Directed by Craig R. Baxley   Written by Robert Reneau   Cast Carl Weathers ... 'Action' Jackson Craig T. Nelson ... Peter Dellaplane Vanity ... Sydney Ash Sharon Stone ... Patrice Dellaplane Tom Wilson ... Officer Kornblau (as Thomas F. Wilson) Bill Duke ... Capt. Armbruster Robert Davi ... Tony Moretti Jack Thibeau ... Detective Kotterwell Roger Aaron Brown ... Officer Lack Stan Foster ... Albert Mary Ellen Trainor ... Secretary Ed O'Ross ... Stringer Bob Minor ... Gamble David Glen Eisley ... Thaw Dennis Hayden ... Shaker Brian Libby ... Marlin David Efron ... Birch Alonzo Brown ... Big Lady with Purse Harri James ... Hooker (as Diana James) Matt Landers ... Desk Sgt. #1 Thomas Wagner ... Desk Sgt. #2 Deidre Conrad ... Policewoman William H. Burton Jr. ... Policeman (as Bill Burton Sr.) Preston Hanson ... Master of Ceremonies Ivor Barry ... Stuffy Old Guy Al Leong ... Dellaplane's Chauffeur John Lyons ... Yacht Guard #1 Glenn R. Wilder ... Yacht Guard #2 (as Glenn Wilder) Steve Vandeman ... Yacht Guard #3 Michael McManus ... Grantham De'voreaux White ... Clovis (as De'Voreaux White) Melissa Prophet ... Newscaster Prince Hughes ... Edd (as Prince A. Hughes) Jim Haynie ... Morty Morton Edgar Small ... Raymond Foss James Lew ... Martial Arts Instructor Nicholas Worth ... Cartier Chino 'Fats' Williams ... Kid Sable Christopher Broughton ... Pickpocket (as Chris Broughton) Charles Meshack ... Poolroom Bartender Miguel A. Núñez Jr. ... Poolroom Thug #1 (as Miguel Nunez) Branscombe Richmond ... Poolroom Thug #2 Richard L. Duran ... Poolroom Thug #3 (as Richard Duran) The Knudsen Bros ... Streetsingers Armelia McQueen ... Dee Sonny Landham ... Mr. Quick Susan Lentini ... VW Driver (as Sue Lentini) Ken Belsky ... Red Devil Bartender (as Kenneth B. Belsky) Francis X. McCarthy ... Oliver O'Rooney (as Frank McCarthy) Ronnie Carol ... Party Guest Uncredited Cast Jules Dean ... Patron Tom Druilhet ... Undercver Cop J. Mills Goodloe ... Man in Bar Dominic Jack Pizzo Sr. ... Extras Paul Sofronoff ... Man in Bar Norman D. Wilson ... Man in Bar Produced by Steve Perry   Joel Silver   Original Music by Herbie Hancock   Michael Kamen

Additional Info Premiere: February 12, 1988 DVD Release: May 18, 1999 Blu-ray Release: August 06, 2013 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Lorimar Film Entertainment Silver Pictures Distributors Lorimar Film Entertainment   (1988) (United States) (theatrical) Image Entertainment   (1988) (United States) (LaserDisc) (video) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1990) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV) Warner Bros. Television   (1990) (United States) (Warner Bros. Television Distribution) (TV) HBO Max   (2021) (United States) (VOD) (video) Warner Home Video   (1998) (United States) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2004) (United States) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) Filming Locations 380 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA   (exteriors: Dellaplane's mansion) 410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California, USA   (Jackson taunts man in car. Car crashes into building, Specifically the corner of Omar Ave and Boyd St.) 687 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, California, USA   (exteriors: apartment scenes) Arts District, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA Broadway Theater District, South Broadway, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA Coles French Dip, 118 E 6th St, Los Angeles, California, USA Detroit, Michigan, USA   (establishing shots) Detroit, Michigan, USA Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA Joey's club, 7903 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, USA   (establishing shots) (street scenes) Long Beach, California, USA   (location: Queensway Bay) (explosion of yacht) Los Angeles County, California, USA Los Angeles Soap Company - 500 block of Banning St, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA   (exteriors: industrial arrea roof scenes with helicopter) Los Angeles, California, USA Pasadena, California, USA   (exteriors: Dellaplane's mansion) Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Queensway Bay, Long Beach, California, USA   (explosion of yacht) Renaissance Center, 100 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA   (establishing shots) (street scenes) Southern California, California, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.5 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #4,342 / 21,127 Site Ranking #4,338 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018) #4,339 Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019) #4,340 May God Save Us (2016) #4,341 Action Point (2018) #4,342 Action Jackson (1988) #4,343 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 7 (2008) #4,344 The Returned: Season 1 (2015) #4,345 Don't Let Go (2019) #4,346 Retribution (2023)