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Cast verified as complete
Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... |
Matrix
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Rae Dawn Chong | ... |
Cindy
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Dan Hedaya | ... |
Arius
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Vernon Wells | ... |
Bennett
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James Olson | ... |
Major General Franklin Kirby
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David Patrick Kelly | ... |
Sully
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Alyssa Milano | ... |
Jenny
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Bill Duke | ... |
Cooke
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Drew Snyder | ... |
Lawson
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Sharon Wyatt | ... |
Leslie
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Michael DeLano | ... |
Forrestal
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Bob Minor | ... |
Jackson
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Michael Adams | ... |
Harris
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Gary Carlos Cervantes | ... |
Diaz
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Lenny Juliano | ... |
Soldier
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Charles Meshack | ... |
Henriques
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Chelsea Field | ... |
Vicky the Western Flight Attendant
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Julie Hayek | ... |
Susan the Western Flight Attendant
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Hank Calia | ... |
Latin Man
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Walter Scott | ... |
Cates
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Greg Wayne Elam | ... |
Biggs
(as Gregory W. Elam)
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George Fisher | ... |
Mall Security Guard
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Phil Adams | ... |
Officer in Galleria
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Ava Cadell | ... |
Girl in Bed at Motel
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Mikul Robins | ... |
Boy in Bed at Motel
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Branscombe Richmond | ... |
Vega
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Matt Landers | ... |
Fred
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Peter DuPont | ... |
Daryl
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Tom Simmons | ... |
Kirby's Driver
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Bill Paxton | ... |
Intercept Officer
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Richard D. Reich | ... |
Intercept Officer
(as Richard Royce)
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John Reyes | ... |
Val Verde Heavy
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Billy Cardenas | ... |
Val Verde Heavy
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Eddie Reyes | ... |
Val Verde Heavy
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Vivian Daily | ... |
Woman Officer
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Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... |
Young Guerrilla
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Ronald C. McCarty | ... |
Guerrilla
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Jim Painter | ... |
Police Officer
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Tony Brubaker | ... |
Man Arius (uncredited)
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Nick Dimitri | ... |
Guerrilla Guarding Plane (uncredited)
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Larry Holt | ... |
2nd Mall Security Guard (uncredited)
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Danny Nero | ... |
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Rick Sawaya | ... |
Island Guerrilla (uncredited)
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Adrian Tafoya | ... |
Commuter in Airport (uncredited)
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Fernando Verdugo | ... |
Airport Commuter (uncredited)
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Dick Warlock | ... |
Officer in Mall (uncredited)
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Tom Willett | ... |
Airport Commuter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark L. Lester | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Jeph Loeb | ... | (story by) (as Joseph Loeb III) & |
Matthew Weisman | ... | (story by) and |
Steven E. de Souza | ... | (story by) |
Steven E. de Souza | ... | (screenplay by) |
Produced by
Stephanie Brody | ... | co-associate producer |
Robert Kosberg | ... | co-associate producer |
Jeph Loeb | ... | associate producer (as Joseph Loeb III) |
Joel Silver | ... | producer (produced by) |
Matthew Weisman | ... | associate producer |
Music by
James Horner | ... | (music composed by) |
Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Glenn Farr | ... | (edited by) |
Mark Goldblatt | ... | (edited by) |
John F. Link | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
Paul Anderson | ... | assistant film editor |
Carrie Ellison | ... | assistant film editor |
Joseph Guresky | ... | assistant film editor |
