Action Jackson

Action Jackson

12/2/1988 1h 36m 5.5/10

Overview

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Director

Craig R. Baxley

Top Billed Cast

Sharon Stone

Sharon Stone

Patrice Dellaplane

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Peter Dellaplane

Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson

Officer Kornblau

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Tony Moretti

Vanity

Vanity

Sydney Ash

Reviews

JPV852

7/9/2020

5/10

Poor man's action-comedy from the 80s tries so hard to make Carl Weathers a star and while he can have his charms, he's saddled with awful one-liners that even for the time were bad, and not at all funny. Rather thin story which is fine but the action/fights were basic and Weathers shared very little chemistry with Vanity, who might be cute but not a great actor. Craig T. Nelson as the villain could've been fun, however save for a scene or two, doesn't offer very much. I can see why this didn't do very well at the box office (adjusted for ticket inflation, ~$38M) and Weathers didn't have much of a career (in theatrical features anyway) afterward. **2.25/5**

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