Eraser
Eraser is a 1996 American action film directed by Chuck Russell and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn, and Robert Pastorelli. The film follows a U.S. Marshal of WITSEC who protects a senior operative testifying about an illegal arms deal and is forced to fight his former allies when one of the players is revealed to be a mole inside WITSEC.
Plot
John Kruger – a top U.S. Marshal for the Witness Security Protection Program (WITSEC) – specializes in "erasing" high-profile witnesses: faking their deaths and giving them new identities. After erasing mobster-turned-informant Johnny Casteleone and his wife, John is given a new assignment by his superior: to protect Lee Cullen, a senior executive at defense contractor Cyrez Corporation. Lee has alerted the FBI that Cyrez executives have secretly financed the creation of an advanced electromagnetic rifle, which they intend to sell on the black market.
Cast
- Aleksander Krupa
- Andy Romano
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Ben Shenkman
- Camille Winbush
- Camryn Manheim
- Danny Nucci
- Denis Forest
- James Caan
- James Coburn
- James Cromwell
- Joe Viterelli
- John Slattery
- Mark Rolston
- Melora Walters
- Michael Papajohn
- Nick Chinlund
- Patrick Kilpatrick
- Robert Miranda
- Robert Pastorelli
- Roma Maffia
- Skipp Sudduth
- Steven Ford
- Sven-Ole Thorsen
- Tony Longo
- Vanessa Williams
More details
author | Walon Green |
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contentLocation | California Maryland New York City |
director | Chuck Russell |
editor | Michael Tronick |
genre | action |
keywords | advanced alligator attack baltimore black market brand central park central park zoo conspirator container crane electromagnetic rifle escape fbi freight train halo jump hidden camera kill load lose mafia boss meet murder new identity new location new recruit railgun railroad crossing russian mafia secretary of defense ship sting operation terrorist u.s. marshal under secretary of defense united states marshals service vice president warn witness protection witness security protection program witsec |
musicBy | Alan Silvestri |
nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Editing |
producer | Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson |
productionCompany | Kopelson Entertainment |
publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
theme | chase terrorism |