Eraser
Eraser
R
6.1
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1996

·

115m

Eraser

Summary

A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.

Director

Chuck Russell

Screenplay, Writer

Walon Green

Screenplay, Writer

Tony Puryear

Writer

Michael S. Chernuchin

Reviews

Wuchak

Wuchak

June 24, 2020

5

_**Competent action flick with Arnie is moronic and forgettable**_

A US marshal and witness protection specialist (Schwarzenegger) “erases” the identities of people he’s assigned to protect, including a woman (Vanessa Williams) who has damning evidence against a high-tech weapons corporation. Meanwhile the marshal becomes suspicious of some of his coworkers. James Caan and Robert Pastorelli are on hand.

"Eraser" (1996) is a proficient Schwarzenegger action thriller; Vanessa is beautiful, Pastorelli is amusing and Caan is effective. There’s a thrilling skydiving scene and a well-done zoo sequence with crocagators. Unfortunately, the opening act failed to really pull me in with its convoluted storytelling and the ‘final battle’ sequence is dull and eye-rolling. Both Siskel & Ebert surprisingly gave this a ‘thumbs up.’ God knows why.

The film runs 1 hour, 55 minutes and was shot in Southern Cal, New York City, New Jersey, DC, Maryland and New Brunswick, Canada.

GRADE: C+

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$100,000,000.00

Revenue:

$242,295,562.00

Keywords

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showdown
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arms dealer
treason
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gunfight
train
explosion
sabotage
corporate crime
rogue agent
assassination attempt
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x-ray vision
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