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Commando
Directed by Mark L. Lester
Produced by Joel Silver
Written by Jeph Loeb &
Matthew Weisman and
Steven E. de Souza (story)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
Rae Dawn Chong
Vernon Wells
Dan Hedaya
James Olson
David Patrick Kelly
Alyssa Milano
Bill Duke
Music by James Horner
Cinematography Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing by Glenn Farr
Mark Goldblatt
John F. Mark L Lester (b November 26, 1946) has worked as a writer producer and director on many high-profile action films over his long career Joel Silver (born July 14, 1952) is an American Hollywood Film producer and inventor of the sport of Ultimate. Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Steven E de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and Scriptwriter of Portuguese Steven E de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and Scriptwriter of Portuguese Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian -born American actress Vernon George Wells (born December 31, 1945) is an Australian film and television Actor who has built his career around action-type films most often cast Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals James Olson (born October 8, 1930) is an American Actor. Olson was born in Evanston Illinois and graduated from Northwestern David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films including some major roles Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer Bill Duke (born February 26, 1943) is an American Actor and Film director. James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953) is an American Composer of orchestral and film music Matthew F Leonetti, ASC is a cinematographer His credits include Star Trek First Contact Star Trek Insurrection Mark Goldblatt is an Academy Award nominated American Film editor, and director. Link
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) October 4, 1985 (USA)
Running time 88 min. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross revenue $57,000,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Commando is a 1985 American action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films United States cinema has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century Action movies are a Film genre where action sequences such as fights, Shootouts Stunts Car chases or explosions either take precedence Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor The film's use of humor in an action film context became a distinctive element in Schwarzenegger's later roles.

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Plot

Retired Col. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a special forces soldier who once led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano). Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix's friend Gen. Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. For the army rank(s of General as opposed to the specific rank of Army General see General Army General is a title used in many Matrix learns that Bennett (Vernon Wells), a former member of his unit who was presumed dead, has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to commit a political assassination for a man called Arius (who calls himself "El Presidente"), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country, Val Verde. Vernon George Wells (born December 31, 1945) is an Australian film and television Actor who has built his career around action-type films most often cast Val Verde is a Fictional country used by Hollywood filmmakers when they require a South/Central American country without getting into legal or diplomatic disputes Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand. [1]

After Matrix is taken aboard an airplane heading to the foreign country, he kills the henchman guarding him and jumps into a swamp just as the plane is leaving the runway. Matrix then sets his stopwatch for the approximate time of the flight. Subsequently, he commandeers the car of Cindy (Rae Dawn Chong), an off-duty flight attendant, and enlists her help by explaining the disaster that has befallen him and Jenny. Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian -born American actress The two follow Sully, the henchman designated to watch the plane leave, and Matrix kills him by dropping him off the side of a mountain. When asked by Cindy what he did to Sully, Matrix replies "I let him go".

After Matrix learns where Arius' mansion is located and, presumably, where Jenny is being held, he breaks into a surplus store and steals a veritable one-man arsenal of both small arms and heavy weapons. Matrix is interrupted by the cops, who have shown up to investigate the disturbance, and is arrested. Cindy frees him by overturning the police van with a rocket launcher; when questioned by Matrix on how she knew how to use it, she says "I read the instructions. "

After commandeering a seaplane from a nearby marina run by Arius, Matrix and Cindy land the plane off the coast of the island where Arius is located. Matrix instructs Cindy to contact General Kirby and then proceeds to Arius' villa. Matrix uses the weapons and explosives to kill most of Arius' forces, and then proceeds to Arius' villa, where he kills Arius with a shotgun.

