Subgenre Sampler
Jaguar Lives! (1979)- Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence… - A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
Mad Max Anthology, the (1979-2015)- Dir. George Miller
- All four MAD MAX films in one box set.
Magnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) (1979)- Dir. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen - Peak Samo Hung martial artistry, collaborating here with with action legend Yuen Woo Ping for a tale based on the true–life exploits of Lam Sai…
Meteor (1979)- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden… - Clumsy disaster movie with the USA and the USSR forming an unlikely alliance during the Cold War to prevent a giant asteroid from destroying the…
Moonraker (1979)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Roger Moore, Richard Kiel, Lois Chiles… - Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series. Memorable scenes…
Resurrection of Golden Wolf (1979)- Dir. Toru Murakawa
Feat. Yusaku Matsuda, Sonny Chiba - A moderately subversive actioner which revolves around an apparently mild–mannered 'salary man' (Matsuda), who by night sheds wig and glasses…
Rocky II (1979)- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young… - First sequel to the boxing smash–hit, sees a straight rematch between Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Apollo Cread. Final fight scene is a…
Shaolin Temple (1979)- Dir. Cheung Hsin Yen
Feat. Jet Li - Martial Arts superstar Jet Li’s debut film, as a Shaolin–trained fighter who exacts revenge upon an evil warlord, already displaying the…
The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)- Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner… - The final gasp of the AIRPORT series of disaster thrillers, which still attracted top stars right up to this nadir. Here, the titular supersonic…
Warriors, The (1979)- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Michael Beck, James Remar - NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…
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