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Commando (1985)

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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Commando
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Action
Adventure
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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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