A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.A retired Special Forces colonel tries to save his daughter, who was abducted by his former subordinate.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Michael Adams
- Harris
- (as Mike Adams)
Gary Carlos Cervantes
- Diaz
- (as Carlos Cervantes)
Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to Alyssa Milano, Arnold Schwarzenegger was very protective of her on set. He also helped her with her homework.
- GoofsWhen Matrix crashes his car while chasing Sully, neither Matrix nor Cindy are affected by the crash even though neither are wearing seat belts (Cindy isn't even in a seat!), and the crash was powerful enough to severely damage the front end.
- Quotes
Sully: [20:34] Here, have some beers in Val Verde, Matrix. It'll give everyone a little more time with your daughter.
[Henriques laughs]
John Matrix: You're a funny guy Sully, I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last.
- Alternate versionsThe original UK cinema and video versions were censored by around 15 seconds, and removed the shots where Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) slices off the soldier's arm with the machete as well as Bennett's death to remove a shot of the pipe in his chest and the tracking shot of it sticking from his body. The 2001 UK DVD release retained these cuts and also added a further 44 seconds of distributor cuts; this was because the DVD master used for the UK release was a censored German/Scandinavian version. All cuts were fully waived in 2007 by the BBFC (although it was not released until 2015). The heavily edited 2001 UK DVD version, with a total of 56 seconds removed, was also used as the master for the initial Australian DVD release. In this version additional edits include, but are not limited to:
- In the opening scene, after Cooke (Bill Duke) has initially shot the man in the robe, he walks over to the body and shoots him again. These second hits have been removed.
- When Matrix breaks Henriques' (Charles Meshack) neck on the plane, he simply elbows him, and in the next shot, Henrqiues is already dead. The shot of Matrix snapping Henriques neck is gone.
- The shot of the piece of wood sticking through Cooke's stomach is absent.
- All close ups of the pole in Bennett's (Vernon Wells) stomach are gone.
- ConnectionsEdited into Commando: Deleted Scenes (2007)
- SoundtracksWe Fight for Love
Music by Andy Taylor
Lyrics by Michael Des Barres
Performed by Power Station
Produced by Bernard Edwards and Andy Taylor
Courtesy of Capitol-EMI Records
Featured review
80s action fun
I love Arnie and Commando sees him in top 80s action star form. He is made for these roles and really excels in them. Commando is full of classic one-liners, solid action, and a surprisingly great original score by the late James Horner. This film is tons of fun and a classic 80s action film.
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- Jul 6, 2020
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Phantom Kommando
- Filming locations
- Chapman Ranch - 1 Arrowrock Road, Mount Baldy, California, USA(John & Jenny Matrix' cabin 34°14'17.58"N 117°38'49.66"W)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $35,100,000
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,700,015
- Oct 6, 1985
- Gross worldwide
- $57,491,000
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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