Action Jackson
“It's time for "Action".”
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
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Cast
31 people
Carl Weathers
Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
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Craig T. Nelson
Peter Dellaplane
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Sydney Ash
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Sharon Stone
Patrice Dellaplane
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Thomas F. Wilson
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Robert Davi
Tony Moretti
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Bill Duke
Capt. Earl Armbruster
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Jack Thibeau
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Roger Aaron Brown
Officer Lack
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Albert Smith
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Mary Ellen Trainor
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Frank Stringer
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Craig R. Baxley Director · Robert Reneau Screenplay Michael Kamen Composer
Worldwide gross $20M · Budget $7M · United States release February 12, 1988
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$20,256,975
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
Lorimar Film Entertainment
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · February 12, 1988
Theatrical
United States · May 18, 1999
Physical · DVD Release
United States
August 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray Release
Argentina
April 14, 1988 · Theatrical
Australia
July 28, 1988 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 14, 1988 · Theatrical
France
June 4, 1988 · Theatrical
October 20, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
July 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
February 11, 1989 · Theatrical
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