Jack Hooper | ... | negative cutter |
David Jansen | ... | apprentice film editor |
Jim Passon | ... | head color timer |
Jim Schurmann | ... | head color timer |
Howard Kunin | ... | supervising editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
Jackie Burch | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
John Vallone |
Set Decoration by
Robert Gould |
Makeup Department
Joe McKinney | ... | makeup artist |
William Turner | ... | makeup artist |
Joy Zapata | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
Larry Kostroff | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
K.C. Colwell | ... | second assistant director |
Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | second unit director |
Karen Gaviola | ... | dga trainee |
Beau Marks | ... | first assistant director (as Beau E.L. Marks) |
Brad Yacobian | ... | additional second assistant director |
Art Department
Craig Baron | ... | set dresser |
William D. Derham | ... | lead man |
Bruce Di Valerio | ... | propmaker foreman (as Bruce DiValerio) |
Cal DiValerio | ... | construction coordinator |
Ron Esposito | ... | construction painter |
Douglas Forsmith | ... | set dresser |
Jaymes Hinkle | ... | production painter |
Nikita Knatz | ... | production illustrator |
Mark Lapotsky | ... | greensman |
Douglas E. Madison | ... | property master (as Doug Madison) |
Daniel Maltese | ... | set designer (as Dan Maltese) |
David Q. Quick | ... | assistant property master (as David Quick) |
John M. Schenk | ... | assistant property master (as John Schenk) |
Tom Shaw Jr. | ... | assistant property master |
William Boyd | ... | construction foreman (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Don J. Bassman | ... | re-recording mixer (as Don Bassman) |
Gary Bolger | ... | foley recordist |
Fred J. Brown | ... | special sound effects (as Frederick J. Brown) |
Kevin E. Carpenter | ... | adr mixer (as Kevin Carpenter) |
Kevin F. Cleary | ... | re-recording mixer |
Richard Corwin | ... | sound editor |
Evelyn Dutton | ... | foley artist |
Jim Fitzpatrick | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Gail Ganley | ... | foley artist (as Gail Ganley Steele) |
William Hartman | ... | sound editor |
Craig Heath | ... | sound recordist |
Pieter Hubbard | ... | sound editor |
David M. Ice | ... | sound editor (as David Ice) |
Brent Johnson | ... | cable person |
Donald F. Johnson | ... | production sound mixer (as Don Johnson) |
Michael O'Corrigan | ... | sound editor (as Michael Corrigan) |
Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist (as Margie Denecke) |
Richard Overton | ... | re-recording mixer |
Glad Pickering | ... | adr editor |
Michelle Pleis | ... | assistant sound effects editor |
Hank Salerno | ... | supervising adr editor |
Ronald Sinclair | ... | adr editor (as Ron Sinclair) |
Jules Strasser | ... | boom operator |
Tim Webb | ... | sound re-recordist |
Vic Zaslav | ... | adr recordist |
Special Effects by
Doug Hubbard | ... | special effects |
Gary L. King | ... | special effects (as Gary King) |
Jay King | ... | special effects |
Roger Lifsey | ... | special effects |
Bill Mattox | ... | special effects |
Henry Millar | ... | special effects coordinator |
Mike Millar | ... | special effects |
John Peyser | ... | special effects |
Rick Thompson | ... | special effects (as Richard Thompson) |
Gerald Endler | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Robert W. King | ... | special effects foreman (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Jim Danforth | ... | matte artist (uncredited) / matte photographer (uncredited) |
Joel Hynek | ... | helicopter photographic supervisor: R/Greenberg Associates (uncredited) |
Alan G. Markowitz | ... | visual effects supervisor (uncredited) |
Stunts
Michael Adams | ... | stunts |
Bruce Paul Barbour | ... | stunts |
Simone Boisseree | ... | stunts |
May Boss | ... | stunts (as May R. Boss) |
Jophery C. Brown | ... | stunts (as Jophery Brown) |
Tony Brubaker | ... | stunts |
Jerry Brutsche | ... | stunts |
Richard E. Butler | ... | stunts |
Roger Callard | ... | stunts |
Carl Ciarfalio | ... | stunts |
Justin De Rosa | ... | stunts |
Vince Deadrick Sr. | ... | stunts |
Leon Delaney | ... | stunts |
Nick Dimitri | ... | stunts |
Bennie E. Dobbins | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
Richard L. Duran | ... | stunts |
Stephanie Epper | ... | stunts |
Diamond Farnsworth | ... | stunts |
George Fisher | ... | stunts |
Buddy Gilyard | ... | stunts |
Sandra Lee Gimpel | ... | stunts (as Sandra Gimpel) |
Bob Harris | ... | stunts |
Johnny Hock | ... | stunts (as John Hock) |
Larry Holt | ... | stunts |
Jeff Jensen | ... | stunts |
Mike Johnson | ... | stunts (as John M. Johnson) |
Harold Jones | ... | stunts |
Steve Kelso | ... | stunts |
Kimberly King | ... | stunts |
Joel Kramer | ... | stunts |
William T. Lane | ... | stunts |
Lane Leavitt | ... | stunts |
David LeBell | ... | stunts |
Gary McLarty | ... | stunts |
Tom Morga | ... | stunts |
Jeff O'Haco | ... | stunts |
Jeff Ramsey | ... | stunts |
Larry Randles | ... | stunts |
Mario Roberts | ... | stunts |
Ronnie Rondell Jr. | ... | stunts (as Ronnie Rondell) |
Thomas Rosales Jr. | ... | stunts |
Rick Sawaya | ... | stunts (as Rick Sawya) |
Ben Scott | ... | stunts |
John Sherrod | ... | stunts |
