Eraser

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John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection scheme; he erases their past and deals with their future. His latest assignment is whistle-blower Dr. Lee Cullen, who has evidence against a major arms corporation that's selling weapons to terrorists with the collusion of rogue enemy agents within, but there is danger nearer home for Kruger, from within his own department.

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Eraser's shoot-'em-up action might show off some cutting edge weaponry, but its rote story is embarrassingly obsolete.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Tree trunk he may be, but Mr. Schwarzenegger has grown new branches with green leaves in this smart action thriller, directed with panache by Charles Russell and written crisply by Tony Puryear and Walon Green.

Jul 19, 2023

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

A few of the set pieces are fussy or overly extended, but the rest is tolerable bone-crunching diversion.

Jun 14, 2022

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Anne Billson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The stunts, even show-stopping ones such as our man throwing himself out of a plane without a parachute and landing on a car without sustaining injury, have an air of desperation about them.

Nov 27, 2017

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

Most of Eraser consists of Schwarzenegger and Williams dodging bullets and bad guys, but director Chuck Russell doesn't put much effort into the action scenes: He simply points the camera and shoots.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 2, 2024

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

I think Eraser (1996), directed by Chuck Russell and co-starring James Caan and Vanessa Williams, is the first large-scale Schwarzenegger film that nobody cared about.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 19, 2023

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...delivers exactly what one might’ve anticipated (and hoped for) based on the premise.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2022

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Edoardo C he has a life long green card in my book Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Zach T The film features plenty of dumb moments yet remains an entertaining watch. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review Charles F One of the great action films of the 90s. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/16/23 Full Review Josh G Hindsight is 20/20 and this movie I loved more before it's fun ,full of action. But the story is is a mess Arnold is a special government agent who can erase an identity and stop imported illegal lasers. Along the way he fumbles to have chemistry with the lead and do anything important. And now After a few more watches and fifteen years since viewing it, it doesn't hold up, I wish it did, just call it the one with the bulldozer. Still fun, more pointless exercise in film making. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/25/23 Full Review Mario Falcone 91 pure 90's action movie Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Over 25 years old and I only saw parts of this as a kid; didn't leave much of an impression on me and I totally forgot Vanessa Williams was in this Kruger specializes in helping people disappear without any trace working for Witness Protection Dr. Lee Cullen is the latest person he's assigned to after she stumbles onto company secrets of a major arms corporation They're using a modern gun selling to terrorists But more danger might lurk inside Kruger's own organization Both he and Cullen have to work together to expose the conspirators and get her to safety There's fun action, wonderful performances but the plot is pretty rote and obsolete It's been done hundreds of times and better in many respects For those who want some dumb thrills with Schwarzenegger they'll get their fill even if it's forgettable Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chuck Russell Director Arnold Schwarzenegger John "The Eraser" Kruger James Caan Robert Deguerin Vanessa Williams Lee Cullen James Coburn Chief Beller Robert Pastorelli Johnny Castelone

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Synopsis John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection scheme; he erases their past and deals with their future. His latest assignment is whistle-blower Dr. Lee Cullen, who has evidence against a major arms corporation that's selling weapons to terrorists with the collusion of rogue enemy agents within, but there is danger nearer home for Kruger, from within his own department.

Director: Chuck Russell
Producer: Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson
Screenwriter: Walon Green, Walon Green, Tony Puryear
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Kopelson Entertainment, Warner Bros.
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $101.3M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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