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Somewhere... somehow... someone's going to pay!
...Including his old rival "Bennett".
Production
Go behind the scenes on the 1985 Action / Adventure movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Vernon Wells, David Patrick Kelly
Bill Duke, Alyssa Milano, James Olson, Dan Hedaya, Drew Snyder, Sharon Wyatt, Michael Delano, Bob Minor, Michael Adams, Gary Cervantes, Lenny Juliano, Charles Meshack, Chelsea Field, Julie Hayek, Hank Calia, Walter Scott Update Cast
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Production started on April 22nd 1985 and principal photography wrapped on July 3rd 1985.Rewind Archive
Because it was difficult to find a stunt double for Arnold, he did many of his own stunts, including jumping off the plane's landing gear for real on takeoff at over 70mph! During the making of the movie, he was injured a few times, but it never involved more than a few days to recuperate.Thanks to Travis Milloy
Vernon Wells was a last minute replacement for the character of Bennett and he was given the other actor's wardrobe which didn't fit him properly. Upon meeting one another, Arnie wasn't sure if Vernon was scary enough to play the villain and expressed his concerns to Joel Silver. Vernon learned of Arnie's reluctance, so in their first scene together Vernon surprised Arnie by lunging towards him with a knife towards his throat. It absolutely terrified Arnie and the take is used in the film. After the scene was shot, Arnie walked over to the producer and said, "Keep that crazy mother away from me!"Thanks to Travis Milloy
In the final fight, Arnie stabs a pipe through Vernon's body. A special rig was built for Vernon to wear so steam could go through tubes around his body and out the end of the pipe.The rig was improperly placed and Vernon was severely burned during one of the takes.
Editor Nick
The Matrix-Bennett fight finale was originally scripted to take place on the beach, but during filming it was decided to shoot in a boiler room at the 20th Century-Fox studio complex instead.Next Section: Deleted Scenes
Deleted Scenes
There are often scenes cut from the final version of a movie. Sometimes these will have been seen by preview audiences, or be included in Blu-ray or DVD extras etc.
The following missing scenes from Commando are believed legit. If you disagree or have additional info, please update us.Editor Nick
During the seaplane journey, there is a bit of dialog that is present in the script:MATRIX: That reminds me of what I'm buying you as soon as we get back.
CINDY: What?
MATRIX: A new car.
CINDY: With a cassette deck?
MATRIX: With a cassette deck...
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Alternate Versions
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