Our expose on director Craig R. Baxley begins!
Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who’s systematically eliminating his competition.
Movie Info: Action Jackson
Synopsis: Due to the use of excessive force in arresting a sexual predator, Detective Lt. Jericho “Action” Jackson (Carl Weathers) is demoted to police sergeant. What’s worse, the father of the man he roughed up, Detroit industrialist Peter Dellaplane (Craig T. Nelson), declares war on Jackson, framing him for the murder of his own wife, Patrice (Sharon Stone). But Jericho manages to elude arrest and, with the help of a drug-addicted singer named Sydney (Vanity), goes after Dellaplane.
Release date: February 12, 1988
Director: Craig R. Baxley
Box office: 20.23 million
Music by: Herbie Hancock and Michael Kamen
Screenplay: Robert Reneau
Produced By: Joel Silver and Steve Perry
Movie Poster: Action Jackson
