Action Jackson
Encyclopedia
Action Jackson is a 1988 action film
directed by Craig R. Baxley
and starring Carl Weathers
, Vanity
, Craig T. Nelson
and Sharon Stone
. Paula Abdul
was the choreographer. The film was released by Lorimar Film Entertainment.
Jackson has the help of a mistress of Peter Dellaplane, a singer named Sydney Ash, who is a heroin addict. Jackson is framed for murdering Peter Dellaplane's wife, Patrice, and finds himself on the run from the police. He receives help from Dee, a lively local hairdresser who acts as his informant and finds a way to get to Dellaplane. The showdown leads to Jackson and Dellaplane at the latter's mansion at the party of a Union Leader. Jackson wins the showdown, kills Dellaplane; and is promoted to Lieutenant as a result of this victory. Jackson, after much reluctance throughout the film, starts a relationship with a determined-to-rehabilitate Sydney.
Side A:
Side B:
Action film
Action film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
directed by Craig R. Baxley
Craig R. Baxley
Craig Redding Baxley is an American actor, director and stunt performer. He is best known for his work in the action and thriller genres....
and starring Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films...
, Vanity
Vanity (performer)
Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...
, Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Craig Theodore Nelson is an American actor. He is probably best known for his Emmy-winning roles as Hayden Fox on the TV series Coach, and as Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He also starred in The Incredibles in 2004 as Mr...
and Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
. Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
was the choreographer. The film was released by Lorimar Film Entertainment.
Plot
Detroit Police Detective and Sergeant Jericho Jackson, known as "Action Jackson", was a Lieutenant in the police force but demoted because of a case he headed involving the son of businessman Peter Dellaplane. After his demotion, "Action Jackson" begins investigating murders of Union members for Dellaplane's company. Dellaplane, it is discovered, is murdering his way to power, hiring assassins to kill unfriendly Union members.Jackson has the help of a mistress of Peter Dellaplane, a singer named Sydney Ash, who is a heroin addict. Jackson is framed for murdering Peter Dellaplane's wife, Patrice, and finds himself on the run from the police. He receives help from Dee, a lively local hairdresser who acts as his informant and finds a way to get to Dellaplane. The showdown leads to Jackson and Dellaplane at the latter's mansion at the party of a Union Leader. Jackson wins the showdown, kills Dellaplane; and is promoted to Lieutenant as a result of this victory. Jackson, after much reluctance throughout the film, starts a relationship with a determined-to-rehabilitate Sydney.
Cast
- Carl WeathersCarl WeathersCarl Weathers is an American actor, as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. He is best known for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky series of films...
... Sgt. Jericho "Action" Jackson - Craig T. NelsonCraig T. NelsonCraig Theodore Nelson is an American actor. He is probably best known for his Emmy-winning roles as Hayden Fox on the TV series Coach, and as Steve Freeling in the 1982 film Poltergeist. He also starred in The Incredibles in 2004 as Mr...
... Peter Anthony Dellaplane - VanityVanity (performer)Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...
... Sydney Ash - Sharon StoneSharon StoneSharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
... Patrice Dellaplane - Bill DukeBill DukeWilliam Henry "Bill" Duke, Jr. is an American actor and film director with over 30 years of experience. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke's work frequently dwells within the action/crime and drama genres but also includes comedy.-Early life:Duke was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the...
... Captain Earl Armbruster - Robert DaviRobert DaviRobert John Davi is an American actor and singer. He has played such roles as Vietnam veteran and Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard, the villainous Jake Fratelli in The Goonies, and Al Torres in Showgirls...
... Tony Moretti - Jack Thibeau ... Detective Kotterwell
- Armelia McQueenArmelia McQueenArmelia McQueen is an American actress. A native of North Carolina, she has played roles in both film and TV.-Films:* Sparkle as Ann* Quartet by James Ivory, as Night Club Singer...
... Dee - Stan Foster ... Albert Smith
- Roger Aaron BrownRoger Aaron BrownRoger Aaron Brown is an American character actor known for his role as Deputy Chief Joe Noland on the hit CBS drama television series The District from 2000 to 2004, and for his minor role in the 1988 science fiction film Alien Nation as Det. Bill "Tug" Tuggle, the partner and friend of Matthew...
