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 1980 Any Which Way You Can  Action / Comedy PG, 116 Minutes
 
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1980 The Big Brawl  Action R, 95 Minutes
Director: Robert Clouse  More Info
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako, Ron Max, David Sheiner, Rosalind Chao, Lenny Montana, Pat E. Johnson, Mary Ellen O'Neill For a martial-arts movie, this film adds the element of comedy and should appeal to a large audience. The story takes place in the Chicago 1938 gangster era; however, this time Jackie Chan comes to the rescue using martial-arts skills. |
1980 The Blues Brothers  Action / Comedy / Musical R, 133 Minutes
Director: John Landis More Info
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Steven Spielberg, James Brown, Henry Gibson, Frank Oz, Kathleen Freeman, Charles Napier Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi play Elwood and Jake Blues (of "Saturday Night Live" fame) who are reunited after Jake gets out of jail. They discover that the Catholic children's home where they grew up is in financial trouble and decide to get their band back together and put on a concert to raise money. In the process, they turn Chicago upside down. |
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1980 Borderline Action R, 105 Minutes
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1980 The Bushido Blade Action R, 104 Minutes
Director: Tom Kotani More Info
Starring: Richard Boone, Sonny Chiba, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones, Mako, Toshiro Mifune, Mike Starr, Tetsuro Tamba, Timothy Patrick Murphy, William Ross It is the 1850s, and the Shogun (Toshiro Mifune) wants to give visiting Matthew Perry (Richard Boone) a prized sword to seal U.S.-Japanese relations. However, the sword is stolen, and Perry and his men search for it. Lots of kung fu action. |
1980 Cuba Crossing  Action R, 90 Minutes
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1980 The Day of the Cobra Foreign / Action / Drama N/R, 94 Minutes
Director: Enzo G. Castellari More Info
Starring: Franco Nero, Sybil Danning, William Berger, Carlo Gabriel Sparanero, Mickey Knox, Ennio Girolami, Massimo Vanni, Romano Puppo, Licinia Lentini, Mario Maranzana "Double Cross" is the name of the game that San Francisco ex-cop Larry "Cobra" Staziani (Franco Nero) finally discovers after he is hired to track down the ruthless drug kingpin who heads a narcotics ring in Genoa, Italy. |
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1980 The Dogs of War Action R, 102 Minutes
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1980 Encounter of the Spooky Kind Foreign / Action R, 100 Minutes
Director: Sammo Hung More Info
Starring: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung, Wong Ha, Lam Ching-Ying, Cheung Ti-Hong, Leung Suet-Moi, Wu Ma, To Siu-Ming, Billy Chan An unfaithful wife hires a warlock priest to use evil curses and black magic against her husband. But, he catches on to her plot and works with the priest's brother in a counterattack. |
1980 The Exterminator  Action R, 101 Minutes
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1980 Fist of Fear, Touch of Death Action R, 90 Minutes
Director: Matthew Mallinson More Info
Starring: Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar, Aaron Banks, Teruyuki Higa, Gail Turner, Richard Barathy, Hollywood Browde, Bill Louie, Louis Neglia Filmed at Madison Square Garden, this pseudo-documentary provides phony interviews associated with a major martial arts tournament at the Garden. A cheap, unwatchable exploitation of Bruce Lee (showing archival footage). |
1980 Flash Gordon Action / Sci-Fi / Comedy / Thriller PG, 110 Minutes
Director: Mike Hodges More Info
Starring: Sam J. Jones, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Melody Anderson, Ornella Muti, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, Richard O'Brien Emperor Ming the Merciless (Max von Sydow) rules the planet Mongo and is plotting to destroy the Earth because he believes it is a threat to his realm. Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) teams up with his companion Dale Arden (Melody Anderson) to come to the rescue, and along the way is skyjacked aboard Dr. Zarkov's (Topol) spaceship. Now, Flash Gordon's efforts will require more daring as they are drawn to the planet Mongo where Ming plans to take Dale as his concubine. |
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1980 Hawk the Slayer Action N/R, 93 Minutes
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1980 The Human Factor Action R, 115 Minutes
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1980 The Hunter Action PG, 97 Minutes
Director: Buzz Kulik More Info
