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Subgenre Sampler

 
Heroes Shed No Tears Heroes Shed No Tears (1986)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Eddy Ko
Bloody actioner has elite commandos having to capture a drug lord and smuggle him into Thailand. Things do not go smoothly. Early John Wood effort…
King Kong LivesKing Kong Lives (1986)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Linda Hamilton, Brian Kerwin, John Ashton
A truly blasphemous sequel to the already inessential 1976 remake, has the big ape somehow survive the fall from the World Trade Centre but needing a…
Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, TheLast Days of Frank and Jesse James, The (1986)
Dir. William A. Graham
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson
Likeable version of the last years, not days, of the legendary Frank and Jesse James played by 'outlaw' country music stars Johnny Cash and Kris…
Leading Edge, TheLeading Edge, The (1986)
Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Millionaire's ExpressMillionaire's Express (Foo gwai lit che) (1986)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen, Rosamund Kwan
Camp and hysterical genre mash–up, has Samo Hung as a bumbling brothel–owner who entraps a group of millionaire's in his hometown (by…
Mosquito Coast, TheMosquito Coast, The (1986) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
A knock–out thriller about the woes of obsession with Harrison Ford as the idealistic inventor who drags his family into the thick of the South…
Murphy's LawMurphy's Law (1986)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, Carrie Snodgrass, Robert F. Lyons
A violent funride and one of Bronson's better actioners, playing a wily detective, framed for the murder of his ex–wife. In between escaping…
Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
PlatoonPlatoon (1986) Recommended
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen
This film won the Best Picture Oscar for its compelling and sincere account of the Vietnam, also ushering the era of 1980s film reappraisals of the…
Raw DealRaw Deal (1986)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Formula action with Arnie as trouble–shooting former FBI agent.

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