
Commando (1985)
Somewhere, somehow, someone's going to pay.
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Commando rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
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
as John Matrix

Rae Dawn Chong
as Cindy

Dan Hedaya
as Arius

Vernon Wells
as Bennett

James Olson
as Major General Franklin Kirby

David Patrick Kelly
as Sully

Alyssa Milano
as Jenny Matrix

Bill Duke
as Cooke

Drew Snyder
as Lawson

Sharon Wyatt
as Leslie

Michael Delano
as Forrestal

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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