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Action Jackson (1988) is a action and comedy film directed by Craig R. Baxley, released on February 12, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity and Sharon Stone. Viewers rate it 5.5 out of 10 across 297 ratings.
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Carl Weathers
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Craig T. Nelson
as Peter Dellaplane
Vanity
as Sydney Ash
Sharon Stone
as Patrice Dellaplane
Thomas F. Wilson
as Officer Kornblau
Robert Davi
as Tony Moretti
Bill Duke
as Capt. Earl Armbruster
Jack Thibeau
as Detective Kotterwell
Roger Aaron Brown
as Officer Lack
Stan Foster
as Albert Smith
Mary Ellen Trainor
as Secretary
Ed O'Ross
as Frank Stringer
Directed by Craig R. Baxley, written by Robert Reneau, produced by Joel Silver.
Average viewer score of 5.5/10 from 297 ratings.
Poor man's action-comedy from the 80s tries so hard to make Carl Weathers a star and while he can have his charms, he's saddled with awful one-liners that even for the time were bad, and not at all funny. Rather thin story which is fine but the action/fights were basic and Weathers shared very little chemistry with Vanity, who might be cute but not a great actor. Craig T. Nelson as the villain could've been fun,…
Reviewed on July 9, 2020
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The main cast of Action Jackson (1988) includes Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone and Thomas F. Wilson. The film was directed by Craig R. Baxley. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Action Jackson was released on February 12, 1988 and runs for 1h 36m.
Action Jackson (1988) holds an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from 297 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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