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Action Jackson is a american film of genre Drama directed by Craig R. Baxley released in USA on 12 february 1988 with Carl Weathers
Action Jackson (1988)
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Add to a movie listAction Jackson is a 1988 American action film directed by Craig R. Baxley in his feature film directorial debut, and starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson and Sharon Stone. The film was released in the United States on February 12, 1988.
Paula Abdul was the film choreographer. The film was released by Lorimar Film Entertainment. Vanity was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as Worst Actress.
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The story prologues with two auto-worker union officials addressing the recent death of a peer. Within moments, both are brutally murdered by a group of shadowy, almost supernatural killers that seem to move, disappear and reappear at will during a daring skyscraper assault.Actors
Carl Weathers
(Sgt. Jericho 'Action' Jackson)
Vanity
(Sydney Ash)
Craig T. Nelson
(Peter Dellaplane)
Ivor Barry
(Stuffy Old Man)
Sharon Stone
(Patrice Dellaplane)
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