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Commando (1985)

90 mins

6.7 / 10

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

Action
Adventure
Thriller

Cast

Backdrops

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
as John Matrix

Rae Dawn Chong
as Cindy

Dan Hedaya
as Arius

Vernon Wells
as Bennett

James Olson
as Major General Franklin Kirby

David Patrick Kelly
as Sully

Alyssa Milano
as Jenny Matrix

Bill Duke
as Cooke

Drew Snyder
as Lawson

Sharon Wyatt
as Leslie

Michael Delano
as Forrestal

Bob Minor
as Jackson

Michael Adams
as Harris

Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Diaz

Lenny Juliano
as Soldier

Charles Meshack
as Henriques

Chelsea Field
as Vicky the Western Flight Attendant

Julie Hayek
as Susan the Western Flight Attendant

Hank Calia
as Latin Man

Walter Scott
as Cates

Greg Wayne Elam
as Biggs

George Fisher
as Mall Security Guard

Phil Adams
as Officer in Galleria

Ava Cadell
as Girl in Bed at Motel

Mikul Robins
as Boy in Bed at Motel

Branscombe Richmond
as Vega

Matt Landers
as Fred

Peter DuPont
as Daryl

Tom Simmons
as Kirby's Driver

Bill Paxton
as Intercept Officer

Richard D. Reich
as Intercept Officer

John Reyes
as Val Verde Heavy

Billy Cardenas
as Val Verde Heavy

Eddie Reyes
as Val Verde Heavy

Vivian Daily
as Woman Officer

Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Young Guerrilla

Ronald C. McCarty
as Guerrilla

Jim Painter
as Police Officer

Nick Dimitri
as Guerrilla Guarding Plane (uncredited)

Dick Warlock
as Officer in Mall (uncredited)

Tony Brubaker
as Man Arius (uncredited)

Larry Holt
as 2nd Mall Security Guard (uncredited)

Danny Nero
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Rick Sawaya
as Island Guerrilla (uncredited)

Adrian Tafoya
as Commuter in Airport (uncredited)

Fernando Verdugo
as Airport Commuter (uncredited)

Tom Willett
as Airport Commuter (uncredited)

Directing

- Second Assistant Director

- First Assistant Director

Bennie E. Dobbins

- Second Unit Director

- Script Supervisor

- Assistant Director Trainee

- Additional Second Assistant Director

Production

- Extras Casting

Steve McNichols

- Production Assistant

Richard Liebegott

- Production Coordinator

- Production Accountant

Anthony Blake Brand

- Production Assistant

- Production Secretary

- Extras Casting

- Casting Associate

John Panzarella

- Location Manager

- Associate Producer

Matthew Weisman

- Associate Producer

- Associate Producer

Stephanie Brody

- Associate Producer

- Casting Assistant

Robert C. Decker

- Location Manager

- Assistant Location Manager

- Unit Production Manager

Writing

Steven E. de Souza

Matthew Weisman

Steven E. de Souza

Camera

Matthew F. Leonetti

- Director of Photography

John R. Leonetti

- First Assistant Camera

- Second Company Grip

Douglas E. Beal

- Second Assistant Camera

Joseph F. Valentine

- Steadicam Operator

Michael St. Hilaire

- Camera Operator

- Still Photographer

Tony Rivetti Sr.

- First Assistant "B" Camera

- Camera Technician

Joseph F. Valentine

- "B" Camera Operator

Sound

- Original Music Composer

Donald F. Johnson

- Production Sound Mixer

- Sound Recordist

- Supervising ADR Editor

Michael O'Corrigan

- Sound Editor

William Hartman

- Sound Editor

Ronald Sinclair

- ADR Recordist

Kevin E. Carpenter

- Sound Editor

- Sound Editor

- Foley Artist

- Foley Recordist

- Sound Editor

- Music Producer

- Music Producer

- Foley Artist

Margie O'Malley

- Foley Artist

Kevin F. Cleary

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

- Boom Operator

- Music Editor

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Overton

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Fitzpatrick

- Dolby Consultant

- Assistant Sound Editor

- Sound Recordist

Michael Boddicker

Greig McRitchie

- Orchestrator

- Scoring Mixer

- Music Consultant

Visual Effects

- Matte Painter

Alan G. Markowitz

- Visual Effects Supervisor

Crew

Peter McKernan Sr.

- Special Effects

Charles A. Tamburro

Michael Tamburro

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects Coordinator

- Transportation Captain

- Special Sound Effects

- Transportation Coordinator

Bennie E. Dobbins

- Stunt Coordinator

Bruce DiValerio

Richard E. Butler

Bennie E. Dobbins

Stephanie Epper

Bruce Paul Barbour

Simone Boisseree

- Special Effects Manager

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Richard L. Duran

Diamond Farnsworth

Jophery C. Brown

Sandra Lee Gimpel

Michael M. Vendrell

Michael M. Vendrell

- Fight Choreographer

- Stunt Double

Jophery C. Brown

- Stunt Double

Frank James Sparks

William T. Lane

Michael M. Vendrell

- Martial Arts Choreographer

- Stunt Double

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

- Stunt Double

- Stunt Double

- Generator Operator

Art

- Set Dresser

- Assistant Property Master

Douglas Forsmith

- Set Dresser

- Assistant Property Master

- Production Illustrator

- Assistant Property Master

- Set Decoration

- Production Design

- Set Designer

- Construction Coordinator

William D. Derham

- Construction Foreman

Douglas E. Madison

- Property Master

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