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Commando

  • 1985
  • R
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
180K
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POPULARITY
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Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando (1985)
One-Person Army ActionActionAdventureThriller

A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.

  • Director
    • Mark L. Lester
  • Writers
    • Jeph Loeb
    • Matthew Weisman
    • Steven E. de Souza
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Rae Dawn Chong
    • Dan Hedaya
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    180K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,857
    27
    • Director
      • Mark L. Lester
    • Writers
      • Jeph Loeb
      • Matthew Weisman
      • Steven E. de Souza
    • Stars
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Rae Dawn Chong
      • Dan Hedaya
    • 590User reviews
    • 108Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Matrix
    Rae Dawn Chong
    Rae Dawn Chong
    • Cindy
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Arius
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • Bennett
    James Olson
    James Olson
    • Major General Franklin Kirby
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • Sully
    Alyssa Milano
    Alyssa Milano
    • Jenny
    Bill Duke
    Bill Duke
    • Cooke
    Drew Snyder
    Drew Snyder
    • Lawson
    Sharon Wyatt
    • Leslie
    Michael DeLano
    Michael DeLano
    • Forrestal
    Bob Minor
    Bob Minor
    • Jackson
    Michael Adams
    Michael Adams
    • Harris
    • (as Mike Adams)
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    Gary Carlos Cervantes
    • Diaz
    • (as Carlos Cervantes)
    Lenny Juliano
    • Soldier
    Charles Meshack
    • Henriques
    Chelsea Field
    Chelsea Field
    • Vicky the Western Flight Attendant
    Julie Hayek
    • Susan the Western Flight Attendant
    • Director
      • Mark L. Lester
    • Writers
      • Jeph Loeb
      • Matthew Weisman
      • Steven E. de Souza
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      According to Alyssa Milano, Arnold Schwarzenegger was very protective of her on set. He also helped her with her homework.
    • Goofs
      When Matrix crashes his car while chasing Sully, neither Matrix nor Cindy are affected by the crash even though neither are wearing seat belts and the crash was powerful enough to severely damage the front end.
    • Quotes

      Sully: [20:34] Here, have some beers in Val Verde, Matrix. It'll give everyone a little more time with your daughter.

      [Henriques laughs]

      John Matrix: You're a funny guy Sully, I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.

    • Alternate versions
      The original UK cinema and video versions were censored by around 15 seconds, and removed the shots where Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) slices off the soldier's arm with the machete as well as Bennett's death to remove a shot of the pipe in his chest and the tracking shot of it sticking from his body. The 2001 UK DVD release retained these cuts and also added a further 44 seconds of distributor cuts; this was because the DVD master used for the UK release was a censored German/Scandinavian version. All cuts were fully waived in 2007 by the BBFC (although it was not released until 2015). The heavily edited 2001 UK DVD version, with a total of 56 seconds removed, was also used as the master for the initial Australian DVD release. In this version additional edits include, but are not limited to:
      • In the opening scene, after Cooke (Bill Duke) has initially shot the man in the robe, he walks over to the body and shoots him again. These second hits have been removed.
      • When Matrix breaks Henriques' (Charles Meshack) neck on the plane, he simply elbows him, and in the next shot, Henrqiues is already dead. The shot of Matrix snapping Henriques neck is gone.
      • The shot of the piece of wood sticking through Cooke's stomach is absent.
      • All close ups of the pole in Bennett's (Vernon Wells) stomach are gone.
    • Connections
      Edited into Commando: Deleted Scenes (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      We Fight for Love
      Music by Andy Taylor
      Lyrics by Michael Des Barres
      Performed by Power Station
      Produced by Bernard Edwards and Andy Taylor
      Courtesy of Capitol-EMI Records

    User reviews590

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    7/10

    Good action from Arnold right from the get-go

    John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) was an elite special op who is now retired living in his mountain home with his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano). His men are getting killed one by one. One of his former group Bennett (Vernon Wells) joins warlord Arius (Dan Hedaya) to start a coup in his home country. They kidnap Jenny to force John Matrix to fly down to that country to assassinate the president. However he escapes from the flight to track down Jenny with the help of Cindy (Rae Dawn Chong) who he grabs at the airport.

    The best thing about this movie is that it doesn't take its time to get started. The action gets going right away. The bad guy has barely gotten one line out about his kidnapped daughter before he gets a bullet in his head. It's all action from Schwarzenegger. There is no negotiations. He delivers some delicious one-liners. The most memorable is "Remember Sully when I promised to kill you last? I lied!!". And who could forget the Jamaican steel drum music. It's just a fun movie.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Comando
    • Filming locations
      • Chapman Ranch - 1 Arrowrock Road, Mount Baldy, California, USA(John & Jenny Matrix' cabin 34°14'17.58"N 117°38'49.66"W)
    • Production companies
      • SLM Production Group
      • Silver Pictures
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,100,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,700,015
      • Oct 6, 1985
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,491,000
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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