RIP Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 - February 1, 2024), aged 76 And RIP Vanity (January 4, 1959 - February 15, 2016), aged 57 You both will be remembered as legends.

How this movie didn’t become a sequel franchise is beyond me. Carl Weathers was such a great action movie actor.

“They literally transitioned to ribs!” 😂😂😂😂😂👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

Man, Vanity was the hottest thing goin in the 80,s, which is why Prince had to make her his girl. 💯

Been a fan of this movie ever since seeing at a kid on TV back in the day. Great one liners, plenty of action, and an amazing cast. RIP Carl Weathers.

You guys are officially my favorite Reactors, just because you did THIS classic. I will tolerate NO slander of Action Jackson, and the fact that it's NOT streaming is a crime. Hopefully that gets remedied.

"How do you like your ribs?" RIP Carl Weathers! Fun Fact: Theatrical directing debut of Craig R. Baxley. Casting Notes Fact: Predator (1987) cast Bill Duke and Sonny Landham also appear in this film. Tom Wilson and Mary Ellen Trainor both appeared the following year in Back To The Future Part II (1989). Box Office Success Fact: The studio hoped to turn the film into a franchise, but it never happened. Dangerous Passion (1990), a totally unrelated film which also starred Carl Weathers, was re-titled 'Action Jackson 2' in some countries. Carl Weathers also headlined another action-thriller Hurricane Smith (1992). Genesis Fact: Carl Weathers came up with the idea for the film on the set of Predator (1987), during conversations with producer Joel Silver about their shared love of 1970s blaxploitation films. The title was born after Weathers spoke to an Australian crew member about the project. To indicate his interest in working on the film, the crew member said: "I'm in like Action Jackson." Automobile Enthusiast Fact: The sports car at the mansion is a red 1986 or 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT coupé with body effects that make it resemble a Ferrari Testarossa coupé. The color, make and model of Action Jackson's (Carl Weathers) car that gets wrecked, as also stated in dialogue in the movie, is a brown and white 1966 Chevrolet (aka Chevy) Impala convertible. In other shots in the film, one can also see a blue 1981 Chevrolet Impala police sedan and a creme 1974 Chevrolet Impala Custom coupé.

The 80s was the golden age of action movies.

Guys I saw this movie in the theater when I was a kid! RIP Carl Weathers!

I think director Craig Baxley saved time by just casting all the henchmen actors from Die Hard. lol

This film is a 80's action gem, hilarious reactions & a wonderful tribute to the late great Carl Weathers.

It's like the supporting cast from Lethal Weapon and Die Hard went straight to the Action Jackson set. It's a never ending who's who of 80's bit parters and snd daytime players. It's like a lost Joel Silver drug fueled 80's shoot em' up summer action blockbuster. Carl Weathers said they came up with the whole concept of Action Jackson while BSing on the Predator set in the jungle. He said Shane Black coined the term Action Jackson. Carl told Black that it actually didn't rhyme. Shane said use it as a working title till you think of something better. Weathers laughed saying none of them did. RIP OG Creed

Action Jackson is the first rated R movie that I ever snuck into! ;-) Great memories

Great underrated 80’s action flick. Good choice guys.

RIP Carl Weathers 🙏😔, wonderful actor, left too early

Anything with Vanity in it is automatically worth watching.

This movie is Awesome

The day before Carl died I was telling my wife about this movie while watching Young Sheldon. I was remarking how good of a villain Craig played while laughing at his goofy current character. The next day my friend tells me Carl passed. I also remarked how no one does reactions to this and they may start.

Awesome reaction. If you haven't seen it I definitely recommend that you guys watch Tango and Cash.❤

This is classic 80s popcorn action movie 🎬! R.I.P. Carl Weathers.

"How do you like your ribs?" 😂

Vanity was the spot when I was a kid. Have you seen the last dragon?

Think about how big it was for Carl and the industry by having him as the lead in an action cop movie. Instant classic that didn’t get the recognition.

Thanks for watching n reacting to this guy's. This is one of fav 80s movies. This was one of those movies that was always playing on the weekends when I was little. Vanity was one of celebrity crushes when I was young lol n come on, u can't sleep on young Sharon Stone looking hot as ever. This movie deserved a sequel or 2. Great 80s action. RIP Carl Weathers n Vanity

Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve seen this. Still good as hell. I’m glad you guys enjoyed it! 👏🏽 R.I.P. Carl Wethers. R.I.P. the absolutely beautiful Vanity. 🙏🏽

I love this movie so much! I wish Action Jackson had become a full series.

