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Subgenre Sampler
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng - Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
State of Grace (1990)
- Dir. Phil Joanou
Feat. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris - Penn returns to his Irish mob roots in New York's Hell's Kitchen to find tenuous–at–best relations with the neighbouring Mafia. Oldman…
Swordsman (1990)- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Jacky Cheung, Man Cheung, Sam Hui - A good–natured swordsman from Ming Dynasty China, gets involved in a scramble for a priceless book. Excellent special effects but confusing…
Wrong Bet (1990)- Dir. Sheldon Lettich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme - Van Damme deserts the foreign legion and becomes a professional streetfighter.
Young Guns 2 (1990)- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland… - The long–neglected Western finds popularity with a new generation with an all–star youthful cast.
Around the World in 80 Days (TV Mini-series) (1989)- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov… - Mostly delightful version of Jules Verne's light adventure yarn, in which Phileas Fogg (Brosnan) attempts the titular feat for a bet. More complete…
Best of the Best (1989)- Dir. Robert Radler
Feat. Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland… - Five young men learn what it takes to compete at the highest level in this late eighties favourite. Think Karate Kid meets Breaking Away.
Blind Fury (1989)- Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Rutger Hauer - A nice comic turn for Rutger Hauer as a blind cane–wielding tough guy in this martial arts parody.
Booker (TV Series) (1989-1990)- Feat. Carmen Argenziano
- Good value spin–off series from 21 JUMP STREET, with Richard Grieco from the original series taking on the role of a rebellious private…
Born On the Fourth of July (1989)- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Cruise - Tom Cruise gives an exhilarating performance as Ron Kovic, the teenage patriot who became an embittered, paralysed Vietnam vet, to finally emerge as…
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