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First Action Hero ()

Il burattinaio (original title)
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A maverick cop takes on the seedy criminal underbelly of Miami singlehanded.

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Mark Fierro
Marina Giulia Cavalli ...
Lori Fannon
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Ben Costa
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Tony Romeo
Ron Nummi ...
Hoagy O'Toole
Maria Grazia Nazzari ...
Katherine Rourke
Antonio Zequila ...
Brett
Alessandra Bellini ...
Paloma Fierro
Lino Patruno ...
Peter Castillo
Melchiorre Gerbino ...
Sam Chen (as Mel Gerbino)
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John McCullum
Deborah Torchio ...
Santa Costa (as Deborah Di Maggio)
Tania De Nicola ...
Sol
Domenico Postiglione ...
Hiro Isami
Gaetano Capozzoli ...
Freddy Tylford
Spartaco Dell'Erba ...
David Fletcher
Vassili Karis ...
Procuratore Glenn
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Drake
Giovanni Cianfriglia ...
Carmelo
Richard Goon ...
Toru Isami
John Edwards ...
Tommy
Michael Teicher ...
Killer 1
Larry Zience ...
Killer 2
Tony Valiani ...
Paco
Cristina Barsacchi ...
Tylford Woman
Madiana Guerrieri ...
Mrs. Garcia
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Directed by

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Ninì Grassia

Written by

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Ninì Grassia ... (screenplay)
 
Ninì Grassia ... (story)

Produced by

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Lucy Denis ... associate producer
Ninì Grassia ... producer (as Anthony Gray)

Music by

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Ninì Grassia ... (music score by)
Aldo Tamborelli ... (music score by) (as Aldo Tamborrelli)

Cinematography by

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Luigi Ciccarese ... director of photography

Editing by

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Vanio Amici

Editorial Department

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Giancarlo Barberi ... color coordinator (as Giancarlo Barbieri)
Larry Heffley ... assistant editor
Carlo La Bella ... color coordinator
Aldo Manni ... negative cutting coordinator
Armando Pace ... assistant editor
Alessandro Perrella ... post-production coordinator: Italy

Production Design by

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Massimo De Lucia

Art Direction by

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John Masci

Set Decoration by

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Patrizia Boca
Marilena De Luca
Katherine Mauro

Costume Design by

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Fulvia Amendolia

Makeup Department

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Charles Carey ... additional makeup artist
Franco Di Girolamo ... special makeup effects artist
Massimo Di Girolamo ... additional makeup artist
Wendy Elias ... hair stylist
Linette Groves ... hair stylist
Marius Leen ... hair stylist
Shelley Ryann ... additional makeup artist

Production Management

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Diego Alchimede ... production director
Gianni Cozzolino ... unit production manager
Dennis Curren ... unit production manager
Vassili Karis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michael Aronin ... assistant director (as Michael J. Aronin)
Natalie Brown ... assistant director (as Nathalie Brown)
Ciro Di Pietro ... assistant director: second unit
Mario Poma ... assistant director: second unit
Phil Torres ... assistant director

Art Department

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Sandy Andell ... property master
Robert Beeson ... set designer
David D'Aprile ... set designer
Massimo De Luca ... set designer
Vittorio Giannelli ... assistant property master
Ada Malagnino ... set dresser
Selma Near ... assistant property master
Natalie O'Connor ... set dresser
Rossana Palermo ... construction coordinator
Massimo Perpignanai ... set designer
Patrick Preston ... construction coordinator
Steve Rogan ... construction coordinator

Sound Department

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Fausto Ancillai ... sound mixer: Italy
Antonio Barba ... boom operator
Linda Cinquini ... sound editor
Carmen Cortes ... adr group mixer
Salvatore Cubeddu ... adr editor (as Sal Cubeddu)
John Davidson ... re-recording mixer
Peter J. Devlin ... sound mixer (as Peter Devlin)
James Litt ... foley supervisor
Val Masterson ... production sound mixer
Dusty Mayer ... boom operator
Mike Stephan Parker ... dubbing editor / sound editor (as Mike Parker)
Alberto Salvatori ... production sound mixer
Molly Sandin ... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Luca Ricci ... special effects
Paolo Ricci ... special effects
Roberto Ricci ... special effects

