Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2193 Films to Buy & Rent
Legend of the Eight Samurai (Satomi hakken-den) (1983)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Sonny Chiba, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada
- In an ancient unspecified era, eight samurai must battle supernatural forces, witches and other hazards to rescue a princess, who is about to be…
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
- Dir. Steve Carver
Feat. Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera…
- Man–of–few–words Norris plays a Texas Ranger who brandishes his martial arts trained fists as well as the requisite firepower in…
Midnite Spares (1983)
- Dir. Quentin Masters
Feat. Bruce Spence, James Laurie
- Cult Aussie race car movie. Young racing driver Steve comes up against a nefarious den of car thieves who may just have something to do with his…
Never Cry Wolf (1983)
- Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy
- Contemplative true story with a biologist studying the declining population of caribou in the Canadian tundra. Caused a small storm for being the…
Never Say Never Again (1983)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Sean Connery, Barbara Carrera
- Connery returns to role he made famous after a twelve year absence. He's lost none of his earlier style and charm or gorgeous women for that matter.…
Octopussy (1983)
- Dir. John Glen
Feat. Roger Moore, Maud Adams
- Moore plays 007 in this, the thirteenth Bond film. Travelling to India and Germany, Bond investigates a jewellery smuggling operation, encountering…
Osterman Weekend, The (1983)
- Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper
- An adaption of Robert Ludlum's well–known novel about cold–war espionage and paranoia.
Professional: Golgo 13, The (1983)
- Classic anime stylishly relays the underworld movements of a legendary hitman and his contract killings. Based on a long–running manga, with an…
Project A ('A' gai waak) (1983)
- Dir. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
- A famous peak period work from martial art maestro Jackie Chan in turn of the century Hong Kong, with Chan in pursuit of vicious buccaneers. Famous…
Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Bill Hunter…
- Campy superhero comedy starring Captain Invincible – a chunky ex superhero who now prefers chopping back the lagers to fighting crime in white…