Sgt. Jericho "Action" Jackson
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Action Jackson: Directed by Craig R. Baxley. With Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone. Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power-hungry auto magnate who is systematically eliminating his competition.
Action Jackson: Directed by Prabhu Deva. With Prabhas, Ajay Devgn, Shahid Kapoor, Yami Gautam. In order to escape crime and clutches of a ruthless mafia, a Bangkok based hit man seeks the help of his lookalike, a Mumbai based goon.
Action Jackson (1988) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States.
After Creed's death in Rocky IV (1985), Weathers met with producer Joel Silver and agreed to play an important supporting role in Predator (1987), an action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The following year, Silver produced Action Jackson (1988) , a first starring role for Weathers, but it performed poorly at the box office and was panned ...
Action Jackson is not in the same league as Lethal Weapon, Die Hard and their peers, but it is a solid formula action comedy, which proves that Carl Weathers had genuine on screen likability. 18 out of 20 found this helpful.
Action Jackson. Edit. Carl Weathers came up with the idea for the film on the set of Predator (1987), during conversations with producer Joel Silver about their shared love of 1970s blaxploitation films. The title was born after Weathers spoke to an Australian crew member about the project.
Actress: Action Jackson. Vanity was a glamorous Canadian model and lead singer of the all-girl group "Vanity 6." She specialized in playing sultry female characters often in trouble with the law.
Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero, co-starring with Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Geena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). With Jackson's permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character, Nick Fury.
Written by Kenny Gamble (as Kenneth Gamble), Leon Huff and Anthony Jackson. Produced by Craig Cooper, Gerald Levert and Marc Gordon for Trevel Production Company, Inc. © 1974 Mighty Three Music (Administered by The Mighty Three Music Group) All rights reserved. Courtesy Atlantic Records.