Stunts

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Carlos Allende ... stunts
Ariel Brown ... stunts
Giovanni Cianfriglia ... stunts
Ben J. Curtis ... stunts
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua ... stunts
Joe Felder ... stunts
Jim Friesen ... stunts
Daniel Horan ... stunts
Robert Karas ... stunts
Frank Mahan ... stunts
Gianluca Petrazzi ... stunts (as Gianluca Pedrazzi)
Sergio Smacchi ... stunts
Nils Tobias ... stunts
Massimo Vanni ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Albert D. Abdool ... best boy grip
Carlo Aquari ... camera operator
Francesco Bellomo ... still photographer (as Frank Bellomo)
Francesco D'Agostino ... dolly grip
Ciro De Falco ... lighting technician
Gianluca Di Giacomo ... assistant camera
Thomas Gilbert ... first assistant electrician
Dave Harris ... key grip (as Colonel Dave Harris)
Tim Hirsch ... aerial photographer / lighting technician
Timothy Hooks ... steadicam operator
Paul Howard ... dolly grip
David Kimelman ... steadicam operator
Gregorio Li Rosi ... assistant camera
Raul Filippo Mattei ... assistant camera (as Raoul Filippo Mattei)
Howard Moss ... still photographer
Memmo Palombi ... still photographer
Pio Parisi ... best boy grip
Frank Pietrosanti ... assistant chief lighting technician
Germano Saracco ... camera operator (as Germano Sarocco)
Raymond Silvya ... best boy electric
Fabrizio Tarantino ... key grip
Gaetano Tarantino ... key grip
Nino Tonnarini ... chief lighting technician
Mark Valker ... lighting technician

Casting Department

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Doris Duke ... casting assistant
Ellen Jacoby ... casting
Giancarlo Salvatori ... casting
Paul Sullivan ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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M. Christina Cozzolino ... costume supervisor
Fabiola Di Vittorio ... assistant costume designer
Jamie Gorman ... wardrobe supervisor
Leslie Montana ... costume supervisor
Franca Paoletti ... assistant costume designer
Tiziana Sabato ... wardrobe supervisor

Location Management

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Lee Harrel ... assistant location manager
Teresa Margari ... location manager: Miami
Luana Secli ... assistant location manager
Giuseppe Sereno ... location manager: Italy
Massimiliano Sereno ... assistant location manager
Peter Short ... location manager: Miami

Music Department

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Aldo Tamborelli ... orchestrator (as Aldo Tamborrelli)
Jim Weiss ... score mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Cinzia Ferraro ... script supervisor
Edy Saija ... script supervisor
Marina Schein ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Albino Biancifiori ... transportation coordinator
Pazio Biasco ... driver
Charles Birk ... driver
Ken Collins ... stunt vehicles
Matteo De Paolis ... driver
Pedro Diaz ... driver
Michael Drier ... driver
Rocco Rizzini ... driver
Franco Ruini ... driver
Reno D. Tondelli ... transportation coordinator
David Waite ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Jimmy Alexander ... dialogue coach
Mario Alvarez ... security guard
Jana Lourdes Blaha ... production coordinator
Edgar Cabral ... security guard
Riccardo Canti ... unit publicist
Omar Caraballo ... technical consultant
Tommaso Casarano ... production coordinator
Pietro Cifone ... production coordinator
Penny Crofoot ... production accountant
Simon Dix ... legal counsel: Los Angeles
John Fonseca ... dialogue coach
Carlos Fuentes ... security coordinator
Raymond Garcia ... motorcycle coach
Antonio Gatto ... production accountant
Rachel Ginnerty ... production assistant
Franco Marconi ... legal counsel: Italy
Louis Mash ... main title sequence designer
Deborah Mele ... production coordinator
Luis Molina ... security guard
Rick V. Morgan ... fire consultant
William D. O'Neill ... video playback engineer
Steve Phillips ... emergency medical technician
Carla Polese ... production assistant
Jeffrey Priest ... video playback services
Bob Red ... main title sequence designer
Fonda St. Paul ... unit publicist
Michael Teicher ... production assistant
Truman Van Dyke ... insurance: Miami
Karen K. Vancon ... legal counsel: Miami
Serena Zaccarelli ... production assistant
Larry Zience ... production assistant
Nick Alexander ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Mickey Knox ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gino La Monica ... voice dubbing: Fabio Testi (uncredited)
Aurelio Marino ... accountant (uncredited)
Pat Starke ... voice dubbing (uncredited)
Massimo Vanni ... master of arms (uncredited)
Frank von Kuegelgen ... voice dubbing (uncredited)

Thanks

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George Detrio ... special thanks: Film Commission of Miami
Deeny Kaplan ... special thanks: Film Commission of Miami-Dade
Robert Roboso ... special thanks: Film Commission of Miami Beach (as Robert Reboso)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

An unconventional, off-the-rails cop - the First Action Hero of the title - is transferred back to his old precinct, Miami, to prevent a gang war. He is forced to juggle his cop duties with the pressures of dealing with his troubled family life and a straight-laced DA. Written by RC Pinchey

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Taglines First there was the last, now there is the... FIRST ACTION HERO See more »
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Also Known As
  • First Action Hero (United States)
  • Първият екшън герой (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Az első akcióhős (Hungary)
Runtime
  • 105 min
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Did You Know?

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Movie Connections Referenced in Our DVD and Blu-ray Collection (2019). See more »
Quotes Crime Scene Officer: Who the fuck are you?
Fierro: Who the fuck are you, SIR.
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