Eraser

Name: Eraser
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: June 21, 1996
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, James Coburn, Vanessa Williams

1996

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 21, 1996 | R

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, James Coburn, Vanessa Williams

Summary: Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the best of the elite federal marshals working for the Federal Witness Protection Program, one of the government's most clandestine agencies. When all hope is gone, he moves in and saves the lives of those at risk by eliminating all evidence of their existence. He will do anything to keep his witnesses safe.Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the best of the elite federal marshals working for the Federal Witness Protection Program, one of the government's most clandestine agencies. When all hope is gone, he moves in and saves the lives of those at risk by eliminating all evidence of their existence. He will do anything to keep his witnesses safe. Operating in secrecy by necessity and anonymity by design, he is United States Marshal John Kruger. John Kruger is "Eraser." (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Chuck Russell

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 115 min

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Roger Ebert

Eraser is more or less what you expect, two hours of mindless nonstop high-tech action, with preposterous situations, a body count in the dozens, and Arnold introducing a new trademark line of dialogue (it's supposed to be "Trust me," but I think "You're luggage" will win on points). Read full review

Rick Groen

Eraser may lack the chameleon wizardry of the the "Terminator" duo, or the imperious mechanics of "True Lies", but the bang-for-the-buck ratio is high enough to appease even the thinnest wallet. Read full review

Desson Thomson

You're not watching anything original, you're just reexperiencing elements you've seen in a jillion other spectacles (including "Die Hard," "True Lies" and even "Mission: Impossible"), only with more heat, more crash, more burn. Read full review

Mike Clark

The middling result, diverting while it lasts but too silly to recommend, is merely this week's funhouse action pic. [21 Jun 1996 Pg.01.D]

Mick LaSalle

It's the typical elements that make Eraser no more than a solid bit of fluff: This is one of those movies where good guys don't miss, and bad guys can't shoot to save their lives. Read full review

Janet Maslin

Eraser means to show off the star's standard persona against a backdrop of lavish special effects, which is certainly a formula that's worked before. But this is no "Terminator," since its tricks are so much more arbitrary and over-the-top. Read full review

David Sterritt

The picture is effectively made, but viewers will want to erase the horrific violence that erupts in scene after scene, leading to an unusually mean-spirited finale. Read full review

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JaredC.

Aug 14, 2007

The only old movie that has jaw-dropping thrills, action and acting.

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santiii

Feb 22, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Esta pelicula es una maravilla del cine de los 90 y del cine de acción gracias a su gran banda sonora que es espectacular.Las actuacion de arnold es sin duda alguna el mejor punto de esta película ya que es de las mejores actuaciones de este actor.Las escenas de acción son espectaculares desde la primera con a pareja que rescata haciendo que les den por muertos hasta el final con el trafico de armas hacia el ruso sergei que es uno de los miembros mas peligrosos de la mafia rusa.
Como puntos negativos el clasico cliche del final del trato con un hombre muy peligroso y la chica encerrada y hay que ir a rescatarla aunque aqui no termina asi sino en eln dia del juicio que termina de la misma manera que empieza sino que a los de la empresa piensan qeu ha sido uno de ellos y cuando se dan cuenta de que es una trampa se quedan encerrados en la limusina y dejan el amigo del protagonista que es el hombre del principio y acaban siendo arrollados por el tren a modo de cameo al salvaje oeste. Tampoco encaja mucho que no haya tanta seguridad en la empresa sobre todo al final que se cuelan en el despacho de donnahue como si nada y no encaja mucho con la película pero quitando esos pequeños detalles y el guion que se hace algo simple es una grandisima película de acción nominada a oscar por mejor edición de sonido y premio de mejores escenas de acción de una película de 1996 así que una película muy recomendada para los fans del cine de acción del los 90 y de la acción actual… Expand

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gracjanski

Apr 2, 2020

One of the better Arnie movie. The story is better written, than in some older action movies and it was interesting. The action scenes are very good in the beginning and middle part with begin ridiculous in the end, like many times in movies with Arnie. Character Lee Cullen was annoying andOne of the better Arnie movie. The story is better written, than in some older action movies and it was interesting. The action scenes are very good in the beginning and middle part with begin ridiculous in the end, like many times in movies with Arnie. Character Lee Cullen was annoying and the feminist part in the movie (strong, independent woman, and a man who is running after her...both unrealistic).… Expand

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[Anonymous]

Feb 18, 2006

A decent action flick, with a touch of cool tech, but overall, not much more than that.

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Silverstone148

Oct 5, 2022

Bad, just bad. Poor acting, unbelievable dialogue, just really bad. Stick to the original.

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