First Action Hero

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First Action Hero

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
Editing by Vanio Amici
Distributed by PAG
Release date(s) 1994
Running time 90 min.
Country Italy
Language Italian
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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.[1]

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[edit] Synopsis

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 who deal in drugs, violence, and prostitution. - [2]

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. - [3]

[edit] Starring

  • Fabio Testi
  • Marina Giulia Cavalli
  • Gabriele Ferzetti
  • Orso Maria Guerrini
  • Ron Nummi
  • Maria Grazia Nazzari
  • Antonio Zequila
  • Alessandra Bellini
  • Lino Patruno
  • Melchiorre Gerbino
  • Francesco Gabriele
  • Deborah Torchio
  • Gaetano Capozzoli

[edit] Memorable Quotes

  • Crime Scene Officer: Who the fuck are you?
    Fierro: Who the fuck are you, SIR.
  • Fierro: If you ever want to sue me or take me on, call me.
  • Fierro: You sentence them in your way, I'll bring them in... in my way.
  • Hoagy: Perhaps a little surveillance?
    Fierro: Perhaps a lot of surveillance!

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