Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Commando (1985)
- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya…
- When his daughter is kidnapped, retired marine "John Matrix" (Schwarzenegger) is forced to murder an entire army of other marines with his bare…
Emerald Forest, The (1985)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Powers Boothe, Meg Foster
- Sumptuous Amazon adventure story concerns an one man's struggle to find his son, kidnapped ten years earlier and initiated into a primitive society.
Heart of the Dragon (Long de xin) (1985)
- Dir. Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu
- Uncharacteristically serious Chan–Hung drama follows police detective Chan's difficulties in caring for his mentally disabled, child–like…
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
- Dir. Joseph Zito
Feat. Chuck Norris, Richard Lynch, Melissa Prophet…
- Chuck Norris smashes bazooka–wielding Russian commies in this Reaganite wet dream.
Jewel of the Nile, The (1985)
- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny De Vito
- Sequel to ROMANCING THE STONE again teams Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, this time for a rollicking adventure in the Middle East. Mostly…
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom…
- Fairly lively adaptation of H Rider Haggard's classic African adventure yarn (filmed several times before), with Chamberlain and Stone dodging…
Mr. Vampire (1985)
- Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-hou Chin, Ricky Hui…
- Influential kung–fu ghostbusting flick is a distinctively Eastern slant on the 'vampire' genre – less like caped Counts, more like…
No Retreat No Surrender (1, 2 & 3) (1985)
- Dir. Corey Yuen, Lucas Lowe
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme, Loren Avedon, Cynthia Rothrock
- A naive karate fanatic, trained in the ancient secrets of martial arts by the spirit of Bruce Lee, must use his newly acquired skills to save Seattle…
Pale Rider (1985)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood
- Clint Eastwood mounts his heroic saddle to help protect gold miners bullied by a ruthless tycoon. Clint would have to wait seven years before he…
Police Assassins (Yes Madam) (1985)
- Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Tsui Hark
- Cheesy but fun outing has two hard–as–nails policewomen Michelle Yeoh (in her first lead role) and Cynthia Rothrock turning in their…