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Roadhouse (1989): Dir. Rowdy Herrington
Feat. Patrick Swayze; Swayze is hired as a bouncer at a local watering–hole where his fists do a lot of overtime, but his philosophy degree goes to waste. Music by…
Salute of the Jugger (1989): Dir. David Peoples
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen; Rutger Hauer leads a band of brutal apocalyptic gladiators in their challenge for The League.
Tango and Cash (1989): Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell; Enjoyable buddy–cop caper with Stallone and Russell as rugged, competitive partners with a sense of humour.
Tiger On the Beat (1989): Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Conan Lee; Chow Yun Fat buddies up with martial artiste Conan Lee as a pair of mismatched cops in hot pursuit of an international drug syndicate, climaxing in a…
Zatoichi 26 (Darkness Is His Ally) (1989): Dir. Shintaro Katsu
Feat. Shintaro Katsu; An enjoyable, autumnal revival of the 1960s–70s samurai movie franchise, with a much older Katsu reprising his role of the blind swordsman and…
Action Jackson (1988): Dir. Craig R. Baxley
Feat. Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone; Sports hero turned actor Carl Weathers lends charisma as the titular Detroit cop driven by vengeance to stay on the trail of dastardly auto magnate…
Bat 21 (1988): Dir. Peter Markle
Feat. Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed…; Gene Hackman is shot down over enemy lines deep in war–torn Vietnam; Danny Glover is the Air Force pilot charged with saving his skin. Expect…
Beast, The (the Beast Of War) (1988): Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Stephen Baldwin…; Laying aside the usual sympathies, this American war–drama pursues a tense running–battle between a Soviet tank–crew and Afghani…
Cohen and Tate (1988): Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin; A nine–year–old witness to a gangland murder is kidnapped by two neurotic thugs who can't bear each other. Inventive road–movie…
Colors (1988): Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Sean Penn, Robert Duvall; A grim portrait of law enforcement. Mismatched police partners are assigned to the rife gang–related problems in South–Central L.A.

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