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Commando

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Commando (1985)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:4

Rotten:20

Average Rating:2.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: After his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by a South American dictator, retired Army Colonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), once the leader of a special commando strike force, swings... After his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by a South American dictator, retired Army Colonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), once the leader of a special commando strike force, swings into violent action. [More]

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, Alyssa Milano, David Patrick Kelly

Director: Mark L. Lester

Director: Mark L. Lester
Screenwriter: Steven E. De Souza
Composer: James Horner

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May 25, 1999

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Fox loads this DVD with a host of features, including an audio commentary track by the director that may be more fun than the film.

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Jamie Gillies
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Movie with EXPLOSIONS!

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09/22/07
Rusty White
Rusty White
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If you ignore the gigantic lapses in logic, the extraneous female character, and the ending that's a chain-reaction of one farcical thing after another . . .

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