Production note Val Verde is a fictional South American country reused across movies.
Production note The movie made about $57.5 million on a $9 million budget.
Production note Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel disagreed on the movie, with Siskel thumbs down and Ebert thumbs up.
Production note The film's body count is stated as 109 total, with 102 kills by Arnold.
Production note The Sherman Oaks Mall was used for the mall sequence.
Production note The final compound is the Harold Lloyd estate in Beverly Hills.
Production note The little red car Radon Chong drives is a Sunbeam Alpine.
Production note The movie has a 90-minute theatrical cut and a 91-minute director's cut with extra gore and saucier dialogue.
Predator Used as the next step after Commando in Arnold's career and as a more ambitious film.
Die Hard Mentioned in a comparison describing Commando as a precursor to later hostage-action films.
Taken Used to compare hostage-rescue tension and more polished emotional acting.
First Blood Part 2 Used as the key Stallone comparison and part of the 1985 action rivalry discussion.
Roadhouse Mentioned as another movie that blends serious and ridiculous tones.
The Equalizer Referenced as a later action movie with a hardware-store climax similar to Commando's climax.
48 Hours Used both as a prior episode reference and as a comparison for theme music theft.
Training Day Referenced for the common 'hide in the bathtub' action-movie trope.
John Wick 3 Used to compare a villain who admires the hero while trying to kill him.
Point Break Used in a later discussion of sequels that should have been made.
Beverly Hills Cop Referenced because the final house location was also used in that film.
The Last Boy Scout Referenced when discussing the flight attendant actor's other role.
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit Referenced as something Bill Duke directed.
Coming to America Referenced in the discussion of sequel expectations and franchise behavior.
The Crow Referenced when discussing David Patrick Kelly as a memorable 'that guy' actor.
