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Subgenre Sampler
Chinese Ghost Story, A (1987)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung - The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…
City On Fire (1987)- Dir. Ringo Lam
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee - Undercover cop Chow Yun Fat is wounded in the aftermath of a bloody heist gone horribly wrong, and trapped in the thieves' hideout as they determine…
Wanted Dead or Alive (1987)- Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume - Hauer stars as a bounty hunter coming to grips with Middle Eastern terrorism. Explicitly violent, with a knock–out finale.
Better Tomorrow, A (1986)- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat - Chow Yun–Fat stars in the high–octane gangster flick that literally changed the face of the genre. A cop becomes ostracized by the force…
Where the River Runs Black (1986)- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Charles Durning, Dana Delany - Compassionate eco–drama about an Amazon–raised orphan who is assimilated into civilisation by a priest (Durning).
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…
Savage Islands (Nate and Hayes) (1983)- Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe - Tommy Lee Jones runs amok in the Pacific, clashing with pirates, missionaries, and a cannibalistic tribesman (played by Prince Tui Teka). Its clunky…
Wild Horses (1983)- Dir. Derek Morton
Feat. Keith Aberdein, John Bach, Bruno Lawrence… - A Kiwi western set in Tongariro National Park, and based around real events and people associated with the wild equine inhabitants of the Central…
- Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)
- Dir. Robert M. Young
Feat. Edward James Olmos, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill - A young Mexican who kills a sherriff in self defence is manhunted by Texas Rangers as rumours of his notoriety become increasingly inflated.…
Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century) (1982)
- Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright… - In the 21st Century oil wars have left civilisation verging on collapse. Lawlessness and anarchy are the order of this day in this…
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