Although Matrix finds Jenny in the basement, Bennett shoots Matrix in the arm. Matrix then taunts Bennett into facing him in a knife fight to which Bennett falls for. After a fierce struggle, Matrix gains the upper hand and Bennett, defeated, reaches for a gun. Matrix then impales Bennett with a steam pipe. After Kirby arrives with a military detachment, Matrix, Cindy, and Jenny fly off into the sunset as the pop song "We Fight for Love" plays in the background. Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer; bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran

Cast

Bill Duke also co-starred with Schwarzenegger in Predator. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Vernon George Wells (born December 31, 1945) is an Australian film and television Actor who has built his career around action-type films most often cast Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961) is a Canadian -born American actress Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals David Patrick Kelly (born January 23, 1951) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films including some major roles James Olson (born October 8, 1930) is an American Actor. Olson was born in Evanston Illinois and graduated from Northwestern For the army rank(s of General as opposed to the specific rank of Army General see General Army General is a title used in many Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer Bill Duke (born February 26, 1943) is an American Actor and Film director. Sharon Wyatt (born February 13, 1953) is an American Soap opera Actress. Michael Delano (born 1940 is an American actor who portrayed Walsh Terry Benedict's casino manager in the movie Ocean's Eleven and its sequel Ocean's Twelve Chelsea Field (born May 27, 1957) is an American Actress. She played Teela in the 1987 film adaptation of Masters of Julie Hayek (born October 4, 1960) is a beauty queen and actress who was Miss USA 1983 George Fisher may refer to Brock Peters, birth name George Fisher African American actor George Fisher (actor (1891-1960 an American Branscombe Richmond (born August 8 1955) is an American Character actor, stuntman and lead singer in a band called "The Renegade Posse" William "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is an American Actor and Film director. Bill Duke (born February 26, 1943) is an American Actor and Film director. Predator is a 1987 science fiction, action and Horror film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger [2]

Production

Screenwriter Jeph Loeb states that the film was originally conceived as a vehicle for Gene Simmons (who passed on it), and later scripted with Nick Nolte in mind to play the lead as an out-of-condition former Commando struggling with the demands of his mission. Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass Nicholas King Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Film producer and ex- model Walter Hill was originally involved in the development process. Walter Hill may refer to Walter Hill (director (born 1942 American film director Walter Barnard Hill (1851&ndash1905 chancellor [3]

A sequel was considered, but never filmed; Arnold Schwarzenegger was not interested. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work

Reception

Commando earned $7,700,000 during its opening weekend, playing on 1,495 screens in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It went on to gross $35 million in the United States, and an additional $22 million worldwide. Based on 29 reviews the film scored a 72% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes[4] and a 6. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. 1/10 at the IMDb. [5]

Awards

The movie was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, but lost to Back to the Future. The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy Back to the Future is a 1985 science fiction Comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Steven Spielberg.

Weapons used by Matrix

Matrix employing an M202A1 FLASH rocket launcher in Commando.
Matrix employing an M202A1 FLASH rocket launcher in Commando. The M202A1 FLASH ( Fl ame A ssault S houlder W eapon is a type of Rocket launcher that was designed to be a replacement for the Flamethrower

DVD releases

The first DVD of Commando was released in region 1 in the U.S. on May 25, 1999. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Common with early DVD releases, the disc featured a non-anamorphic video transfer, a basic 2. Anamorphic format is a term that can be used either for the Cinematography technique of capturing a Widescreen picture on standard 35 mm film, or other 0 surround track, and only the US theatrical trailer as an extra. DVDs released in other regions soon followed, some with anamorphic transfers, but the 2001 UK region 2 DVD was censored by the BBFC (approximately 12 seconds of cuts) due to violence. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC) originally British Board of Film Censors, is the organisation responsible for Film, DVD These cuts were brought over from the 1985 original theatrical release. However, a German master was used for the UK DVD, meaning the film was cut even more than it should have been, leading to 56 seconds of cuts instead of the BBFC's 12 seconds. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. If the film had been resubmitted to the BBFC, it would be passed uncut under the BBFC's new, more liberal rules. This has proven to be the case as the BBFC's website indicates that both versions of the film (the U. S. theatrical cut and the unrated edition) for the DVD were passed on June 11, 2007. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. With the unrated edition released, the film is in its entirity, a first for the UK.

