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Commando

Year:
Duration:
90 min | 92 min (director's cut) | Sweden:75 min (video version)
Genres:
Action | Adventure
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Mark L. Lester
Awards:
2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1985-10-04
Filming Locations: Harold Lloyd's Greenacres Estate - 1740 Green Acres Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $10,000,000
Opening Weekend: $7,700,015 (USA) (6 October 1985)
Gross: $34,896,317 (USA) (1 December 1985)
Cast
Actor
Character
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
Commando
Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Matrix
Rae Dawn Chong
Cindy
Vernon Wells
Bennett
James Olson
Major General Franklin Kirby
David Patrick Kelly
Sully
Alyssa Milano
Jenny Matrix
Bill Duke
Cooke
Drew Snyder
Lawson
Sharon Wyatt
Leslie
Michael DeLano
Forrestal
Bob Minor
Jackson
Michael Adams
Harris
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Diaz
Lenny Juliano
Soldier
Charles Meshack
Henriques
Julie Hayek
Western Flight Attendant
Hank Calia
Latin Man
Walter Scott
Cates
Greg Wayne Elam
Biggs (as Gregory W. Elam)
George Fisher
Mall Security Guard
Phil Adams
Officer in Galleria
Ava Cadell
Girl in Bed at Motel
Mikul Robins
Boy in Bed at Motel
Branscombe Richmond
Vega
Matt Landers
Fred
Peter DuPont
Daryl
Tom Simmons
Kirby's Driver
Bill Paxton
Intercept Officer
Richard Royce
Intercept Officer
John Reyes
Val Verde Heavy
Billy Cardenas
Val Verde Heavy
Eddie Reyes
Val Verde Heavy (as Edward Reyes)
Vivian Daily
Woman Officer
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Young Guerrilla
Ronald C. McCarty
Guerrilla
Jim Painter
Police Officer
Rick Sawaya
Island Guerrilla (uncredited)
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Trivia
Arius (Dan Hedaya) is said to be a deposed dictator from the country of Val Verde. Val Verde was a fictionalized South/Central American country used by Hollywood from the 1980s to early 1990s to depict a Spanish speaking country similar to Cuba or Nicaragua without encountering diplomatic problems. It is also referenced in the films Predator (1987), Die Hard 2 (1990), and the made for TV movie Supercarrier: Deadly Enemies (Pilot) (1988).
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During the scene in the shed, after Matrix cuts the soldier's arm off, he was originally supposed to hit the victim with it and say "Need a hand?" This scene was never shot however, as it was considered too macabre. Despite this, the 2007 director's cut restored a few extra seconds of footage of Matrix tossing the cut limb nonchalantly at the wounded soldier, as most likely a "lighter" alternative to blatantly hitting him with it.
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Nick Nolte was the original choice for John Matrix, but Arnold Schwarzenegger was cast instead.
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Goofs
When Cindy fires the rocket launcher the second time, the recoil knocks her back. But when she accidentally fired it backwards the first time, there was no recoil.
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During the fight with Cooke in the motel, Matrix mocks the fighting abilities of the Green Berets, which is the nickname of the U.S. Army's Special Forces. Everything in the film indicates Matrix himself is a former Green Beret, including wearing an Army Special Forces belt buckle.
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When Matrix is climbing up the cliff at the island, you can see that the shotgun on his back is made out of rubber.
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Quotes
John Matrix: Bennett! I thought you were...
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Bennett: John, I feel good. Just like old times. What's it feel like to be a dying man? You're a dead man, John!
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Biggs: Attention all units, emergency on theater level, suspect six foot two, brown hair. He is one gigantic motherfucker.
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Faq
Q
Does Bennett really wear a chainmail vest?
A
No, it's not chainmail. According to actor Vernon Wells, who was asked about the vest at a UK convention in November 2004, it's wool or cotton. Indeed, if you look closely, particularly in the scene where Bennett is leaning over Matrix as he is tied to the table, you will notice that the vest is, in fact, a cotton or wool string vest.
Q
Is 'Commando' based on a book?
A
No. Commando is based on a storyline and screenplay by American screenwriters Steven E. de Souza, Joseph Loeb III, and Matthew Weisman. A sequel was planned based on the 1979 book Nothing Lasts Forever by American writer Roderick Thorp. When Schwarzenegger opted out, however, the script was rewritten and filmed as Die Hard (1988).
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Commando can be found here.
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