Action Jackson

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action comedy film film

Action Jackson is a 1988 American action-comedy film starring Carl Weathers as a tough Detroit police detective battling a corrupt auto tycoon.

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instanceOf action comedy film →
film →
antagonistOccupation auto tycoon →
artDirector William A. Elliott NERFINISHED →
basedOn original screenplay →
character Jericho Jackson →
Patrice Dellaplane →
Peter Dellaplane →
Sydney Ash →
cinematographyBy Matthew F. Leonetti →
costumeDesigner Marilyn Vance →
countryOfOrigin United States of America →
surface form: United States
director Craig R. Baxley NERFINISHED →
distributor Lorimar Film Entertainment →
Warner Bros. Pictures →
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Mark Helfrich →
filmingLocation Detroit →
Los Angeles →
genre action film →
comedy film →
hasGenreElement blaxploitation homage →
hasPart car chase scene →
martial arts fight scenes →
mainCharacterOccupation police detective →
mainSubject organized crime →
police corruption →
motionPictureRating R →
musicBy Herbie Hancock →
narrativeLocation Detroit →
notableFor Carl Weathers lead performance →
over-the-top action sequences →
originalLanguage English →
producer Joel Silver →
productionCompany Silver Pictures →
publicationDate 1988-02-12 →
publicationYear 1988 →
runtimeMinutes 96 →
screenwriter Robert Reneau →
setInLocation Detroit →
soundtrackIncludes “He Turned Me Out” →
soundtrackPerformer The Pointer Sisters →
starring Carl Weathers →
Cheryl Song →
Craig T. Nelson →
Sharon Stone →
Vanity →
title Action Jackson self-link →

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Carl Weathers → notableWork → Action Jackson →
Craig T. Nelson → notableWork → Action Jackson →
Action Jackson → title → Action Jackson self-link →