Commando
Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke and Dan Hedaya. The film was released in the United States on October 4, 1985. The film was noted for its furious action and sense of humor.
Plot
Retired US Army Colonel John Matrix is informed by his former superior Major General Franklin Kirby that all the other members of his former unit have been killed by unknown mercenaries. The mercenaries, among them Bennett, an ex-member of Matrix's team discharged for excessive violence, attack Matrix's secluded mountain home and kidnap his young daughter Jenny. While trying to intercept them, Matrix is tranquilized and abducted by the mercenaries. He is taken before their commander, Arius, a former South American dictator Matrix removed from power. Arius blackmails Matrix into carrying out a political assassination in his home country of Val Verde, where he wishes to lead a military coup. With Jenny's life on the line, Matrix seemingly agrees to fulfill the demand.
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| author | Jeph Loeb Steven E. de Souza |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | California Los Angeles |
| director | Mark L. Lester |
| editor | Glenn Farr John F. Link Mark Goldblatt |
| events | terrorism |
| genre | action |
| keywords | abduct army colonel arrest break in capture car chase colonel dc-10-10 flight attendant green beret kill los angeles airport los angeles international airport m202 flash major general mcdonnell douglas dc-10-10 military coup motel police car political assassination retire rocket launcher seclude shopping mall south american surplus store united states army special forces us army val verde western airlines young daughter |
| musicBy | James Horner |
| producer | Joel Silver |
| productionCompany | Silver Pictures |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | California Long Beach |
| theme | chase terrorism |