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First Action Hero

First Action Hero
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DVD cover
Directed by Nini Grassia
Produced by Lucy Denis
Anthony Gray
Written by Nini Grassia
Starring Fabio Testi
Ron Nummi
Gabriele Ferzetti
Music by Nini Grassia
Aldo Tamborelli
Cinematography Luigi Ciccarese
Edited by Vanio Amici
Distributed by PAG
Release date
  • 1994 (1994)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian
Budget $2.5 million
Box office $6,000,000

First Action Hero is a cult 1994 film starring Fabio Testi as Tony Fierro with Ron Nummi as Hoagy and directed by Nini Grassia. It has the alternative Italian name Il Burattinaio. It has been cited as a key influence behind the video-game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, developed by Rockstar Games.

One man takes on a massive crime ring in First Action Hero. Set in Miami, this fast-paced film features a stressed-out but savvy cop who tries to bust up a gang of millionaire mobsters (including a very young Keanu Reeves!) who deal in drugs, violence, and prostitution.

An unconventional, off-the-rails cop - the First Action Hero of the title - is transferred back to his old precinct, Miami, to prevent a gang war. He is forced to juggle his cop duties with the pressures of dealing with his troubled family life and a strait-laced DA.



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