Eraser

Watch: Eraser

6/21/19961h 55m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ He will erase your past to protect your future. ~

Overview:

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

Director:

Chuck Russell

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$100,000,000.00

Revenue:

$242,295,562.00

Key words:

suicide
showdown
ambush
hitman
hostage
traitor
new identity
witness
witness protection
arms dealer
treason
deception
u.s. marshal
betrayal
conspiracy
gunfight
train
explosion
sabotage
corporate crime
rogue agent
assassination attempt
aggressive
x-ray vision
railgun
dramatic
frightened

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

~ as ~

U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger

Vanessa Williams

~ as ~

Lee Cullen

James Caan

~ as ~

U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin

James Coburn

~ as ~

WitSec Chief Beller

Robert Pastorelli

~ as ~

Johnny Casteleone

James Cromwell

~ as ~

William Donohue

Danny Nucci

~ as ~

WitSec Deputy Monroe

Andy Romano

~ as ~

Undersecretary of Defense Daniel Harper

Nick Chinlund

~ as ~

WitSec Agent Calderon

Michael Papajohn

~ as ~

WitSec Agent Schiffer

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 5 year(s) ago
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+