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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

- First Assistant Director

- Second Assistant Director

Bennie E. Dobbins

- Second Unit Director

- Script Supervisor

- Additional Second Assistant Director

- Assistant Director Trainee

Production

- Casting Associate

- Extras Casting

- Extras Casting

- Production Accountant

Anthony Blake Brand

- Production Assistant

Steve McNichols

- Production Assistant

Richard Liebegott

- Production Coordinator

- Production Secretary

John Panzarella

- Location Manager

- Associate Producer

Matthew Weisman

- Associate Producer

Stephanie Brody

- Associate Producer

- 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

Douglas E. Beal

- Second Assistant Camera

- Second Company Grip

Michael St. Hilaire

- Camera Operator

- Still Photographer

Joseph F. Valentine

- Steadicam Operator

Tony Rivetti Sr.

- First Assistant "B" Camera

Joseph F. Valentine

- "B" Camera Operator

- Camera Technician

Sound

- Original Music Composer

Ronald Sinclair

Kevin E. Carpenter

- ADR Recordist

- Foley Artist

- Foley Artist

Margie O'Malley

- Foley Artist

- Foley Recordist

Donald F. Johnson

- Production Sound Mixer

Kevin F. Cleary

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

- Sound Editor

Michael O'Corrigan

- Sound Editor

William Hartman

- Sound Editor

- Sound Editor

- Sound Editor

- Sound Recordist

- Supervising ADR Editor

- Music Producer

- Music Producer

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Overton

- Sound Re-Recording Mixer

- Boom Operator

- Music Editor

Jim Fitzpatrick

- Dolby Consultant

- Assistant Sound Editor

- Sound Recordist

Michael Boddicker

- Music Consultant

Greig McRitchie

- Orchestrator

- Scoring Mixer

Visual Effects

Alan G. Markowitz

- Visual Effects Supervisor

- Matte Painter

Crew

Charles A. Tamburro

Michael Tamburro

Peter McKernan Sr.

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Effects

- Special Sound Effects

- Special Effects Coordinator

- Transportation Captain

- Transportation Coordinator

Bennie E. Dobbins

- Stunt Coordinator

Bruce DiValerio

- Special Effects Manager

Bruce Paul Barbour

Simone Boisseree

Jophery C. Brown

Richard E. Butler

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Bennie E. Dobbins

Richard L. Duran

Stephanie Epper

Diamond Farnsworth

Sandra Lee Gimpel

William T. Lane

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Frank James Sparks

Michael M. Vendrell

Jophery C. Brown

- Stunt Double

- Stunt Double

- Stunt Double

- Stunt Double

- Stunt Double

Michael M. Vendrell

- Fight Choreographer

Michael M. Vendrell

- Martial Arts Choreographer

- Generator Operator

Art

- Assistant Property Master

- Assistant Property Master

- Assistant Property Master

- Production Illustrator

- Set Dresser

Douglas Forsmith

- Set Dresser

- Production Design

- Set Decoration

- Construction Coordinator

- Set Designer

William D. Derham

- Construction Foreman

Douglas E. Madison

- Property Master

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