Commando (1985)
Commando is a 1985 American action thriller film directed by Mark L. Lester and produced by Joel Silver. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role, alongside Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya. The film’s score was provided by James Horner. Commando was released in the United States on October 4, 1985, where it received praise for the action sequences and humour. The film became a commercial success at the box office. It was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, but lost to Back to the Future. Commando was a box office success grossing over $57.5 million against a $9 million budget. The film debuted at number one on the weekend of October 4–6, 1985 in the United States and spent three consecutive weeks at the top position.
Plot
wo garbage collectors gun down a person with Ingram MAC-10s, a bald-headed tough steals a car from a dealership and runs over the dealer, and a tugboat is blown up in a harbor. In upstate California, former United States Army Special Forces Colonel John Matrix is informed by his former superior Major General Franklin Kirby that all the other members of his former unit have been killed by unknown mercenaries. The assassins attack Matrix’s secluded mountain home and kidnap his young daughter Jenny. While trying to intercept them, Matrix is tranquilized and abducted by the mercenaries, led by Bennett — an ex-member of Matrix’s team
discharged for excessive violence, who faked his death and is now working with the mercenaries as revenge against Matrix. He is taken before their commander, Arius, a former South American dictator who Matrix removed from power. Arius blackmails Matrix into carrying out a political assassination in his home country of Val Verde, where he wishes to lead a military coup.
With Jenny’s life on the line, Matrix seemingly agrees to fulfill the demand. After boarding a flight to Val Verde, Matrix manages to kill his guard Henriques and jumps from the plane just as it is taking off.
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Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix
- Rae Dawn Chong as Cindy
- Alyssa Milano as Jenny Matrix
- Dan Hedaya as President Arius
- Vernon Wells as Captain Bennett
- James Olson as Major General Franklin Kirby
- David Patrick Kelly as “Sully”
- Bill Duke as Cooke
- Drew Snyder as Lawson
- Michael Delano as Forrestal
- Charles Meshack as Henriques
- Carlos Cervantes as Diaz
- Chelsea Field as Brunette Stewardess
- Bill Paxton as Intercept Officer
- Ava Cadell as Girl in Bed at Motel
