Action Jackson

"It's time for "Action"."

Feb 12 1988 R 1h 36m
Action, Comedy, Crime

Vengeance drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Plot

Jericho "Action" Jackson is a Detroit police sergeant who was demoted from lieutenant for almost tearing the arm off of sexually violent sociopath Sean Dellaplane, whose father is Peter Dellaplane, a major car manufacturer. But Dellaplane himself is violent as well. Dellaplane kills his wife Patrice by shooting her. And then he plants her body in Jackson's apartment, framing Jackson. Dellaplane won't miss Patrice very much, because he has a drug-addicted mistress named Sydney Ash. He keeps Sydney hooked with a free supply of heroin. Jackson suspects Dellaplane of masterminding a murder spree against local officials from the auto workers' union. Dellaplane's mission is to gain a political power base and choose the next president of the United States. Because of what happened to Dellaplane's son Sean, Dellaplane has taken a particular dislike to Jackson. Jackson gets Sydney's help in going after Dellaplane.

Written by

Robert Reneau

Directed by

Craig R. Baxley

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Silver Pictures, Lorimar Film Entertainment

Languages

Français, English

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
13,054
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
36
Popularity
NA