Commando

About Commando

John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army.

Mark L. Lester's Commando is a 1985 thriller film. Its themes are daughter, action hero, mercenary, and father.

Arnold Schwarzenegger takes the lead as John Matrix, Rae Dawn Chong as Cindy, Dan Hedaya as Arius, and Vernon Wells as Bennett. It runs 90 minutes and was released in October 1985.

The screenplay is by Steven E. de Souza. Production companies include Silver Pictures and SLM Production Group. It streams on Philo in the United States.

The Delta Force, On Deadly Ground, and The Shepherd: Border Patrol make useful companions to Commando, all filed under fight and gunfight. TMDB voters put it at 6.7 out of 10 across 3,282 votes and it carries a R rating.