Starring: Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Kathryn Harrold, LeVar Burton, Ben Johnson, Richard Venture, Tracey Walter, Thomas Rosales Jr., Teddy Wilson, Ray Bickel This so-so story is based on the life of Ralph "Papa" Thorson, a modern-day bounty hunter. Steve McQueen's last film. |
1980 The Kidnapping of the President Action / Drama / Thriller R, 113 Minutes
Director: George Mendeluk More Info
Starring: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Maury Chaykin, Miguel Fernandes, Michael Kane, Jackie Burroughs, Cindy Girling, Elizabeth Shepard While on a campaign stop in Toronto, the President of the U.S., Adam Scott (Hal Holbrook), is kidnapped by South American terrorist Roberto Assanti (Miguel Fernandes) and his partner Linda Steiner (Cindy Girling). Assanti handcuffs himself to Scott and then claims that he is wired with explosives ready to detonate if demands are not met. Secret Service agent Jerry O'Connor (William Shatner) heads up the rescue team. Van Johnson and Ava Gardner play Vice-President Ethan Richards and his wife Beth. |
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1980 North Sea Hijack Action PG, 97 Minutes
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1980 The Octagon Action R, 103 Minutes
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1980 The Sea Wolves Action PG, 120 Minutes
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen More Info
Starring: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Robert Moore, Trevor Howard, Barbara Kellerman, Patrick Macnee, William Morgan Sheppard, Patrick Allen, Bernard Archard, Martin Benson During World War II, middle-aged British businessmen in India put together a successful mission to knock out a Nazi radio transmitter in the Goa harbor. |
1980 Shogun Assassin Action / Drama / Thriller R, 86 Minutes
Director: Robert Houston More Info
Starring: Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Minoru Ohki, Akiji Kobayashi, Shin Kishida, Lamont Johnson, Marshall Efron, Sandra Bernhard, Lennie Weinrib Samurai warrior Ogami Itto (Tomisaburo Wakayama) travels with his young son, Diagoro (Akihiro Tomikawa), on a quest in the brutal struggle for survival to avenge the murder of his wife. |
1980 The Smuggler Foreign / Action N/R, 95 Minutes
Director: Lucio Fulci More Info
Starring: Fabio Testi, Ivana Monti, Guido Alberti, Daniele Dublino, Venantino Venantini, Marcel Bozzuffi, Saverio Marconi, Tommaso Palladino, Ofelia Meyer, Ferdinando Murolo Luca (Fabio Testi) heads a cigarette and liquor smuggling crime family but otherwise is a pleasant man with a wife and child. When his brother is killed by a rival gang, Luca sets out for revenge. But, before long, his gang members have either been assassinated or have been picked up by the police, and Luca must fight the rivals alone. Gore and violence are abundant in Fulci's departure from Horror films. |
1980 Spetters Foreign / Action R, 115 Minutes
Director: Paul Verhoeven More Info
Starring: Toon Agterberg, Hans van Tongeren, Maarten Spanjer, Renee Soutendijk, Marianne Boyer, Jeroen Krabbe, Rutger Hauer, Peter Tuinman, Yvonne Valkenburg, Rudi Falkenhagen A trio of teen bike racers aspires to achieve the success of their hero, racing champion Witkamp (Rutger Hauer). But tragedy strikes in this intense film where sex and violence prevail. |
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back  Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Thriller PG, 124 Minutes
Director: Irvin Kirshner More Info
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones, Kenny(2) Baker, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew In this second "Star Wars" film, Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Lando (Billy Dee Williams), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew, Han (Harrison Ford), R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3P0 (Anthony Daniels), along with the Rebel Alliance are on the ice planet Hoth. Luke travels to a distant planet to become a Jedi knight from Jedi Master Yoda (voice of Frank Oz) in order to do battle with Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). Great special effects and good plot. |
1980 Superman II Action / Sci-Fi / Romance PG, 127 Minutes
Director: Richard Lester More Info
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Valerie Perrine, Sarah Douglas, Susannah York, Jack O'Halloran, Terence Stamp Superman (Christopher Reeve) is back, and he is still fighting for law and order. Terrorists are threatening to blow up the Eiffel Tower and destroy Paris with a nuclear warhead. When reporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) tries to interview the terrorists, she finds herself held hostage. Superman rescues Lois and tosses the bomb into space where its blast awakens Kryptonian villains–Zod (Terence Stamp), Non (Jack O'Halloran), and Ursa (Sarah Douglas) who had been exiled to outer space. Now, the Kryptonians arrive on Earth and attempt to take over the planet. Meanwhile, Lois has learned that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person, and Superman must decide whether to become a normal man and share his life with Lois or retain his super powers and save Earth from the villains. |
