Action Jackson (1988)
1h 36m | PG-13
Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Studio: Silver Pictures
Genre: Action, Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Carl Weathers
as Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson
Craig T. Nelson
as Peter Dellaplane
Vanity
as Sydney Ash
Sharon Stone
as Patrice Dellaplane
Thomas F. Wilson
as Officer Kornblau
Robert Davi
as Tony Moretti
Reviews
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 little 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**