Action Jackson

1988
16
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

12.951

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Carl Weathers and Vanity in Action Jackson (1988)

trailer wiedergeben1:54

1 Video

99+ Fotos

Dark Comedy Gun Fu Action Comedy Crime Thriller

Die Rache treibt einen harten Detroiter Polizisten dazu, einem machthungrigen Automagnaten auf der Spur zu bleiben, der seine Konkurrenz systematisch ausschaltet.Die Rache treibt einen harten Detroiter Polizisten dazu, einem machthungrigen Automagnaten auf der Spur zu bleiben, der seine Konkurrenz systematisch ausschaltet.Die Rache treibt einen harten Detroiter Polizisten dazu, einem machthungrigen Automagnaten auf der Spur zu bleiben, der seine Konkurrenz systematisch ausschaltet.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

12.951

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Carl Weathers came up with the idea for the film on the set of Predator (1987), during conversations with producer Joel Silver about their shared love of 1970s blaxploitation films. The title was born after Weathers spoke to an Australian crew member about the project. To indicate his interest in working on the film, the crew member said, "I'm in like Action Jackson." Predator costars Bill Duke and Sonny Landham also appear in this film.

Patzer
When Jackson is on the roof of the taxi, the driver fires his gun through the roof, making several holes. When the taxi crashes a few seconds later, there are no holes.

Zitate
Officer Kornblau: It was a regular fuck-o-rama at my place last night.
Officer Lack: Can the shit, Kornblau. There ain't been any pussy at your pad since your mother helped you move in. They oughta call your place the House of Whacks.

Alternative Versionen
UK cinema and video versions were cut by 9 secs to remove shots of a butterfly knife being twirled and a topless woman's stabbed body, due to the BBFC's strict guidelines on knife violence at that time. The uncut version was finally passed by the BBFC in 2024 with a 15 rating (previous versions carried an 18 rating).

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Action Jackson/Prison/The Toy from Water the Hills/Satisfaction/Braddock: Missing in Action III/A Month in the Country (1988)

Soundtracks
He Turned Me Out
Performed by The Pointer Sisters
Written by LeMel Humes (as Lemel Humes) and Mary Lee Kortes
Produced by Richard Perry
© 1987 MCA Music, Inc. / Warner-Tamerlane Music Corp. All rights reserved.
Courtesy of RCA Records

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7/10

Vanity is gorgeous plus lots of great small roles

Vanity is unbelievably beautiful, and funny, from beginning to end and from stem to stern.

She is matched by golden-blonde Sharon Stone. Both these gorgeous hotties appear topless! And there are many wonderful actors in small roles, including three of the greatest character-actors of the time: Robert Davi, Ed O'Ross, and Nicholas Worth, the terrifying, rubbery-lipped basso who plays Dellaplane's butler.

The screenplay is totally brain-free, written for stoned teenagers. (In this universe, it's EASY to break a heroin-habit!) But the action is hot, the women are sexy, the music is ultra-hip, and the villains are creepy.

Great fun. Royal fun.