it was kinda dumb but still entertaining. Craig T. Nelson does a good job as the bad guy. There are plenty of familiar faces in this one including Sharon Stone, Bill Duke, Ed O'Ross, Sonny Landham, and many more. In all, a recommended film, not the best action film of the 80's, but still a fun one. 3.5/5