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Subgenre Sampler

 
WalkerWalker (1988)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle
Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
Young GunsYoung Guns (1988)
Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland
The long–neglected Western finds popularity with a new generation with an all–star youthful cast.
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones
Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
American Ninja 2: The ConfrontationAmerican Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Michael Dudikoff, Steve James
Hokey martial arts movie from the Cannon Films stable, with an American Army ranger attempting to save a group of marines who have been brainwashed…
Better Tomorrow II, ABetter Tomorrow II, A (1987)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Kenneth Tsang, Emily Chu
Sequel to Woo's breakout genre classic finds Chow Yun–Fat shoehorned (as the twin brother of his original role, no less) into another fire…
Beverly Hills Cop 2Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen
Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
BloodsportBloodsport (1987)
Dir. Newt Arnold
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
Powerful debut from Jean Claude Van Damme with some superbly choreographed violence, though fans of kick–boxing need only apply.
BullseyeBullseye (1987)
Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Bruce Spence, John Wood, John Meillon
Rollicking outback adventure with two rougish best mates absconding with 1000 head of cattle from their ruthless owner, who naturally enough wants…
Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series)Captain James Cook (TV Mini Series) (1987)
Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark
Feat. Keith Michell, Fernando Rey, Carol Drinkwater
Lavishly–produced series about the epochal sea voyages of Captain James Cook, who set out from Britain in 1768 to observe the transit of Venus…
Chinese Ghost Story, AChinese Ghost Story, A (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung
The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…

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