Action Jackson

1988
16
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,6/10

12.923

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Carl Weathers and Vanity in Action Jackson (1988)

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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

12.923

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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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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6/10

So bad it's good! Classic 80's nonsense!

There isn't much to say about this movie. It's so stereo-type 80's it's unreal! Carl Weathers (Rocky, Predator) plays Jericho 'Action' Jackson. Im just gonna leave it there because his name is just too damn awesome! This is full of explosions, fulls of fist fights, full of awful acting and one-liners and amazingly, has a half decent cast of big name 80's action stars like Bill Duke and Sonny Landham (both of whom appeared in Predator with Weathers and Arnold Schwarzenegger), and Robert Davy (Die Hard, Raw Deal, Predator 2). But the story is basically about Jackson, who has been demoted to a desk cop and hates it, and has to keep his old 'Action Jackson' rebellious days behind him if he want's to be promoted again. When he is trailing a sadistic businessman who is murdering all his union competition so he can take the head job, then you know his 'Action Jackson' gun-ho days are going to return to save the day! It really is fun, I recommend it completely.