Commando
“Somewhere, somehow, someone's going to pay.”
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 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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Cast
48 people
Arnold Schwarzenegger
John Matrix
Known for
The Terminator
Predator
Rae Dawn Chong
Cindy
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American Crime Story
The Color Purple
Dan Hedaya
Arius
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The Addams Family
Mulholland Drive
Vernon Wells
Bennett
Known for
Mad Max 2
Power Rangers
James Olson
Major General Franklin Kirby
Known for
Amityville II: The Possession
The Andromeda Strain
David Patrick Kelly
Sully
Known for
Twin Peaks
The Warriors
Alyssa Milano
Jenny Matrix
Known for
Charmed
Insatiable
Bill Duke
Cooke
Known for
Predator
Black Lightning
Drew Snyder
Lawson
Known for
WarGames
Firestarter
Sharon Wyatt
Leslie
Known for
Class of 1999
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
Michael Delano
Forrestal
Known for
My Blueberry Nights
Slumber Party Massacre II
Bob Minor
Jackson
Known for
The Deep
Surviving the Game
Mark L. Lester Director · Steven E. de Souza Screenplay Jeph Loeb Story
Worldwide gross $58M · Budget $10M · United States release October 3, 1985
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$57,500,000
Gross vs. budget
5.8×
Production
SLM Production Group
Production
Silver Pictures
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · October 3, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 3, 1985
Theatrical
United States · May 25, 1999
Physical · DVD
United States
April 15, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
February 22, 1986 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD Bontonfilm
April 29, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray Bontonfilm
Denmark
January 31, 1986 · Theatrical
Finland
October 3, 1985 · Physical
France
February 5, 1986 · Theatrical
May 30, 2026 · TV · RTL9
Germany
January 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 6, 1989 · Theatrical
May 10, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
March 28, 1986 · Theatrical
Italy
January 31, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
February 8, 1986 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 23, 1986 · Theatrical
Poland
April 5, 1988 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 20, 1997 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
October 14, 2006 · TV · Czech · JOJ
Spain
December 20, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 24, 1988 · Physical · VHS
May 23, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 9, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray (Theatrical Version)
May 4, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray (Theatrical Version / Director's Cut)
United Kingdom
February 22, 1986 · Theatrical
XC
January 30, 1992 · Theatrical
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