'80s Action Movies on the Cheap : 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures

Budnik, Daniel R.

McFarland & Co Inc（2017/04発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 260 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786497416
• DDC分類 791.4375

Full Description

The 1980s was the decade when the action film as it's now known came into being. Nonstop, big-budget excitement became the standard as epic adventures like Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Road Warrior set the tone for the summer blockbusters of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris.

Homages (and ripoffs) made with lesser budgets followed every hit, especially with the advent of direct-to-video releases. Providing detailed commentary on 284 films, this book explores the excitement, audacity and sheer weirdness of '80s low budget action cinema, from the American Ninja series to dime-a-dozen barbarian pictures to such bargain-basement productions as The Courier of Death, Kill Squad and Samurai Cop.

Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction delete 1

1980 delete

1981 delete

1982 delete

1983 delete

1984 delete

1985 delete

1986 delete 107

1987 delete 134

1988 delete 167

1989 delete 210

Index delete 239