Tony Snegoff | ... | stunts |
Frank James Sparks | ... | stunts (as Frank J. Sparks) |
Ceci Vendrell | ... | stunts |
Michael M. Vendrell | ... | stunts |
Greg Walker | ... | stunts |
Rock A. Walker | ... | stunts (as Rock Walker) |
Dick Warlock | ... | stunts (as Richard Warlock) |
Jerry Wills | ... | stunts |
Bob Yerkes | ... | stunts (as Brayton W. Yerkes) |
Jophery C. Brown | ... | stunt double Bill Duke (uncredited) |
Doc Elliot | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
George Fisher | ... | stunt double Vernon Wells (uncredited) |
Peter Kent | ... | stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
Joel Kramer | ... | stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
Jeff Ramsey | ... | stunt double Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited) |
Spiro Razatos | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Michael M. Vendrell | ... | fight coordinator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Averill | ... | dolly grip |
Lloyd Barcroft | ... | best boy |
Douglas E. Beal | ... | second assistant camera (as Doug Beal) |
Pat Blymyer | ... | best boy (as Patrick Blymyer) |
John Donnelly | ... | second company grip |
Bob Ellis | ... | best boy electric |
Robert Fiore | ... | lamp operator |
John R. Leonetti | ... | first assistant camera |
John J. Linder | ... | key grip (as John Linder) |
Bruce McBroom | ... | still photographer |
Tony Rivetti | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
Michael St. Hilaire | ... | camera operator |
Edward R. Thompson Jr. | ... | best boy electric (as Ed Thompson) |
Frank Tobin | ... | lamp operator |
David G. Todd | ... | generator operator |
Joseph F. Valentine | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (as Joe Valentine) / steadicam operator (as Joe Valentine) |
Dave Wachtman | ... | dolly grip (as David Wachtman) |
Ryne Niner | ... | camera technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
David Gonzales | ... | casting associate |
Jim Green | ... | extras casting |
Carl Joy | ... | extras casting |
Billy DaMota | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kathie Gale | ... | costumer: women |
Enid Harris | ... | costumer |
Robert B. Harris | ... | costume supervisor (as Bob Harris) |
Louis Infante | ... | costumer: men (as Lou Infante) |
Location Management
Robert C. Decker | ... | location manager (as Robert Decker) |
John Panzarella | ... | location manager |
George Parra | ... | apprentice location manager |
Cliff Taylor | ... | apprentice location manager |
Music Department
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Thomas A. Carlson | ... | assistant music editor (as Tom Carlson) |
Raechel Donahue | ... | vocal effects advisor |
Danny Goldberg | ... | special music consultant |
Jay Gruska | ... | music producer |
James Horner | ... | music producer |
Greig McRitchie | ... | orchestrator |
Ken Runyon | ... | music editor |
Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
Robert Adcock | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: synthesizers (uncredited) |
James Horner | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Joe Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Bob Sanders | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
Jim Self | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Ian Underwood | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Arthur Zadinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Marion Tumen | ... | script supervisor |
Larry Gross | ... | script polisher (uncredited) |
Richard Tuggle | ... | script polisher (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Whitey Ellison | ... | transportation coordinator |
Wayne Morris | ... | transportation captain |
Tim Sisson | ... | picture car mechanic |
Ken Bellanca | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Duke Busby | ... | driver (uncredited) |
John Hood | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Cary Kelley | ... | driver (uncredited) |
James Nordberg | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Joe Ranzl | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Julio Salazar | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Robert Sweet | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Joe Tremblay | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Mike Wacker | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Anthony Blake Brand | ... | production assistant |
Dennis Chase | ... | craft service |
John Gamble | ... | helicopter pilot |
Debbie Gaudio | ... | assistant auditor |
Larry Hand | ... | production accountant |
Paul Hibler | ... | caterer |
Fred Inman | ... | police coordinator |
Herb Johnson | ... | pilot: Grumman Goose |
Howard Keys | ... | first aid |
Anita Lerner | ... | assistant: Arnold Schwarzenegger |
Richard Liebegott | ... | production coordinator |
Andrew Lipschultz | ... | publicity coordinator |
Peter McKernan Sr. | ... | helicopter pilot |
Peter McKernan | ... | helicopter pilot (as Peter McKernan Jr.) |
Steve McNichols | ... | production assistant |
Lisa Meechan | ... | production secretary |
Phil J. Minsky | ... | chef |
Leslie Paonessa | ... | assistant: Mark Lester |
Ross Reynolds | ... | helicopter pilot |
Ron Rotholz | ... | assistant: Joel Silver |
