Commando (first released on October 4, 1985) is a Hollywood action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is still enjoyed today on video for its camp value and humorously over-the-top violence. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947 in Thal, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian-American actor, Republican politician, bodybuilder, and businessman, currently serving as the 38th Governor of California. ...

The plot concerns Colonel John Matrix, an elite retired commando whose daughter, Jenny, has been kidnapped as a hostage to make him perform a political assassination for a dictator he deposed. He escapes in transit by killing his guard and jumping from an airliner, and then sets out to rescue his daughter within the timeframe allotted before she is to be killed. Colonel is both a military rank and civilian title, used by nearly every country in the world. ... The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ...

In the time left to him, he peforms all manner of derring-do, including kidnapping an off-duty air hostess, breaking into an arms warehouse, being arrested by police and escaping, stealing a seaplane and killing a small army of mercenaries.

The film also stars Alyssa Milano, Rae Dawn Chong, David Patrick Kelly, Vernon Wells and Dan Hedaya. It was directed by Mark L. Lester; the script was co-written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Alyssa Milano peering out her window in Charmed Alyssa Milano speaking to sailors Alyssa Milano being seduced in Embrace of the Vampire (1994) Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972 in New York City) is an American actress. ... Rae Dawn Chong (born February 28, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an actress and daughter of Tommy Chong. ... David Patrick Kelly (b. ... Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya is a prolific character actor who was born on July 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York to a Sephardic Jewish family. ... Joseph Jeph Loeb III (January 29, 1958 - ) is a United States comic book writer. ...

Commando was produced by 20th Century Fox. It took in $7,700,000 during its opening weekend, playing on 1,495 screens in the United States. It went on to gross $35 million in the United States and $57 million worldwide. 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ...

This film is notable for being the first regular action film starring Schwarzenegger that featured his distinctive sense of humor. Indeed Commando is perhaps the most beloved cult film Schwarzenegger has ever made, and there remains a considerable fan base. In particular, cinéastes have labelled the "Sully sequence" (from when Matrix arrives at the airport with Sully until when he "lets him go") a masterpiece of sustained tension nonetheless leavened with humor. A cult film is a movie that attracts a small but devoted group of fans, usually failing to achieve considerable success outside that group. ...

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Matrix : Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?

Sully : That's right, Matrix. You did.

Matrix : I lied.

Sully : Yaaahhhh! (being dropped to his death)

External links

• Commando at the Internet Movie Database
• Ruthless Reviews