| Commando | |
|---|---|
 "They hunted him down. They murdered his friends. Now they've taken the one thing he would kill for ― his only daughter. May Heaven help them." | |
| Directed By | Mark L. Lester |
| Screenplay By | Steven E. de Souza |
| Cast | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Vernon Wells |
| Produced By | Joel Silver |
| Cinematography By | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Film Editing By | Glenn Farr, John F. Link, Mark Goldblatt |
| Music By | James Horner |
| Studio | Silver Pictures |
| Distributed By | 20th Century Fox |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Release Date | October 4, 1985 |
| Runtime | 90 Minutes |
| Rating | R |
| Budget | $10,000,000 |
| Gross | $57,491,000 |
Overview[]
Commando is a 1985 American produced action-adventure thriller film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alyssa Milano, Rae Dawn Chong, and Vernon Wells. It was directed by Mark L. Lester.
Retired special forces commando Colonel John Matrix lives a solitary life with his feisty and precocious daughter Jenny. But an old enemy, ex-dictator Arius now in exile from his home country; plots to use Matrix in a scheme to reclaim his country and retake his former position. He just needs Matrix and has kidnapped his daughter for leverage against the ex-commando. But Arius and his army of soldiers made one mistake: they made Matrix mad.
Plot[]
Cast[]
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix
- Rae Dawn Chong as Cindy
- Dan Hedaya as Arius
- Vernon Wells as Bennett
- James Olson as Major General Franklin Kirby
- David Patrick Kelly as Sully
- Alyssa Milano as Jenny Matrix
- Bill Duke as Cooke
- Bill Paxton as Interceptor
- Drew Snyder as Lawson
- Sharon Wyatt as Leslie
- Michael DeLano as Forrestal
- Bob Minor as Jackson
- Mike Adams as Harris
- Carlos Cervantes as Diaz
- Branscombe Richmond as Vega
- Ava Cadell as Girl in Bed at Motel
Production[]
Additional/Alternate Movie Taglines[]
- Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay
- Let's Party
- They hunted him down. They murdered his friends. Now they've taken the one thing he would kill for ― his only daughter. May Heaven help them.
- If there's a mission that no man could survive...then he's the man for the job.