Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2199 Films to Buy & Rent
I Went Down (1997)
- Dir. Paddy Breathnach
Feat. Peter McDonald, Antoine Byrne, David Wilmot…
- Irish filmmakers lift a few steps from the TRAINSPOTTING lads and the Coen Bros for this deadpan skid into misadventure, amongst a crew of criminal…
Into Thin Air: Death On Everest (1997)
- Dir. Robert Markowitz
Feat. Peter Horton, Christopher McDonald, Nathaniel Parker…
- Dramatic recreation of the disastrous 1996 Everest expedition that counted NZer Rob Hall among its many casualties. Based on the first–hand…
Kull the Conqueror (1997)
- Dir. John Nicolella
Feat. Kevin Sorbo, Tia Carrere
- OTT high action follow–up to CONAN THE BARBARIAN sees Kevin Sorbo play Kull, a barbarian who becomes king but must fight an undead witch and…
Lost Valley (1997)
- Dir. Dale G Bradley
Feat. Andrea Thompson, Meg Foster, Mandie Gillette…
- Straight–to–video local thriller concerning two backpackers (Meg Foster and Andrea Thompson) and their daughters (Mandie Gillette and…
Metro (1997)
- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Michael Wincott
- Wisecracking hostage negotiator Eddie Murphy has the smile wiped off his face when his girlfriend is taken hostage by psychopath Michael Wincott.…
Odyssey, The (1997)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini…
- Homer's epic gets the televisual treatment as Odysseus makes his long journey home – through many an exotic location – while his wife…
Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Jet Li
- Jet Li reprises his signature role in the popular saga, this time reinvented as a Kung Fu Western – the perfect setting for…
Peacemaker, The (1997)
- Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. George Clooney, Nicole Kidman
- Russkie terrorism triggers special forces Colonel George Clooney and nuclear–expert Nicole Kidman into hairs–breadth world–saving…
Ronin (1997)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone…
- Perfunctory caper round the grey streets of Paris stuffs as much car–chasing and other cliches as possible into its baggy plot concerning…
Saint, The (1997)
- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Val Kilmer, Elisabeth Shue, Rade Serbedzija…
- Val Kilmer's reincarnation of 'The Saint' only vaguely resembles the original character played by Roger Moore and Iain Ogilvy. There is considerable…