Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2199 Films to Buy & Rent
Young 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 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 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, 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 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.
Bloodsport (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.
Bullseye (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) (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, A (1987)
- 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…
City On Fire (1987)
- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee
- Undercover cop Chow Yun Fat is wounded in the aftermath of a bloody heist gone horribly wrong, and trapped in the thieves' hideout as they determine…