Eraser (1996)

Director:

Chuck Russell

Writers (WGA):

Tony Puryear (story) and
Walon Green (story) ...

Release Date:

21 June 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

He will erase your past to protect your future.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

California | Death | Heroine | Bodyguard | Hero

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	U.S. Marshal John 'The Eraser' Kruger
James Caan	...	U.S. Marshal Robert Deguerin
Vanessa Williams	...	Lee Cullen
James Coburn	...	WitSec Chief Beller
Robert Pastorelli	...	Johnny Casteleone
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 Schiffer
Joe Viterelli	...	Tony Two-Toes
Mark Rolston	...	J. Scar
John Slattery	...	FBI Agent Corman
Robert Miranda	...	Frediano
Roma Maffia	...	Claire Isaacs

MPAA:

Rated R for violent action throughout and some language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:15 (video rating) (heavily cut) | USA:R (certificate #34624) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Belgium:KT | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 (w) | Italy:T | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (original rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Borough Hall, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Reportedly, some scenes were written, lit, prepared and then never shot. This happened several times and drove up the budget of the film.

Goofs:

The technician on the 727 is able to trace John Kruger's call from his cellphone, to an apartment in NYC. However, Kruger had not called the apartment- rather, he called a pager. There would be no way to trace the call anywhere other than to the paging company's office.

Quotes:

[after blowing up a building with John inside]
Robert: Okay, I think it's safe to say we got him.
Schiff: He's toast.
Calderon: I think we even got the roaches.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Chuen jik sat sau (2001)

Soundtrack:

That's Amore

It's a typical Arnie movie

Eraser is sadly not in the same league as The Terminator films or True Lies, but it's still good Arnie style action.

John Kruger (Arnie) erases people who are entering the witness protection program, but now he has to protect Vanessa Williams who plays an executive that has uncovered a deal to place a new super-weapon in the wrong hands.

Eraser has some great special effects, some cool weapons and of course plenty of action. The plot is very basic and it does try to be more involved than it inevitably is, but all in all this is still a fun film and will certainly please the Arnie fan in all of us.

6/10