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A retired special agent named John Matrix led an elite unit and has left the armed forces to live in a secluded mountain home with his daughter Jenny. But now he is forced out of retirement when his daughter is kidnapped by a band of thugs intent on revenge! Unbeknownst to Matrix, the members of his former unit are being killed one by one. Even though Matrix' friend General Franklin Kirby gives Matrix armed guards, attackers manage to kidnap Matrix and Jenny. Matrix learns that Bennett, a former member of his Matrix' unit who was presumed dead has kidnapped him to try to force Matrix to do a political assassinati...
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on for a man called Arius (who calls himself El Presidente), a warlord formerly bested by Matrix who wishes to lead a military coup in his home country. Since Arius will have Jenny killed if Matrix refuses, Matrix reluctantly accepts the demand.
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After his daughter (Alyssa Milano) is kidnapped by a South American dictator, retired Army Colonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger), once the leader of a special commando strike force, swings into violent action.
Shortly after The Terminator wrote his name in bold neon lights across box-office grosses, this action thriller took advantage of the hitherto (almost) unexploited comic side of star Arnold Schwarzenegger and paired him with Rae Dawn Chong. Colonel Matrix (Schwarzenegger) is retired and living peaceably with his 10-year-old daughter when she is kidnapped by the henchmen of an exiled Latin American dictator. The dictator's plan is to reinstate himself in power by eliminating the president of his country, using Matrix to kill him (or he will kill the kidnapped daughter). Matrix escapes from the plane that is suppos...
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ed to be carrying him to his mission and then proceeds to go from one violent confrontation to the next as he hunts down the dictator and moves to rescue his daughter. Helping him is Cindy (Chong), who has her own reasons for wanting the dictator dead.
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In Commando is Kolonel John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) gestopt met zijn militaire carrière. Dan krijgt hij bezoek van Generaal Kerby die hem vertelt dat zijn voormalige kameraden een voor een vermoord worden en dat hij zelf ook gevaar loopt. En inderdaad krijgt ook John bezoek, en tot overmaat van ramp wordt zijn dochtertje gekidnapt. Als John zijn kind terug wil zien moet hij de terroristen helpen door de president van Val Verde te vermoorden. John heeft echter andere plannen en hij opent de jacht op de mensen die zijn dochter hebben.
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My Gymkommentary partner Chris Moreno first turned me on to the musical comedy stylings of Jon and Al Kaplan a few months ago. He figured I'd get a kick out of guys who write winking showtunes around the plots of schlocky 80s movies and then have dudes who sound like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone belt them out. He was correct. He showed me "If It Bleeds We Can Kill It" (a.k.a. " Predator : The Musical"), "Jenny and Me" (a.k.a. " Commando : The Musical"), and "Crom!" (a.k.a. "Conan: The Barbarian: The Musical") and I dug them all. These guys have a good thing going. They're my favorite singing Schwarzeneggers, for sure. This week, cleverly timed to the impending release of the new prequel, Jon and Al have released "The Thing: The Musical." It (sadly) does not feature a singing Schwarzenegger, but it does include
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