Synopsis
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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Key facts
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, Vernon Wells, James Olson, David Patrick Kelly, Alyssa Milano, Bill Duke
Original language
English
First release
October 3, 1985 (Brazil)
Production companies
Silver Pictures
Home video distributors
20th Century Fox Video (United States)
Setting
California, Los Angeles
Filming locations
Long Beach, California
Crew
Screenplay
Steven E. de Souza
Producer
Joel Silver
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing
Glenn Farr, John F. Link, Mark Goldblatt
Music
James Horner
Trailer
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Festival History
- SLASH Fantastic Film Festival 2024 - Features
- Octopus Film Festival 2020 - Pokazy specjalne
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | 20th Century Fox Video (cat. no. 4112330) | 1999, United States, slipcase |
| VHS | 20th Century Fox Video (cat. no. 1484) | 1999, United States, slipcase |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Brazil | October 3, 1985 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 3, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Spain | December 20, 1985 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 23, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | January 23, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | January 31, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Italy | January 31, 1986 |
| Theatrical | France | February 5, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Japan | February 8, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Australia | February 22, 1986 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 22, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | March 28, 1986 |
| Theatrical | Poland | April 5, 1988 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | April 6, 1989 |
| Theatrical | Czechoslovakia | January 30, 1992 |
| Television | Slovakia | June 20, 1997 |
| Television | Slovakia | October 14, 2006 |
| Television | France | May 30, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Finland | October 3, 1985 |
| Home video | Sweden | March 24, 1988 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1999 4112330 |
| Home video VHS | United States | 1999 1484 |
| Home video | United States | May 25, 1999 |
| Home video | Czech Republic | March 1, 2001 |
| Home video | Sweden | May 23, 2001 |
| Home video | Hungary | May 10, 2005 |
| Home video | Sweden | January 9, 2008 |
| Home video | United States | April 15, 2008 |
| Home video | Czech Republic | April 29, 2015 |
| Home video | Sweden | May 4, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Mark L. Lester |
| Cast | Arnold Schwarzenegger (John Matrix), Rae Dawn Chong (Cindy), Dan Hedaya (Arius), Vernon Wells (Bennett), James Olson (Major General Franklin Kirby), David Patrick Kelly (Sully), Alyssa Milano (Jenny Matrix), Bill Duke (Cooke), Drew Snyder (Lawson), Sharon Wyatt (Leslie), Michael Delano (Forrestal), Bob Minor (Jackson), Michael Adams (Harris), Gary Carlos Cervantes (Diaz), Lenny Juliano (Soldier), Charles Meshack (Henriques), Chelsea Field (Vicky the Western Flight Attendant), Julie Hayek (Susan the Western Flight Attendant), Hank Calia (Latin Man), Walter Scott (Cates), Greg Wayne Elam (Biggs), George Fisher (Mall Security Guard), Phil Adams (Officer in Galleria), Ava Cadell (Girl in Bed at Motel), Mikul Robins (Boy in Bed at Motel), Branscombe Richmond (Vega), Matt Landers (Fred), Peter DuPont (Daryl), Tom Simmons (Kirby's Driver), Bill Paxton (Intercept Officer), Richard D. Reich (Intercept Officer), John Reyes (Val Verde Heavy), Billy Cardenas (Val Verde Heavy), Eddie Reyes (Val Verde Heavy), Vivian Daily (Woman Officer), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Young Guerrilla), Ronald C. McCarty (Guerrilla), Jim Painter (Police Officer), Nick Dimitri (Guerrilla Guarding Plane (uncredited)), Dick Warlock (Officer in Mall (uncredited)), Tony Brubaker (Man Arius (uncredited)), Larry Holt (2nd Mall Security Guard (uncredited)), Danny Nero (Police Officer (uncredited)), Rick Sawaya (Island Guerrilla (uncredited)), Adrian Tafoya (Commuter in Airport (uncredited)), Fernando Verdugo (Airport Commuter (uncredited)), Tom Willett (Airport Commuter (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Steven E. de Souza |
| Story | Jeph Loeb, Matthew Weisman, Steven E. de Souza |
| Producer | Joel Silver |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Editing | Glenn Farr, John F. Link, Mark Goldblatt |
| Music | James Horner |
| Production design | John Vallone |
| Visual effects | Alan G. Markowitz, Bill Mattox, Doug Hubbard, Gary L. King, Jay King, John Peyser, Mike Millar, Richard L. Thompson, Roger Lifsey |
Additional data: TMDB.
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
