Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2195 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
D.C. Cab (1983)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Mr T, Max Gail, Gary Busey…
- Low–octane comedy about a group of hapless cabbies struggling to keep their ailing company afloat. Mr. T and a pre–brain injury Gary…
Devil's Sword (1983)
- Dir. Ratno Timoer
Feat. Barry Prima
- A villager must race a band of marauding psychopaths to find and acquire the legendary Devil's Sword. Unfortunately, the sword is no match for the…
Escape From the Bronx (1990: Bronx Warriors II) (1983)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Henry Silva, Giancarlo Prete
- Dystopian sequel to the cult 80s dud BRONX WARRIORS, with New York City a wasteland ruled over by vicious motorcycle gangs and corporate villains.…
High Road To China (1983)
- Dir. Brian G. Hutton
Feat. Tom Selleck, Bess Armstrong
- A biplane pilot is saddled with a spoiled industrialist's daughter as she searches for her missing father through Asia, entangling them in a struggle…