Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure: 2163 Films to Rent
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1984)
- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott
- 80's cult fantasy flop based on the comic book jungle girl heroine Sheena, a female version of Tarzan who was raised by a fictional African tribe.
Street Hawk (1984-1985)
- Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto
- Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…
Streets of Fire (1984)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Michael Pare, Rick Moranis…
- Surprise hit is an unusual blending of motorcycles, 50s rock'n'roll melodrama and tough, futuristic street action. Lane plays a pop diva who is…
Supergirl (1984)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole…
- Dilute but amiable spinoff has Superman's kid cousin, Supergirl (Slater), sent to Earth to foil the plans of an evil sorceress (Dunaway) who has laid…
Sword of the Valiant (The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) (1984)
- Dir. Stephen Weeks
Feat. Miles O'Keefe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson…
- Cannon Films fantasy fodder from the 1980's starring a hilariously coiffured Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain and Sean Connery as the Green Knight,…
Tightrope (1984)
- Dir. Richard Tuggle
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Dan Hedaya…
- Eastwood boldly portrays an obsessed cop, forced to confront his own disturbed sexuality when on the trail of a sex murderer on the lurid streets of…
10 to Midnight (1983)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Charles Bronson, Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens…
- Rather dubious vehicle for Bronson as a cop used to bending the rules, but who gets caught out for falsifying evidence against a nasty…
Blue Thunder (1983)
- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark…
- Cartoonish action flick with Roy Scheider as a test pilot selected to fly the world's most high–tech helicopter pilot who uncovers a…
BMX Bandits (1983)
- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Feat. Nicole Kidman, David Argue
- With youthful energy making up for a lot, this kids' heist movie stars a young, frizzy–haired Nicole Kidman as one of a trio of teens who…
Calamity Jane (1983)
- Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Jane Alexander, David Hemmings, Talia Balsam…
- Gutsy western adventure centred on the west's ultimate tomboy 'Calamity Jane,' (realistically portrayed by Jane Alexander) renowned for her ability…