Arlene Singer-Gross | ... | teacher (as Arlene Singer) |
Charles A. Tamburro | ... | helicopter pilot (as Charles A. Tamburo) |
Michael Tamburro | ... | helicopter pilot (as Michael E. Tamburo) |
Mary Thomas | ... | assistant: Joel Silver (as Mary C. Thomas) |
Elaine K. Thompson | ... | production associate |
Michael M. Vendrell | ... | martial arts specialist |
Tyler Atkinson | ... | digital distribution (uncredited) |
Al Cerullo | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
Jack Crain | ... | knife design/manufacturer (uncredited) |
Jason Gant | ... | military consultant (uncredited) |
Charles A. Tamburro | ... | aerial coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1985) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia TriStar Films (1985) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Fox Film (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox Films - Europa Vision (1985) (Finland) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1986) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Holland Film Releasing (1986) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1986) (Mexico) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1986) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1986) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (1986) (United States) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1986) (Australia) (video)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (New Zealand) (VHS) (original video release)
- CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Belgium) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Greece) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- CBS/Fox (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Mayco (1987) (Norway) (VHS) (cut version)
- Showtime Video (1987) (Finland) (VHS)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1988) (United States) (tv)
- CBS/Fox Video Far East (1988) (Japan) (VHS) (pan-and-scan)
- Media Transfer International (1988) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Nippon AVC Co. (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox India (1990) (India) (theatrical)
- Europa Vision (1992) (Finland) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1994) (Finland) (tv)
- Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Mexico) (DVD)
- FS Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD) (1- disc edition)
- SF Norge A/S (2001) (Norway) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (Century Cinedition)
- GoldMax (2007) (Turkey) (tv) (Cable)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (The Definitive Edition)
- FS Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD) (2- disc edition)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- 20th Television (2013) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Denmark) (Blu-ray)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Norway) (Blu-ray)
- Fox-Paramount Home Entertainment (2015) (Sweden) (Blu-ray)
- Sub (2015) (Finland) (tv)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- TV6 (2018) (Estonia) (tv)
- TV6 (2019) (Estonia) (tv) (rerun)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Ekaterinburg Art (EA) (1993) (Russia) (theatrical)
- CBS/Fox (United States) (laserdisc)
- Cinépop (Canada) (tv)
- TV2 Norge (Norway) (tv) (uncut)
Special Effects
- L.A. Effects Group (special visual effects)
Other Companies
- 20th Century Fox Studios (post-production sound services)
- California Department of Parks and Recreation (special thanks to)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Cinema Catering (catering)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color)
- Descriptive Video Works (audio description)
- Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (special thanks to)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- L.A. Effects Group (live action inserts)
- Mobile Radio Division (special thanks to)
- NEC America (special thanks to)
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M (music recorded at)
- R/Greenberg Associates (titles)
- Record Plant (music recorded at)
- Solar Entertainment (anti piracy)
- Solar Pictures (anti piracy)
- The State of California (special thanks to)
- Varèse Sarabande (score album released by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge. Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that a warlord called Arius wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. If Matrix refuses to help him out, Jenny will die. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com} |
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Taglines | If there's a mission that no man could survive...then *he's* the man for the job. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $7,700,015, 06 Oct 1985 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $22,391,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | According to Alyssa Milano, Arnold Schwarzenegger was very protective of her on set. He also helped her with her homework. See more » |
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. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Commando: Deleted Scenes (2007). See more » |
Soundtracks | We Fight for Love See more » |
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. See more » |