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'80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures
Contributor(s): Budnik, Daniel R. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0786497416     ISBN-13: 9780786497416
Publisher: McFarland & Company
OUR PRICE: $41.95  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Dewey: 791.437
LCCN: 2017002718
Age Level: 18-UP
Grade Level: 13-UP
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7" W x 10" L (1.05 lbs) 260 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1980's
Features: Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2017 pg. 34
 
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Publisher Description:
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.
 
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