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Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition. Director:Craig R. BaxleyWriter:Robert Reneau |
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| Craig T. Nelson | ... | ||
| Vanity | ... | ||
| Sharon Stone | ... | ||
| Thomas F. Wilson | ... |
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Tony Moretti
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Jack Thibeau | ... |
Detective Kotterwell
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Officer Lack
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Stan Foster | ... |
Albert Smith
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Frank Stringer
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Gamble
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David Glen Eisley | ... |
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Jericho "Action" Jackson is a Detroit police sergeant who was demoted from lieutenant for almost tearing the arm off of sexually violent sociopath Sean Dellaplane, whose father is Peter Dellaplane, a major car manufacturer. But Dellaplane himself is violent as well. Dellaplane kills his wife Patrice by shooting her. And then he plants her body in Jackson's apartment, framing Jackson. Dellaplane won't miss Patrice very much, because he has a drug-addicted mistress named Sydney Ash. He keeps Sydney hooked with a free supply of heroin. Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States. Because of what happened to Dellaplane's son Sean, Dellaplane has taken a particular dislike to Jackson. Jackson gets Sydney's help in going after Dellaplane. Written by Todd Baldridge
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 February 1988 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Acción Jackson See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$20,257,000 (USA)Company Credits
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Albert: A-Albert. A-Albert Smith.
Officer Lack: Albert, your mother and father weren't by any chance brother and sister, were they?
Albert: Hey man, what's gon' happen to me?
Officer Kornblau: Oh, nothing. Uh, wel-nothing much, uh... you might have to endure a little session with, uh, Action Jackson.
Albert: Wh-who's Axon...?
Officer Lack: *Action*, Albert. *Action Jackson*.
Officer Kornblau: Yeah, some say he didn't even have a mother. That some researchers at NASA created him to be the first man to walk on the moon without a space suit.
Officer Lack: Mm-hmm.
Officer Kornblau: Others say ...
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Performed by Sister Sledge
Written by Kae Williams Jr. and Kathy Sledge
Produced by Kae Williams Jr., Phillip Lightfoot and Kathy Sledge
(C) 1988 Pizzazz Music / Christopher Songs / Lorimar Music Bee Corp.
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Carl Weathers (who was about 39 at the time of shooting for this film) joked that the rigorous shooting schedule for the action sequences "aged his body into his 60's" all of which he blamed on the director Craig R. Baxley. See more »Goofs
When Carl Weathers and Vanity jump out of the hotel window to escape the police and onto the roof of his convertible parked in an alley, their impact reveals the mattresses inside the car covered with black cloth which comes undone at the rear window. You can also see the scaffolding at the bottom of the scene for the camera, also protected with a mattress. See more »Quotes
Officer Kornblau: So what's your name?Albert: A-Albert. A-Albert Smith.
Officer Lack: Albert, your mother and father weren't by any chance brother and sister, were they?
Albert: Hey man, what's gon' happen to me?
Officer Kornblau: Oh, nothing. Uh, wel-nothing much, uh... you might have to endure a little session with, uh, Action Jackson.
Albert: Wh-who's Axon...?
Officer Lack: *Action*, Albert. *Action Jackson*.
Officer Kornblau: Yeah, some say he didn't even have a mother. That some researchers at NASA created him to be the first man to walk on the moon without a space suit.
Officer Lack: Mm-hmm.
Officer Kornblau: Others say ...
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KEEPING GOOD LOVINGPerformed by Sister Sledge
Written by Kae Williams Jr. and Kathy Sledge
Produced by Kae Williams Jr., Phillip Lightfoot and Kathy Sledge
(C) 1988 Pizzazz Music / Christopher Songs / Lorimar Music Bee Corp.
All rights reserved.
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Action is a proud man, a high-school track star, a dedicated cop, a sergeant who lost his lieutenant's stripes almost two years ago…
He jostles a conceited, two-faced, backstabbing mass murderer called Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson). Director Craig R. Baxley has not only carried it off, but makes you believe it… One must also give some of the credit to Carl Weathers whose erect muscular body and his charm and good looks give some credence to the heroics…
The picture contains fun, lots of action, and two sexy women…
Vanity looked so gorgeous when she was shot up with heroin…
Stone met her husband after his first wife died and his son went to prison… She thinks that he may seem greedy and arrogant but he remained loved by everyone, and the whole experience changed him… She also thinks that Jackson is not so different from her husband, that both are stubborn, and both intent on getting what they want…