Action Jackson

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Action Jackson

R

1988

1h 36m

Action

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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Due to the use of excessive force in arresting a sexual predator, Detective Lt. Jericho Action Jackson (Carl Weathers) is demoted to police sergeant. What's worse, the father of the man he roughed up, Detroit industrialist Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson), declares war on Jackson, framing him for the murder of his own wife, Patrice (Sharon Stone). But Jericho manages to elude arrest and, with the help of a drug-addicted singer named Sydney (Vanity), goes after Dellaplane.

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Walter Goodman

New York Times

05/21/2003

Crashing through are several raffish characters whose acting doesn't get in the way of the stunts.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

1/4

Action Jackson is a movie where some of the parts are good, but none of them fit and a lot of them stink.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 12

2/4

[ Weathers] shows here what one had long suspected from his Rocky debut: an attractive personality with more than enough charisma to fill the screen in a worthier film than this.

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

02/02/2024

This is slambang escapism, rude and rambunctious, impure and simple. As such, it’s the best Saturday night movie since "Lethal Weapon."

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

03/27/2020

One more example of an insignificant movie made to entertain those who like forceful punches and accurate shootings. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

08/10/2019

2/5

It's cuckoo bananas, crazy. It's entertaining at the same time, because it's so crazy...but it is not a good movie, and I know this might be blasphemy, but Carl Weathers actually lacks a lot of charisma here...

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Andy J

@RT08234761 3d

If you love the 80's action movies then you definitely will love this one. From Joel Silver of Die Hard, Matrix trilogy and others. This movie definitely deserves a sequel but sadly Carl Weathers has passed. Strong 3.5 Stars out of 5.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone May 10

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Damian L

@RT07358836 Oct 15

It was good to see a black leading man in an action movie again at the time

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Creole C

@RT92191830 06/10/2025

Classic movie Carl Weathers displays his ability to lead a movie. Sharon Stone and Vanity make you root for Delaplant as a grown man

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Ajazz S

@RT95773458 10/07/2024

Very 80s action thriller action Jackson very bloody violence shootouts explosions

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Erin M

@Mightymotes 09/29/2024

This is a really fun movie…lot’s of laughs and action and you’ll enjoy it if you are someone who doesn’t take things too seriously all the time! It’s definitely a classic and deserves better reviews.

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Craig R. Baxley

Director

Carl Weathers

Sgt. Jericho "Action" Jackson

Craig T. Nelson

Peter Dellaplane

Vanity

Sydney Ash

Sharon Stone

Patrice Dellaplane

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Synopsis

Due to the use of excessive force in arresting a sexual predator, Detective Lt. Jericho Action Jackson (Carl Weathers) is demoted to police sergeant. What's worse, the father of the man he roughed up, Detroit industrialist Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson), declares war on Jackson, framing him for the murder of his own wife, Patrice (Sharon Stone). But Jericho manages to elude arrest and, with the help of a drug-addicted singer named Sydney (Vanity), goes after Dellaplane.

Director: Craig R. Baxley
Producer: Joel Silver
Screenwriter: Robert Reneau
Production Co: Silver Pictures, Lorimar Film Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.6M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround