Commando
- Director
- Mark L. Lester
- Release Date
- October 3, 1985
- Studio(s)
- 20th Century
- Distributor(s)
- 20th Century
- Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger , Rae Dawn Chong , Dan Hedaya , Vernon Wells , James Olson , David Patrick Kelly
- Writers
- Jeph Loeb , Matthew Weisman , Steven E. de Souza
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
- Budget
- $10 million
Summary
Commando is a 1985 action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as John Matrix, a retired special forces soldier who sets out to rescue his daughter from a group of mercenaries. Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, Bill Duke, Rae Dawn Chong, and Dan Hedaya round out the rest of the cast.
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