Eraser (1996) USA
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Director:Chuck Russell
Studio:Warner Home Video
Writer:Tony Puryear, Walon Green
Rating:3.5 (10 votes)
Rated:Suitable for 15 years and over
Date Added:2007-06-09
ASIN:B00004CYA1
UPC:7321900142021
Price:£13.99
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination
Genre:Action & Adventure
Release:1999-03-29
IMDb:0116213
Duration:107
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English
Subtitles:English
Chuck Russell  ...  (Director)
Tony Puryear, Walon Green  ...  (Writer)
 
Arnold Schwarzenegger  ...  U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger
James Caan  ...  U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Vanessa Williams  ...  Lee Cullen
James Coburn  ...  Chief Beller WITSEC
Robert Pastorelli  ...  Johnny Castelone
James Cromwell  ...  William Donohue
Danny Nucci  ...  WITSEC Deputy Monroe
Andy Romano  ...  Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper
Nick Chinlund  ...  WITSEC Agent Calderon
Michael Papajohn  ...  WITSEC Agent Schiff
Joe Viterelli  ...  Tony Two-Toes
Mark Rolston  ...  J. Scar
John Slattery  ...  FBI Agent Corman
Robert Miranda  ...  Frediano
Roma Maffia  ...  Claire Isaacs
Comments: He will erase your past to protect your future.

Summary: If you're going to submit yourself to a dazzling example of mainstream action, this thriller is as good a choice as any. "Eraser" is a live-action cartoon, the kind of movie in which Arnold Schwarzenegger can survive nail bombs, hails of bullets, an attack by voracious alligators ("You're luggage," he says, after killing one of the beasts), and still emerge from the mayhem relatively intact. Arnold plays an "eraser" from the Federal Witness Protection Program, so named because he can virtually erase the existence of anyone he's been assigned to protect. His latest beneficiary is an FBI employee (Vanessa Williams) who stumbled across a secret government group involved in the sale and export of an advanced weapon capable of shooting rounds at nearly the speed of light. Fantastic action sequences are handled with flair by director Charles Russell ("The Mask"), so it's easy to forgive the fact that this movie is almost completely ridiculous. "--Jeff Shannon"