Commando

Theatrical - Wide 1985-10-04

Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger Dan Hedaya Vernon Wells James Olson Alyssa Milano

Box Office Gross: $57,500,000

Running Time: 90 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: SLM Production Group, Silver Pictures, 20th Century Fox

Genres: Action Adventure Thriller

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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... See more 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.

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