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1980 The Young Master Foreign / Action N/R, 90 Minutes
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Full listing of Action movies from the 1980's | 10 to Midnight (1983)
10 Violent Women (1982)
48 Hrs. (1982)
5 Lucky Stars (1983)
Above the Law (1988)
Abyss, The (1989)
Action Jackson (1987)
Against All Odds (1984)
Akira (1988)
Aliens (1986)
Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
Amateur (1981)
American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
Annihilators (1985)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Assassination (1987)
Ator, the Invincible (1984)
Avenging Force (1986)
Bail Out (1989)
Band of the Hand (1986)
Bat 21 (1988)
Batman (1989)
Beast (1988)
Best of the Best (1989)
Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Shanghai, A (1989)
Better Tomorrow, A (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Big Bad Mama II (1987)
Big Brawl (1980)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Black Cobra (1987)
Black Cobra 2 (1988)
Black Eagle (1988)
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Black Rain (1989)
Blade Runner (1982)
Bloodfist (1989)
Bloodsport (1988)
Blue Thunder (1983)
Blues Brothers (1980)
Border (1982)
Borderline (1980)
Born to Defence (1988)
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1987)
Brenda Starr (1989)
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
Bushido Blade (1980)
Casualties of War (1989)
Cat Chaser (1989)
Catch the Heat (1987)
Certain Fury (1985)
Challenge (1982)
Choke Canyon (1986)
City on Fire (1987)
Clinton and Nadine (1988)
Cloak & Dagger (1984)
Cobra (1986)
Cocaine Wars (1986)
Code of Silence (1985)
Code of Vengeance (1985)
Codename: Wildgeese (1984)
Commando (1985)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Courage (1984)
Crime Zone (1988)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
Cry Wilderness (1987)
Cuba Crossing (1980)
Cyclone (1987)
Dalton: Code of Vengeance II (1986)
Day of the Cobra (1980)
Dead Bang (1989)
Dead Pool (1988)
Deadly Force (1983)
Deadly Impact (1984)
Death Before Dishonor (1987)
Death Hunt (1981)
Death Wish 3 (1985)
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
Death Wish II (1982)
Deathstalker (1984)
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans (1987)
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell (1989)
Deceivers (1988)
Delta Force (1986)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Die Hard (1988)
Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission, The (1987)
Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, The (1988)
Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission, The (1985)
Diva (1981)
Dogs of War (1980)
Downtown (1989)
Dragon Strike (1982)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Eastern Condors (1986)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
Enigma (1982)
Enter the Ninja (1981)
Escape from New York (1981)
Evil That Men Do (1984)
Exterminator (1980)
Extreme Prejudice (1987)
Eye for an Eye, An (1981)
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Fatal Beauty (1987)
Fear City (1984)
Fearless Hyena II (1983)
Final Justice (1985)
Final Mission (1984)
Firefox (1982)
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First Blood (1982)
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Flashpoint (1984)
Flesh & Blood (1985)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Forced Vengeance (1982)
Frantic (1988)
Game of Death 2 (1981)
Ghost Warrior (1986)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Glory Boys (1984)
Gojira (1984)
Golden Child, The (1986)
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Hangmen (1987)
Hanky Panky (1982)
Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987)
Hawk the Slayer (1980)
Heart of Dragon (1985)
Heat (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hell's Angels Forever (1983)
Her Secret Life (1987)
Hero and the Terror (1988)
Heroes Shed No Tears (1986)
Hiding Out (1987)
High Risk (1981)
Highlander (1986)
Hit List (1989)
Hitcher, The (1986)
Hour of the Assassin (1987)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Human Factor (1980)
Hunter, The (1980)
I, the Jury (1982)
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
Inchon (1982)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Innocent Man (1989)
Instant Justice (1987)
Into the Night (1985)
Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
Jackals (1986)
January Man, The (1989)
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Jigsaw Man (1983)
Johnny Handsome (1989)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Junkman, The (1982)
K-9 (1989)
Karate Kid, Part II, The (1986)
Karate Kid, Part III, The (1989)
Kickboxer (1989)
Kidnapping of the President, The (1980)
Killer, The (1989)
King David (1985)
King of the Mountain (1981)
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1988)
Knightriders (1981)
Krull (1983)
Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Lassiter (1984)
Last Dragon (1985)
Last Starfighter, The (1984)
Lawless Land, The (1988)
Le Professionnel (1981)
Legacy of Rage (1986)
Legend of the Lone Ranger, The (1981)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Let's Get Harry (1986)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Living Daylights (1987)
Lock Up (1989)
Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Malibu Express (1985)
Malone (1987)
Master (1989)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Midnight Crossing (1988)
Mighty Quinn, The (1989)
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2, The Beginning (1985)
Murphy's Law (1986)
My Lucky Stars (1985)
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad, The (1988)
Name of the Rose (1986)
Nate and Hayes (1983)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Next of Kin (1989)
Night the Bridge Fell Down (1983)
Nighthawks (1981)
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
No Holds Barred (1989)
No Man's Land (1987)
No Mercy (1986)
No Retreat, No Surrender (1985)
No Retreat, No Surrender, Part 2 (1989)
No Way Out (1987)
North Sea Hijack (1980)
Nowhere to Hide (1987)
Octagon (1980)
Octopussy (1983)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
One Down, Two to Go (1982)
Operation Condor 2: The Armour of Gods (1986)
Osterman Weekend (1983)
Out of Bounds (1986)
Over the Top (1987)
Package, The (1989)
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Patriot (1986)
Picasso Trigger (1988)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
Platoon (1986)
Police Story (1985)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Pope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)
Predator (1987)
Presidio, The (1988)
Prodigal Son (1982)
Project A (1983)
Project A, Part II (1987)
Protector (1985)
Quji (1989)
Rambo III (1988)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Ran (1985)
Raw Deal (1986)
Red Dawn (1984)
Red Heat (1988)
Red Scorpion (1989)
Red Sonja (1985)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Renegades (1989)
Rent-a-Cop (1988)
Rescue (1988)
Return of Swamp Thing (1989)
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
Road House (1989)
Roadhouse 66 (1984)
RoboCop (1987)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Royal Warriors (1986)
Runaway Train (1985)
Running Man, The (1987)
Running Scared (1986)
Savage Beach (1989)
Sea Wolves (1980)
Search and Destroy (1981)
Seven Hours to Judgment (1988)
Shakedown (1988)
Shaker Run (1985)
Shame (1988)
Shaolin Temple (1982)
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Shogun Assassin (1980)
Shoot to Kill (1988)
Silent Rage (1982)
Silk (1986)
Silk 2 (1989)
Skeleton Coast (1987)
Slaughter in San Francisco (1981)
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
Smuggler (1980)
Soldier (1982)
South Bronx Heroes (1985)
Southern Comfort (1981)
Spetters (1980)
Stagecoach (1986)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Steele Justice (1987)
Street Justice (1989)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Stryker's War (1985)
Sudden Death (1985)
Sudden Impact (1983)
Supergirl (1984)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Survival Quest (1989)
Sweet Revenge (1987)
Sword of Gideon (1986)
Taffin (1988)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Target (1985)
Terminator (1984)
They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
They Live (1988)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Top Gun (1986)
Top Secret! (1984)
Tough Enough (1983)
Toxic Avenger (1985)
Toxic Avenger, Part II (1989)
Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
Tuareg: The Desert Warrior (1984)
Uncommon Valor (1983)
Viadukt (1983)
View to a Kill (1985)
Violent Cop (1989)
Viper (1988)
Walker (1987)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
Watch the Shadows Dance (1986)
Watchers (1988)
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Whistle Blower (1986)
Who Dares Wins (1982)
Wicked Lady (1983)
Wild Geese II, The (1985)
Witch from Nepal (1985)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
Young Master (1980)
Young Warriors (1983)
Yuri Nosenko, KGB (1986)
'burbs, The (1989)
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