Category: 80s Action

Brandon Lee might be a famous name, but he’s a one-hit wonder in more ways than one. He had one actual box office hit with The Crow.

Perhaps the defining trait of the One-Hit Wonders of 80’s Action is that they clearly have no business appearing on film, but manage to steal the show, and a little piece of our hearts.

Hey guy, do you like big trucks? Sure you do! What about arm wrestling? Crazy about it huh! Well, I’ve got the movie for you: Over the Top, starring Sylvester Stallone

One movie. One character. Cinematic immortality. Few in the history of the silver screen have ever dared a “one and done,” but for Bruce Way, there never really was an alternative.

She’d have Chuck’s Polish sausage, even if she had to set the nation’s capital aflame to get it.

There’s a great cross to bear if you happen to be the actor who single handedly ended the Cold War, and no, I’m not talking about Ronald Reagan.

Consider the life and times of Joseph Gonzalez. He appears in but two movies other than the enshrined classic Death Wish 3.

Schwarzenegger peaked in the 1980s, his legacy built on iconic performances in The Terminator, Commando and Predator. These were lean, mean flicks.