Commando
6.682
2768 Votes

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

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2022-06-09T13:00:25.000Z
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Cast
Vernon Wells
Bennett
James Olson
Major General Franklin Kirby
Alyssa Milano
Jenny Matrix
Bill Duke
Cooke
Drew Snyder
Lawson
Michael Delano
Forrestal
Bob Minor
Jackson
Charles Meshack
Henriques
Chelsea Field
Vicky the Western Flight Attendant
Julie Hayek
Susan the Western Flight Attendant
Hank Calia
Latin Man
George Fisher
Mall Security Guard
Phil Adams
Officer in Galleria
Ava Cadell
Girl in Bed at Motel
Mikul Robins
Boy in Bed at Motel
Tom Simmons
Kirby's Driver
Bill Paxton
Intercept Officer
Richard D. Reich
Intercept Officer
John Reyes
Val Verde Heavy
Billy Cardenas
Val Verde Heavy
Eddie Reyes
Val Verde Heavy
Vivian Daily
Woman Officer
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Young Guerrilla
Jim Painter
Police Officer
Nick Dimitri
Guerrilla Guarding Plane (uncredited)
Dick Warlock
Officer in Mall (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker
Man Arius (uncredited)
Larry Holt
2nd Mall Security Guard (uncredited)
Danny Nero
Police Officer (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya
Island Guerrilla (uncredited)
Adrian Tafoya
Commuter in Airport (uncredited)
Fernando Verdugo
Airport Commuter (uncredited)
Tom Willett
Airport Commuter (uncredited)
Details Of Movie
Music
Photos Matthew F. Leonetti
Revenue 57500000
Location United States of America
Producer Joel Silver
Director Mark L. Lester
User Reviews
John Chard May 16 2024 09:22:28 PM

I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I'm very hungry! Commando is directed by Mark L. Lester and written by Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman and Steven E. de Souza. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, James Olson, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano and Bill Duke. Music is by James Horner and cinematography by Matthew F. Leonetti. John Matrix (Schwarzenegger) is the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done. He is forced back into action when his young daughter (Milano) is kidnapped by kingpin criminal Arius (Hedaya) and his gang of thugs. They want Matrix to carry out an assassination, but all Matrix has on his mind is to save his daughter - he has half a day to do so before the thugs will kill her - so it's now a private war... After playing "Conan" and "The Terminator", Schwarzenegger slipped into a role that would prove to carry all the hallmarks of the big man's action movie career. Commando is awash with outrageous action, pure carnage and gruesome deaths, plenty of quippy one liners, and of course over the top villains. Clocking in at just 90 minutes in length, it's the perfect "leave the brain at the door" popcorn crowd pleaser. Chong gets a well written lead lady part, giving us a spunky heroine who evolves as the plot grows ever more chaotic, and young Milano gets to play a resourceful child character. High art it is not, but who cares if you want to just watch Arnie waylay a whole army on his own. Great fun. 7/10