Commando

Commando (1985)

Somewhere, somehow, someone's going to pay.

Release:1985
Runtime:1h 30m
Country:United States
Director:Mark L. Lester
Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureThriller
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Keywords

DaughterFightKidnappingMercenaryLone WolfRescue MissionFatherUs Army

Commando rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 186K votes
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic51%
TMDb6.7/10· 3K votes

With 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Commando

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.

Cast of Commando

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Arnold Schwarzenegger

    as John Matrix

  • Rae Dawn Chong

    Rae Dawn Chong

    as Cindy

  • Dan Hedaya

    Dan Hedaya

    as Arius

  • Vernon Wells

    Vernon Wells

    as Bennett

  • James Olson

    James Olson

    as Major General Franklin Kirby

  • David Patrick Kelly

    David Patrick Kelly

    as Sully

  • Alyssa Milano

    Alyssa Milano

    as Jenny Matrix

  • Bill Duke

    Bill Duke

    as Cooke

  • Drew Snyder

    Drew Snyder

    as Lawson

  • Sharon Wyatt

    Sharon Wyatt

    as Leslie

  • Michael Delano

    Michael Delano

    as Forrestal

  • Bob Minor

    Bob Minor

    as Jackson

Commando facts

Budget
$10M
Box office
$57.5M
Collection
Commando Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Action hero protagonist delivers explosive gunfights and high-stakes rescue
  • Father-daughter plot provides emotional core to action-adventure spectacle
  • Tight pacing keeps viewers engaged through relentless action sequences

What the audience disliked

  • Critical reception notably lower than audience scores indicates dated action
  • Simplistic plot and characterization may feel thin despite entertainment value
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