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Subgenre Sampler

 
Mountains of the MoonMountains of the Moon (1990)
Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant
Ambitious saga details the quest of Sir Richard Burton to discover the source of the Nile river. Compelling personal story remains focused amid the…
Farewell to the KingFarewell to the King (1989)
Dir. John Milius
Feat. Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae
Half–successful attempt to fashion a mythic tale from the Japanese invasion of Borneo in WW2, with a US Army deserter (Nolte) and a British…
WalkerWalker (1988)
Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle
Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones
Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Big Trouble in Little ChinaBig Trouble in Little China (1986)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Leading Edge, TheLeading Edge, The (1986)
Dir. Michael Firth
Feat. Billy T. James
Adventure docu–drama that's little more than an excuse to show off some wonderful South Island scenery and awesome ski theatrics. Billy T.…
Mosquito Coast, TheMosquito Coast, The (1986) Recommended
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix
A knock–out thriller about the woes of obsession with Harrison Ford as the idealistic inventor who drags his family into the thick of the South…
Where the River Runs BlackWhere 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).
Burke and WillsBurke and Wills (1985)
Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Nigel Havers, Greta Scacchi
True blue Aussie classic chronicling the famous journey of two ill–prepared explorers across the unforgiving outback.
Emerald Forest, TheEmerald Forest, The (1985)
Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Powers Boothe, Meg Foster
Sumptuous Amazon adventure story concerns an one man's struggle to find his son, kidnapped ten years earlier and initiated into a primitive society.

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