Eraser (film)
Eraser is a 1996 American action film directed by Chuck Russell and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams, James Caan, James Coburn, and Robert Pastorelli. The film tells the story of a U.S. Marshal of WITSEC who protects a senior operative testifying about an illegal arms deal and is forced to fight his former allies when one of the players is revealed to be a mole inside WITSEC.
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| Directed by | Chuck Russell |
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| Cinematography | Adam Greenberg |
| Edited by | Michael Tronick |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
Production company | Kopelson Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Box office | $242.3 million |
Eraser premiered in Hollywood on June 11, 1996 was released in the rest of the United States on June 21, 1996, and was a commercial success, grossing over $242 million against a budget of $100 million. It received mixed reviews from critics, although they praised Williams's and Schwarzenegger's performances, the action sequences and the visual effects. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing in 1997, but lost to The Ghost and the Darkness. It was also one of the first major films released on DVD, being part of the Japanese launch lineup of Warner Home Video's debut of the format on December 20, 1996.
A direct-to-video reboot of the film titled Eraser: Reborn starring Dominic Sherwood, was released on June 7, 2022.