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

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

May 21, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

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

Feb 2, 2024

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

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

Mar 27, 2020

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Richard Freedman

Newhouse News Service

[ 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.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 15, 2019

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

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...

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2019

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Ajazz S

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Erin M

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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A.A. P

This is an 80s action cult classic! Ignore these negative reviews and check it out! It should have been a franchise. Carl Weathers is awesome in lead role!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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Steve D

Carl Weathers is great for this kind of thing but the script is ridiculous,

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 36 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Featuring the actor Carl Weathers as a Detective!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/23

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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

Tom Wilson

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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

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