To this day, still shocked by THAT one kill. It was telegraphed, but cold blooded asf

My favourite film catchphrase is how do you like your ribs the next second there are ribs being cooked in the next scene awesome 👊

Finally someone finally reacted to this. I been begging for years

RIP Carl Weathers ( Apollo Creed )

RIP to Carl Weathers. Great reaction bros! 👍🏿

If you want to see more of Carl Weathers in action, he had a show for a couple of seasons called STREET JUSTICE..same vibe

3:47 Ambush! 5:13 Frank is Burn and Die! 6:45 Kick in the Nuts! 7:11 mellow out! 10:07 Nice Jackson! 12:50 Great Comeback! 15:07 Special Delivery! 17:18 A-hole! 20:43 Stupid! 22:46 Consider a divorce! 23:35 Spear! 25:20 not you again! 28:03 Charmed Action Jackson! 30:20 Mr.Ed Rescue! 31:11 "How you like your ribs?" 33:37 Swiss Cheese! 34:05 Stuff Turkey Action!

U don't know how I screamed when I saw the notification. Thank u. He is always #ActionJackson to me. RIP Carl Weathers😂😂❤❤❤

I just saw this recently and I found it cool. I've watched this in honor of Carl. Rest in peace.

Action Jackson was originally an action figure by Mego toys. Producer Joel Silver (Lethal Weapon, 2 of the Die Hard films, Road House) kicked out some money to have the name be used. After The Rocky saga & Predator, this was definitely C.W.'s action hero moment (first leading role). The title and the story alone was killer. The cast, the action, the humor and the one-liners are just perfect. Weathers wanted a franchise out of this and the movie did well enough at the box office. Michael Kamen & Herbie Hancock with the music, very good. The soundtrack is totally underrated, but still kinda hot to hear. I was age 8 and the only way I could watch A.J. was with my father, so my mom never knew I saw something Rated-R (good times). RIP to 6 of the actors in this classic including the Incomparable Carl Weathers. 80's cheese at it's finest and no way in the world you count out this one. You gotta watch Craig R. Baxley's other classics, I Come In Peace and Stone Cold, both on B-movie overload.

RIP Carl Weathers. Dang that's sad.

You guys have got to react the disney's angels in the outfield

RIP Carl , a legend that will be missed

Believe it or not the plan was to actually turn this movie into a franchise but it performed poorly at the box office which nixed that idea but I saw this as a kid at the theatre and it’s criminally underrated for it’s time.

This move will forever be one of the cop classics between good & evil

I was waiting for your reaction to the "How do ya like your ribs?" line and you did not disappoint me in the slightest. Overall your reaction to this movie was PRICELESS.

I love this insane movie.

“It’s more romantic to starve”. I don’t know why that cracked me up so hard. 😂

Great reaction to a great movie. There aren't many to this movie. Great to see you covering this gem. RIP Carl Weathers.

Enjoyed seeing all the actors from Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, Predator and other popular action movies at the time. I remember when I first saw this going nuts seeing Mack and Dillon sharing screen time again.

So cool you got to meet him , frame that shirt asap and show us please

I love Balisong/Butterfly Knives. It’s movies like this that give them a bad/scary reputation. They are the perfect pocket carry knife. They fold so they take up less room, whilst unfolded they won’t fold over on your fingers like a $500 Benchmade did and they open quickly. Team Balisong Forever!

I haven’t seen this movie in an awhile, but after this review. I certainly will now.

Absolutely one of my favorite "80's" movies . Your reactions and comments brother's was top notch! I enjoyed this even more with your reactions . Hands down another treat here from Chris and Curtis . Thank you so much for this . This is my favorite Carl Weathers movie

The brothers didn't notice the Predator connection...as 3 actors who played in AJ also played in the Predator. The junkie dealer who Jackson threw out of the window into another one played Billy. The Captain(Bill Duke) played Mac.

My favorite reaction channel now, just the fact you reacted to Action Jackson lol AMAZING!!! One of my favorite old school movies from the 80s!!!

So freakin' happy you guys did this flick! I've said since I was a kid that Carl Weathers could easily be up there with Stallone and Arnold! Now you guys have to do The Last Dragon.

Great reaction! This is one of the best unsung action movies of the 1980's and it's got it all: awesome non-CGI stunts and one-liners, a charismatic hero, and a worthy bad guy (though it looks like an entire can of gray dye was used on Craig T. Nelson's hair.) And Carl Weathers is perfect: he's intense and hilarious and carries the whole film. R.I.P. sir!

The villain in this movie is Craig T Nelson from the tv show Coach

That was my favorite part at 7:12 when Carl Weathers said to Albert, MELLO out, and then Albert just fainted! I laughed my head off every time I come across that scene when I listen to the movie action Jackson!

Carl Weathers best performance. RIP to an iconic actor 🙏

I'm so happy you did a Carl Weathers movie! He made so many people happy with his roles. I'm not sure why this isn't on Cable/Dish/Streaming more. We own it on DVD. It was an exciting movie, or at least I thought so. I hope they never make a remake of this, I feel like it would be butchered.

