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Commando (1985) -- A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   35,155 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Jeph Loeb (story) &
Matthew Weisman (story) ...
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Release Date:
4 October 1985 (USA) more
Tagline:
If there's a mission that no man could survive...then *he's* the man for the job. more
Plot:
A retired elite commando has only a few hours to find and rescue his daughter from an exiled dictator. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
User Comments:
One of my all-time favorite movies more (361 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min | 92 min (director's cut) | Sweden:75 min (video version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 (video premiere) (cut) | Germany:18 (re-release) (2001) (JK/SPIO) (uncut) | Italy:T (re-rating) | Italy:VM14 (orginal rating) | USA:R (certificate #27763) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1992) | Finland:K-18 (cut) (1985) | Australia:MA (Definitive Edition DVD) | France:-12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating) (cut) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Sweden:(Banned) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | New Zealand:R (re rating) (2009) | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Ireland:18 (cut UK version) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:18 (video premiere) (1987) (cut) | Norway:(Banned) (1985-2003) (cinema release) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

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Actor Trademark: [Arnold Schwarzenegger]"Trust me." more
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Continuity: As Matrix exits the shed and picks up the M60 machine gun, he fires at infantry to the right of him. In the next scene, a close up of Matrix's torso, shows a strap across his chest which was not there when he exited the shed. more
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Matrix: A guy I trusted for years wants me dead.
Cindy: I've only known you five minutes and I want you dead, too.
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Referenced in Russkies (1987) more
Soundtrack:
WE FIGHT FOR LOVE more

FAQ

Is Val Verde a real country?
Ok then. So, is Commando the finest movie of all time?
This is just a dumb action movie. Right?
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198 out of 236 people found the following comment useful.
One of my all-time favorite movies, 15 January 2005
10/10
Author: Chromium_5 from Minnesota

This is by far one of the greatest movies of the century. I can't believe what an awesome movie it is. It has no morals, no lessons to teach, no political statements, no coherence, and no sense whatsoever. When Schwarzeneggar's beloved daughter is kidnapped by a psychotic dictator, he doesn't try to reason with the bad guys or take precautions like most action heroes would. He just goes bonkers and starts killing everyone in sight. The movie is packed with fantastic scenes such as Arnie crashing a car at about 80 mph, without a seatbelt, and being perfectly fine, Arnie tearing a phone booth out of a wall, Arnie punching a guy through a wall, etc. It's gloriously entertaining.

Also, despite his reputation for bad acting, he delivers all his lines with perfect comic timing ("Let off some steam, Bennett"). Bennett is also a great character, but no match for Arnold. You'd have to be completely devoid of personality to not find this at least slightly entertaining.

10/10 stars. Seriously.

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