'80s Action Movies on the Cheap
284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures
Seiten
2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9741-6 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9741-6 (ISBN)
Providing detailed commentary on more than 300 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.
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.
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.
Daniel R. Budnik lives in Los Angeles, California.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.12.2016 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 125 photos, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 458 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9741-6 / 0786497416 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9741-6 / 9780786497416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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