On June 5, 2007, 20th Century Fox officially announced that a completely unedited and unrated director's cut of the film would be released on region 1 DVD on September 18, 2007. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem A director's cut is a specially edited version of a Film, and less often TV series, Music video, commercials or Video games Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Through seamless branching, this disc not only features an unrated cut (which was claimed to run at 95 minutes, but is only 91 minutes, with 92 seconds of extra footage), but as a bonus, also contains the original 90 minute, R-rated US theatrical cut. Seamless branching is a mechanism used on DVDs to allow the DVD player to jump to a different scene after finishing one Aside from this, the DVD is a special edition, featuring an audio commentary from director Mark L. Lester (only on the theatrical cut), additional deleted scenes, a Pure Action featurette, a Let Off Some Steam featurette, and four photo galleries with over 150 photos. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video Mark L Lester (b November 26, 1946) has worked as a writer producer and director on many high-profile action films over his long career Deleted scene is a commonly-used term in the entertainment industry especially the film and television industry which usually refers specifically to scenes removed from or replaced by Featurette is a term used in the American film industry to designate a film whose length is approximately three quarters of a reel or about 20-44 minutes in running time - thus midway The transfer is anamorphically enhanced and features a 5.1 audio mix. 51, Multichannel audio, Multichannel music Surround 3D Surround 5

Lines from the movie

Matrix: I like you, Sully. For that, I'm gonna kill you last.

A few hours later:

Matrix (holding Sully with one arm, dangling over a cliff): Sully, remember when I said I'd kill you last?
Sully: Yeah, Matrix, that's right, you did.
Matrix: I lied! (drops him)

Soon after:

Cindy: What'd you do with Sully?
Matrix: I let him go.
Matrix (after impaling Bennett with a steam pipe): Let off some steam, Bennett.

Toy line

Diamond Toymakers released a line of action figures in 1986 in an attempt to cash in on the success of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game GI Joe: A Real American Hero is a Military -themed line of Action figures and toys Matrix now leads an elite special forces unit called C-Team, made up of Spex, Blaster, and Chopper, against the forces of F. E. A. R. , led by Psycho and consisting of Lead-Head, Stalker, and Sawbones. There was an assortment of 4" figures, containing all of the above, a series of 8" figures, consisting of Matrix, Spex, Blaster, Psycho, Lead-Head, and Stalker. Oddly, Chopper and Sawbones are absent. Finally, there was an 18" John Matrix that came with a pistol, an M-16, and a grenade. M16 (more formally United States Rifle II Caliber 556 mm M16) is the U The toy line was criticized (as was competing lines for RoboCop and Rambo) for making toys marketed to children out of Rated-R movies that few of them should have seen. RoboCop is a 1987 Cyberpunk film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film features Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy, Kurtwood "RAMBO" can refer to RAMBO Brooklyn, a neighborhood in New York City Robust Associations of Massive Baryonic Objects, a theoretical

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released by Varèse Sarabande on December 2, 2003 as part of the Varèse Sarabande CD Club, and was limited to 3000 copies. Varèse Sarabande is a Record label which specializes in Film scores and original cast recordings. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. [6]

Track listing

  1. "Prologue/Main Title" – 3:58
  2. "Ambush and Kidnapping" – 2:35
  3. "Captured" – 2:14
  4. "Surprise" – 8:19
  5. "Sully Runs" – 4:34
  6. "Moving Jenny" – 3:44
  7. "Matrix Breaks In" – 3:30
  8. "Infiltration, Showdown and Finale" – 14:32

References

  1. ^ Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman, Steven E. de Souza (writers) and Mark L. Lester (director). Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III is an Emmy and WGA nominated American Film and Television Writer, producer and award-winning Steven E de Souza (born 17 November 1947) is an American producer, director and Scriptwriter of Portuguese Mark L Lester (b November 26, 1946) has worked as a writer producer and director on many high-profile action films over his long career (1985). Commando [DVD]. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is 20th Century Fox.
  2. ^ Jim Thomas, John Thomas (writers) and John McTiernan (director). James "Jim" Thomas is a Screenwriter living in California John Thomas is an American Screenwriter based in California. With his brother Jim Thomas he wrote or was substantially involved in the screenplays John Campbell McTiernan Jr (born January 8, 1951) is an American Movie director, best known for his action films and most identifiable (1987). Predator [DVD]. Predator is a 1987 science fiction, action and Horror film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is 20th Century Fox.
  3. ^ Welcome to Wordballoon: The Loeb report Part 2
  4. ^ Commando critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
  5. ^ Commando critic reviews at the IMDb. Internet Movies Database. Retrieved on 2008-04-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in
  6. ^ Varese Sarabande Product Details

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