Action Jackson

 (1988)

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User Reviews

This is a joke, right?
Mar 09, 2009
BenP - yahoo.com
The script was written by a third grader, the leading lady is not Sharon Stone but one of Prince's protege's. The ending scenes are good and the nudity scenes are good but other than that, the story is about a carmaker... Full review
Action is a proud man, a high-school track star, a dedicated cop, a sergeant who lost his lieutenant's stripes almost two years ago… He jostles a conceited, two-faced, backstabbing mass murderer called Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson). Director Craig R.... Full review
Great 80s Fun
Dec 04, 2006
reverendtom - imdb.com
Okay, now what isn't there to like about a movie that stars Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, a young Sharon Stone (scrumptious), Bill Duke, Vanity (good googly moogly) and tons of other recognizable 80s actors? Nothing! This movie rules. In... Full review
Under Rated
Sep 09, 2006
RickRuler - yahoo.com
When this movie came out, I believe the box office success laid in the AA community. They down played the fact is was sold out in our communities. I was just curiois as to its overall box office and did a... Full review
Under Rated
Sep 09, 2006
dee161_2000 - yahoo.com
When this movie came out, I believe the box office success laid in the AA community. They down played the fact is was sold out in our communities. I was just curiois as to its overall box office and did a... Full review
Bad Black and has a Gun......
Jun 03, 2006
coldcolossus06 - yahoo.com
What more could you ask for. And by the way to the guy who gave a D rating its Blacksploitation, not blackploitation.... Full review
ACTION;ACTION
Apr 01, 2006
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This movie was one good kick ass action movie that doesn't seem to let up. If your looking for a good time to just pop in a quick fix for action than this is it. DVD isn't all that great but... Full review
ACTION;ACTION
Apr 01, 2006
majandy105 - yahoo.com
This movie was one good kick ass action movie that doesn't seem to let up. If your looking for a good time to just pop in a quick fix for action than this is it. DVD isn't all that great but... Full review
Horrible
Jul 03, 2005
Rasmy - yahoo.com
Horrible 80'ish film of a wanna be bad cop. I expected alot more from Carl. Preditor, Rocky 3 and Rocky 4 was so much better than this. What happend?... Full review
Horrible
Jul 03, 2005
rasmy24 - yahoo.com
Horrible 80'ish film of a wanna be bad cop. I expected alot more from Carl. Preditor, Rocky 3 and Rocky 4 was so much better than this. What happend?... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Feb 13, 1988
Washington Post
Action Jackson" is directed by Craig R. Baxley, who is as good as he needs to be in this assembly-line movie. Here, the conflict is between Jackson and the implausible villain Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson), a maniacal auto maker who murders his wife, in part to test his gun. ... Full Review
| Feb 12, 1988
Chicago Sun-Times
I had the feeling, watching Vanity in this unhappy movie....And that leads me to the movie's one redeeming merit, which is Vanity's performance.....the movie's comic scenes don't go well with its particularly nasty streak of violence.....The movie has another problem:.... ... Full Review
| Feb 12, 1988
Chicago Sun-Times
I had the feeling, watching Vanity in this unhappy movie....And that leads me to the movie's one redeeming merit, which is Vanity 's performance.....the movie's comic scenes don't go well with its particularly nasty streak of violence.....The movie has another problem:.... ... Full Review

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