Action Jackson
It's time for "Action".
1988 | 96m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Craig R. Baxley |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Robert Reneau |
| Staring: |
| Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 12, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Craig R. Baxley |
| Writer: | Robert Reneau |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action |
| Keywords | showdown, drug addiction, suspicion of murder, boxer, suspension, organized crime, shootout, detroit, michigan, one against many, megalomaniac, maverick cop, framed for murder, bar fight, action hero |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Film Entertainment, Silver Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $20,256,975
Budget: $7,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Carl Weathers | Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson |
| Craig T. Nelson | Peter Dellaplane |
| Vanity | Sydney Ash |
| Sharon Stone | Patrice Dellaplane |
| Thomas F. Wilson | Officer Kornblau |
| Robert Davi | Tony Moretti |
| Bill Duke | Capt. Earl Armbruster |
| Jack Thibeau | Detective Kotterwell |
| Roger Aaron Brown | Officer Lack |
| Stan Foster | Albert Smith |
| Mary Ellen Trainor | Secretary |
| Ed O'Ross | Frank Stringer |
| Francis X. McCarthy | Oliver O'Rooney |
| De'voreaux White | Clovis |
| Bob Minor | Gamble |
| David Glen Eisley | Thaw |
| Dennis Hayden | Shaker |
| Brian Libby | Marlin |
| Matt Landers | Desk Sgt. #1 |
| Thomas Wagner | Desk Sgt. #2 |
| Al Leong | Dellaplane's Chauffeur |
| Prince Hughes | Edd |
| Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | Poolroom Thug #1 |
| Branscombe Richmond | Poolroom Thug #2 |
| James Lew | Martial Arts Instructor |
| Armelia McQueen | Dee |
| Chino 'Fats' Williams | Kid Sable |
| Nicholas Worth | Cartier |
| Sonny Landham | Mr. Quick |
| Charles Meshack | Poolroom Bartender |
| Christopher Broughton | Pickpocket |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jim Burk | Stunts |
| Scott H. Eddo | Makeup Artist |
| Simone Boisseree | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Fred Scheiwiller | Stunts |
| Dwayne McGee | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Gary Baxley | Stunts |
| Jim Connors | Stunts |
| Robert Reneau | Screenplay |
| John Oteri | Camera Operator |
| Steven Chambers | Stunts |
| Andy Epper | Stunts |
| Wally Rose | Stunts |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| Craig R. Baxley | Director |
| Herbie Hancock | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Matthew F. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Mark Helfrich | Editor |
| Jophery C. Brown | Stunt Coordinator |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Doug Coleman | Stunts |
| Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Paul Baxley | Stunts |
| Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Paula Moody | Stunts |
| Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Julius LeFlore | Stunts |
| Joel Kramer | Stunts |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Allan Graf | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Paula Abdul | Choreographer |
| John R. Leonetti | "B" Camera Operator, Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joel Silver | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 46 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
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Poor man's action-comedy from the 80s tries so hard to make Carl Weathers a star and while he can have his charms, he's saddled with awful one-liners that even for the time were bad, and not at all funny. Rather thin story which is fine but the action/fights were basic and Weathers shared very littl ... e chemistry with Vanity, who might be cute but not a great actor. Craig T. Nelson as the villain could've been fun, however save for a scene or two, doesn't offer very much. I can see why this didn't do very well at the box office (adjusted for ticket inflation, ~$38M) and Weathers didn't have much of a career (in theatrical features anyway) afterward. **2.25/5**