---
title: 'Action Jackson (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Craig R. Baxley'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/action-jackson-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094612/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Action Jackson (1988)

1988 · 95 min · Comedy, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Action Jackson is a 1988 American blaxploitation action comedy film directed by Craig R. Baxley, starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Sharon Stone and Craig T. Nelson. The film was released in the United States by Lorimar Film Entertainment on February 12, 1988. It received mostly negative reviews, but was a moderate box office success.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Craig R. Baxley](https://cinepixo.com/people/craig-r-baxley)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Herbie Hancock](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbie-hancock)
- **Producer:** [Joel Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-silver), [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Matthew F. Leonetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-f-leonetti), [Bill Butler](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-butler-2)
- **Editor:** [Mark Helfrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-helfrich)

## Cast

- [Michael McManus](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mcmanus)
- [Mary Ellen Trainor](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-ellen-trainor)
- [Dennis Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hayden)
- [Sonny Landham](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonny-landham)
- [Carl Weathers](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-weathers)
- [Roger Aaron Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-aaron-brown)
- [Jim Haynie](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-haynie)
- [Francis X. McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-x-mccarthy)
- [Thomas F. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-f-wilson)
- [Jack Thibeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-thibeau)
- [Sharon Stone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-stone)
- [Ed O'Ross](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-o-ross)
- [Melissa Prophet](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-prophet)
- [Vanity](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanity)
- [Prince Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/prince-hughes)

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