Yes!!!

That movie is underrated. It needs to be shown more like the other classic movies. Just mad it wasn't a part 2

I was hoping someone was finally going to watch this. A forgotten action flick that doesn't get enough love.

Honestly, I forgot this movie existed. I just remember the parody movie I'm gonna get you sucka.

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

RIP CARL WEATHERS YOU GUYS….. THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST REACTION I HAVE SEEN YOU DO…… EVER!

Lol you gotta see the Movie Tees shirt ad for action Jackson 😂

Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤

Great to see you guys reacting to this action gem! 😊 Also R.I.P. Carl Weathers; truly gone too soon; you will be missed!

My cousin took my brother & I to see this movie at the $1.50 movie theater. Carl Weathers doesn’t have anymore action films. Fun Fact: The guy with the knife was played by Miguel Nunez. He was also in one of the Friday The 13th movies, Night Of The Living Dead, A Thin Line Between Love & Hate, Life, Juwanna Man & Black Dynamite.

Fun Fact: Julie Mott the female witness from Bad Boys film used a phrase Action Jackson on Marcus Barnett. P.S please Please watch Rocky 2,3,4 Creed Trilogy.

So underrated!

RIP Carl Weathers he helped make the Rocky series what it is today. On a side note, Chris your beard is noticeably shorter.

Carl Weathers - a TRUE BADASS BROTHA!! Rest In Power...my Apollo Creed FOREVER!!!

5:26 “so you ordered the Frank, do you flaming or no flaming”

My favorite carl weathers movie may he rip.

Yeah man I knew ya'll would love this one! RIP Carl Weathers...🕊🕊

Mr. Incredible as the villain

Yes!!! I’ve waited for so long for somebody to react to this!

So aweaome! No ones ever reacted to.this before.another top notch reaction by my two favorite dudes

Never heard of this movie! Looks good though!

Some back round on this film for you guys. If you pay attention through this film, you’ll notice that not only does it have the look and vibe of Lethal Weapon, but MANY of the same actors as well. I can’t remember the details, but they wanted to create a series of films with a black action hero. It was either the studio or Carl, I think it was Carl that loved LW so much that they hired like the whole crew. Anyway, the story is on the internet in detail, but that’s why the films is so much better than it should be for that weak script. Action was amazing, actors awesome and resembles a hit film of the day. But Carl carried the whole thing. Love this movie. 😊

One thing I remember from seeing this as a kid is how every scene is full of smoke, lol.

To see tree Predator main character's(Carl Weathers, Sonny Landham and Bill Duke) in this move such a moment!

Carl Wethers and Bill Duke together again from Predator to Acrtion Jackson

Standing ovation - come on lads, think about it. He was sitting down, but "standing ovation."

If there was ever a movie that needed a part II or III. Vanity....❤️‍🔥 Prince had a helluva a nack finding talented women. For other movies, outside of Blaxploitation, he didn't start in much. Action Jackson, Predator, and the Rocky films are his highlights. Though I loved his small part in Force 10 from Navarone.

I had to save this video after watching your reaction to the part at 31:09 where Carl says "how do you like your ribs?"....BBOOOOMM XD LMAO You just got yourselves a new subscriber.

You should definetly watch the society of the snow. It just came out and it's my favourite movie already. I think you are going to have a lot of interesting things to say about that one

Yo, this movie is classic and right up your alley. Thanks, got off work to see this in my line up and enjoyed. Also, nobody else noticed that Sgt Jericho "Action Jackson" and Detective Axel Foley worked the same beat in Detroit?

Vanity she also died from a 19 year kidney problem in 2016

FINALLY! A reaction to one of the best action movies of the 80s. What a fun ride. You guys should check out Burglar, Jumpin Jack Flash, and Fatal Beauty all with Whoopie Goldberg. Great movies.

Great action movie from Craig R Baxley 🎥👏👏👏

The director Craig R. Baxley also made some action for... Predator (the attack of the village is entirely his work), two years later after this one he made the great Dark Angel with Dolph Lundgren...

@ 14:27 "Standing ovation".... In his pants...

Pleeaassee watch "Tango & Cash" it is a Stallone action film that deserves more appreciation! You guys will love it!

This a good movie it's been a while since I've seen it

Also Carl looked after his friends....casting his police captain and the crazy drug dealer he threw out the window after working with them on Predator.....Bill Duke and Sonny Landham...

I believe you guys reacted to The Last Dragon...the girl in here is the girl that Leroy was with in that movie...music star Vanity...

its still is difficult to know that carl is gonna and denise vanity matthews who was so beautiful here rest in peace to them both there where so special here.

Good movie love the video octokrool stay motivated Dream big 1 mill on the way

I thought Jett Jackson before Action Jackson, lol. RIP to both men.