| Movie Name | Action Jackson |
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| Released | February 12, 1988 |
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| Genre | Comedy, Crime, Gangster |
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| Runtime | 96 min. |
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| Rating | R |
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| Director(s) | Craig R. Baxley |
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| Producer(s) | Joel Silver, Steve Perry |
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| Writer(s) | Robert Reneau |
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| Distribution | Lorimar Film Entertainment |
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| U.S. Box Office | $19,606,142 |
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| Country | USA |
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| Language | English |
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 Action Jackson is a 1988 action film directed by Craig R. Baxley and starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, and Sharon Stone.
Detroit Police Detective and Sergeant Jericho Jackson, known as "Action Jackson", was a Lieutenant in the police force but demoted because of a case he headed involving the son of businessman Peter Delleplane. After his demotion, "Action Jackson" begins investigating murders of Union members for "Delleplane," the company of Jackson's nemesis Peter Delle ..
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Cast:
Carl Weathers - Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Craig T. Nelson - Peter Dellaplane
Vanity - Sydney Ash
Sharon Stone - Patrice DellaplaneMore... | Crew:
Original Music by
Herbie Hancock
Michael Kamen
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When Carl Weathers and Vanity jump out of the hotel window, if you look carefully at "Vanity's" legs you can see that the stunt double didn't shave his legs for this scene, and his feet could never fit in her shoes.When Carl Weathers and Vanity jump out of the hotel window to escape the police and onto the roof of his convertible parked in an alley, their impact reveals the mattresses inside the car covered with black cloth which comes undone at the rear window. You can also see the scaffolding at the bottom of the scene for the camera, also protected with a mattress.The car seen at the mansion, the Halley, is actually a 1987 Pontiac Fiero with body effects that make the car resemble a Ferrari Testarossa coupe. More... | Quotes:
Peter Dellaplane: Murder is a tool!
Officer Kornblau: So what's your name?
Albert: A-Albert. A-Albert Smith.
Officer Lack: Albert, your mother and father weren't by any chance brother and sister, were they? More... | Other Info:
Certification: Argentina:18 / USA:R (certificate #28927) / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) / West Germany:18 (original rating) / Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) / Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) / Australia:R / Finland:K-18 / New Zealand:R16 / Norway:18 / Sweden:15 / UK:18 / Iceland:16
Sound Mix: Dolby SR
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
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