... Officer Lack - Thomas F. WilsonThomas F. WilsonThomas F. Wilson is an American actor, writer, musician, painter, voice-over artist and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.-Early life:Thomas Francis Wilson, Jr. was...
... Officer Kornblau - Edgar Small ... Raymond Foss
- Chino 'Fats' Williams ... Kid Sable
- Francis X. McCarthy ... Oliver O'Rooney (as Frank McCarthy)
- De'voreaux WhiteDe'voreaux WhiteDe'voreaux White is an American actor who performed in many films. He is probably best known for his role in Die Hard in which he plays a limousine driver named Argyle...
... Clovis - Dennis HaydenDennis HaydenDennis Hayden is an American actor. He was one of five brothers and one sister born in Girard, Kansas on a pig and soybean farm....
... Shaker - Bob Minor ... Gamble
- Brian Libby ... Martin
- Nicholas WorthNicholas WorthNicholas Worth was an American character actor who portrayed General Marzaq and Premier Romanov in Westwood Studios' Command & Conquer series of games, Emperor: Battle for Dune, and also voice-acted as Colonel Bulba/Mr. Jones in Freedom Fighters...
... Cartier - Branscombe RichmondBranscombe RichmondBranscombe Richmond is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon, Ranhome Quickman or Branscom Richmond....
... Poolroom thug - Al LeongAl LeongAlbert "Al" Leong , aka Al 'Ka Bong', is an American stuntman and actor. Characterised by impressive martial arts skills, long wavy hair, and a prominent Fu Manchu moustache, he has had a number of small but memorable roles as the token long-haired Asian henchman in popular action films, that...
... Dellaplane's chauffeur - Ed O'RossEd O'RossEd O'Ross is an American actor perhaps best known for playing the giggling spectacled gangster Itchy in Dick Tracy, ruthless Georgian mobster Viktor Rostavili in Red Heat, and tough-then-alien-possessed police detective Cliff Willis in The Hidden.-Early life:O'Ross was born Edward Oross in...
... Frank Stringer - Mary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen TrainorMary Ellen Trainor is an American actress best remembered as either Dr. Stephanie Woods in Lethal Weapon or as Harriet Walsh in The Goonies.Trainor was born in Chicago, Illinois...
... Liz Mazatorri - Jim Haynie as Morty Morton
- Ivor BarryIvor BarryIvor Barry was a British film and television actor.Born in South Wales, Barry served with the British Royal Artillery during World War II and completed his university studies prior to beginning his acting career...
as Stuffy Old Man - Michael McManus as Lionel Grantham
Soundtrack
Released as a 12" vinyl record, compact cassette.Side A:
- He Turned Me Out – The Pointer Sisters (4:25)
- Action Jackson – Madame X (5:01)
- Undress – VanityVanity (performer)Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...
(5:24) - Building Up "Action Jackson" – Herbie HancockHerbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
(4:10) - For the Love of the Money – LevertLeVertLeVert is a R&B/pop music singing group, formed in Ohio in 1984, comprising Sean and Gerald Levert, the sons of O'Jays founder Eddie Levert, as well as Marc Gordon.-Biography:The group released their first single, "I'm Still", for Harry Coombes' Tempre label...
(4:05)
Side B:
- Keeping Good Loving – Sister SledgeSister SledgeSister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim Sledge Debbie Sledge , Joni Sledge , and Kathy Sledge . They are granddaughters of the former opera singer Viola Williams. The sisters used to perform under the name of "Mrs...
(5:24) - Shotgun – VanityVanity (performer)Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...
, Dave KozDave KozDave Koz is an American smooth jazz saxophonist.- Life and career :Dave Koz was born on March 27, 1963 in Encino, California....
(4:12) - Faraway Eyes – VanityVanity (performer)Denise Katrina Matthews , better known as Vanity, but sometimes credited as Denise Matthews-Smith or D.D. Winters, is a Canadian-born former singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and model from the 1980s until the early mid-90s...
(4:24) - Lover's Celebration – SkyySkyy (band)Skyy was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1982 hit, "Call Me," as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love."-Career:...
(3:46) - Protect and Serve – MC Jam & Pee Wee Jam (5:05)