Tagline(s):	It's Time For "Action"
	NAME: Jericho Jackson NICKNAME: "Action" HOME: Detroit PROFESSION: Cop EDUCATION: Harvard Law HOBBY: Fighting Crime WEAPON: You're looking at 'em

Nomination Year: 1995

SYNOPSIS: Carl Weathers is a mad-as-hell Detroit cop who fights against his rich, suave, drug-dealing arch-nemesis (played by Craig T. Nelson). As you can no doubt glean from the title, there's a lot of action.

Smithee Award Nominations

"Cutting Butter With A Chainsaw"

Maybe It Was Suicide In the very first scene of the movie, a lone businessman is working late in his high-rise office. Suddenly, a troop of ninja commandos attacks, smashing through the windows and doors. Through the mist of the ninja smokescreen, the poor guy fumbles for his handgun, but is easily disarmed by an unseen assailant. The attackers proceed to kick his ass six ways from Sunday, playing a cruel cat-and-mouse game until he's backed against the hallway window. Clearly this fight is about as much a mismatch as Evander Holyfield versus Stephen Hawking, yet to finish the guy off, one of the ninja assassins whips out...a rocket launcher. BOOM! They not only take out the whole floor, but the poor guy's flaming corpse drops twenty stories through the glass atrium of a restaurant. That'll teach him.

Directors

Director	Claim to Fame
Craig R. Baxley	Stunt Coordinator for TV's "The A-Team" and "The Dukes of Hazzard." Directed Action Jackson, Deep Red, and two epidsodes of "The Lost Room."

Cast

Actor	Character	Claim to Fame
Carl Weathers	Det. Jericho "Action" Jackson	Blaxploitation badass and Apollo Creed in the Rocky films. Was a famous actor who portrayed Dillon in Predator and Chubbs in Happy Gilmore.
Craig T. Nelson	Peter Dellaplane	The Dad in Poltergeist, TV's "Coach," and above all, Mr. Incredible in The Incredibles!
Vanity	Sydney Ash	Canadian supermodel and lead of the all- girl group "Vanity 6."
Sharon Stone	Patrice Dellaplane	Beautiful and controversial A-List actress with lots of credits. We saw more of her than intended in Basic Instinct.
Thomas F. Wilson	Officer Kornblau	Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen, and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future franchise.
Bill Duke	Captain Armbruster	Tough "my ancient eyes have seen too much" black guy in several Schwarzenegger films; Agent Percy Odell on "Black Lightning."
Robert Davi	Tony Moretti	From the opera-singing baddie in The Goonies to Agent Big Johnson in Die Hard to Showgirls to Stargate: Atlantis, he's spread his acting all over the place.
Jack Thibeau	Detective Kotterwell	"Bugs" Moran on 1993's "The Untouchables," Clarence Anglin in Escape from Alcatraz, and McCaskey in Lethal Weapon...to here.
Roger Aaron Brown	Officer Lack	Danny Grant on "The Days of Our Lives" and Deputy Chief Joe Noland on "The District," as well as narrating "The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers."
Al Leong	Chauffeur	Quite often plays the token dirty long- haired Asian. Was Uli in Die Hard, Genghis Khan in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and a hatchetman in Big Trouble in Little China.
Miguel A. Núñez, Jr.	Poolroom Thug #1	Was TV's "Sparks."
Jim Haynie	Morty Morton	Has appeared in dozens of good-quality films (The Peacemaker, Silverado, Pretty in Pink, 48 Hrs., Time After Time), often as a cop.
Chino "Fats" Williams	Kid Sable	Lots of bit parts in some very famous movies.
James Lew	Martial Arts Instructor	Plays a lot of martial arts instructors. And Kung-fu zombies.
Nicholas Worth	Cartier	Hulking actor who tends to play villains and heavies.

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