COMMANDO

They don't make them any tougher than Colonel John Matrix. Intelligent, cool under pressure, physically imposing, an expert in martial arts and the use of firearms and combat weaponry, Matrix made a career with these extraordinary talents. A commando without peer. Matrix is the former leader of a special operations strike force assigned to the Middle East, the Soviet Union, Central America - whatever political hot spot was the hottest. Like any covert operations unit, Matrix's had outlived their usefulness and were "retired." Too many people knew their faces. Too many people wanted them dead. And Matrix was the number one target. Still armed with the physical skills and knowledge that made him a superb soldier, Colonel John Matrix is now living under a new identity in rural splendor with his 11 year-old daughter, Jenny. Years ago, Matrix's unit ousted the vicious dictator of the South American country of Val Verde and replaced him with a democratically elected president. Now the deposed dictator, General Arius, aided by one of Matrix's former men, has tracked the retired commando down and kidnapped his daughter. To get her back, Matrix must return to Val Verde, where he is a "hero of the revolution," for one last mission: kill President Velasquez so the way will be open for Arius to return to power. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Colonel John Matrix in Twentieth Century Fox's COMMANDO. A Silver Pictures production, COMMANDO is directed by Mark Lester, who directed Stephen King's Firestarter, and produced by Joel Silver.

Director(s): Mark L. Lester
Cast: Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya, James Olson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vernon Wells
Run Time: 1h 30min
Cinema Date: 1985
Distributor: 20th Century Fox