Action Movies of 1977
Airport '77
Stretching the Airport concept as far as it will go, this third film in the series sticks a jet full of old actors 50 feet underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. Oxygen (and ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Smokey and the Bandit
"Smokey," aka Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason), is the prospective father-in-law of unwilling bride ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The 5th Musketeer
The story in this lavish cinemadaptation of Alexandre Dumas' The Man in the Iron Mask remains faithful to the original novel: the right heir to the throne of France is imprisoned in a ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Rollercoaster
Rollercoaster was a by-product of the brief "Sensurround" craze of the 1970s. Nutsoid Timothy Bottoms sabotages an amusement-park roller coaster, killing several innocent revelers. After several other acts of terrorism, Bottoms (whose ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Gray Lady Down
When the nuclear submarine he captains is rammed by a freighter while surfacing in Atlantic waters just off the coast of Rhode Island, Navy Captain Paul Blanchard (Charlton Heston) is able to radio for help. However, his sub's condition ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Orca
Another big-budget monster movie from producer Dino de Laurentiis, Orca concerns the mutual revenge pact ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
To Kill with Intrigue
Lo Wei spins this low-budget period epic featuring a young, deadly serious Jackie Chan. As the film ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Black Sunday
Bruce Dern is ideally cast as Lander, a crazed Vietnam veteran, in Black Sunday. Lander joins terrorists Dahlia (Marthe Keller) and Fasil (Bekim Fehmu) in a plot to create a ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Viva Knievel!
Gordon M. Douglas' kitsch masterpiece starts as Evel Knievel (as himself) sneaks ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Gauntlet
Playing police stooge Ben Shockley, Clint Eastwood sends up his Dirty ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Spy Who Loved Me
Though not Ian Fleming's most famous James Bond novel, 1962's The Spy Who Loved Me was ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Walking Tall: The Final Chapter
Rated R for violence, this is another of the promises broken to us by the movie industry. When they promise that we won't have to see something again, why can't they make it happen? Although this, like the Jason movies (Friday the 13th ad ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Iron-Fisted Monk
Sammo Hung makes his directorial debut with this period ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Karate Bear Fighter
Japanese martial arts legend Sonny Chiba stars in this action-packed drama. In Karate Bear Fighter, Chiba plays Masutatsu Oyama, a karate master whose "take no prisoners" style ultimately proves too brutal for the other ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Karate for Life
This martial-arts actioner from director Kazuhiko Yamaguchi is the third in a series of films inspired by the life of Masutatsu Oyama. Pushed to the outskirts of the sport after som unorthodoxed matches, Oyama is tapped to ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Day of the Animals
An interesting low-budget entry in the post-Jaws animals-run-amok genre (which also owes more than a little to Hitchcock's The Birds), this noisy, violent ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Thunder and Lightning
David Carradine and Kate Jackson spend most of their time peering over dashboards and revving up outboard motors in this extended chase film about moonshiners ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Grand Theft Auto
In exchange for being allowed to make his directorial debut in Grand Theft Auto, Ron Howard agreed to take no salary as a director, merely as star and co-screenwriter ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
The legendary Bruce Lee and former NFL great Fred Williamson star in Fist of Fear, Touch of Death, which is concerned with one of the biggest ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Inglorious Bastards
Inglorious Bastards was the alternate title for the Italian adventure yarn Counterfeit ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Project: Kill!
This low-budget action film stars Leslie Nielsen as Jonathan Trevor, a spy who ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family
The redundantly-titled Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family, Part 2, is the 1977 follow-up to the successful 1974 independently distributed film (aka a "four-waller") ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Operation Thunderbolt
This thrill-packed fact-based action-adventure from ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Battle of Shaolin
A valuable shipment of silver shimmers in the eyes of a deadly collection of determined thieves in this fast-moving martial arts classic starring Angela Mao, Lo Lieh, and Philip Kao ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Iphigenia
This production by Michael Cacoyannes is respectfully adapted from the ancient classical Greek play by Euripides (485-406 BCE). When ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Breaker! Breaker!
A typical Chuck Norris vehicle from the late '70s, Breaker! Breaker! is neither the first nor the last Hollywood attempt to translate the wide appeal ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Bolo
When two convicts are released from prison, they are intent upon revenge. ~ Kristie Hassen, All ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Bruce and Shaolin Kung Fu
After he wins a martial-arts match against the son of a general, a young expert must fight to stay alive in this actioner starring Bruce Le. ~ Kristie ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Bruce Li in New Guinea
While doing research on the ancient tribe of inhabitants of an isolated island, two Chinese martial arts experts attempt to save the daughter of a murdered tribal chief from a powerful sorcerer. ~ Kristie Hassen, All ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Bruce Lee the Invincible
One of the many similarly named actors to cash in on the ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Charge of the Model-T's
A WW I German spy attempts to drive an artillery-adorned automobile into ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Image of Bruce Lee
Yueng Kuen directs Bruce Li in the martial arts action film The Image of Bruce ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Jungle Holocaust
Ruggero Deodato directed this gory cannibal movie, one of many to pour out of Italy in the wake of Il Paese del Sesso Selvaggio (1972), which ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon
Yukio Noda directs action superstars Sonny Chiba and Callan in the thriller Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon. Chiba portrays Goglo 13, the most feared and respected hitman alive. Goglo is hired to assassinate the most powerful ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Liberators
Klaus Kinski is the leading man of The Liberators. But, Kinski being Kinski, ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Mad Dog
Helmut Berger plays the title character in the Italian melodrama Mad Dog. Berger isn't foaming at the mouth or anything, but he is dangerous, and his bark is far worse than his bite. Sent to jail by an honest police ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Return of Bruce
Bruce Le fights to save a young Filipino girl from the white slavers who abducted her. Le came to Manila to ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Shaolin Death Squads
A Japanese premier kills a statesman in his bid to become Emperor. The statesman's daughter hires the Shaolin Death Squad to avenge her father's death. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Two Dragons Fight Against Tiger
Wang Kuan Hsiung stars in the action film Two Dragons Fight Against ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Young Dragon
In this martial arts adventure, crooks kidnap the Young Dragon's girl friend and now he must overcome many dangerous obstacles to save her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Return of Fist of Fury
Bruce Le finds himself in deep water when he kills the brother of the Japanese President. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Super Dragon
A devoted Bruce Lee fan and martial arts instructor dejected by the death of his hero vows to solve the mystery behind his hero's death in this martial arts ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Fatal Needles, Fatal Fists
Lee Tso Nam's martial arts action film Fatal Needles, Fatal Fists stars Wang Tao as a talented martial ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Executioners From Shaolin
This classic kung-fu flick, directed by Lau Kar-leung, opens with the legendary Shaolin temple getting burned to the ground by Manchu troops and its head monk, Chi San, getting murdered by ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The 36 Crazy Fists
The enormously popular martial-arts star Jackie Chan served as the action director for The 36 Crazy Fists and has a cameo. Wong Tai Kwong's (Tony Leung Siu Hung) father is killed, and he seeks ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Wu Tang Swordsman
Directed by Chan Siu Pang, Wu Tang Swordsman centers around Lau Tien, master of the deadly 13-Sword Style. Thrown into ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Iron Monkey
The thirst for vengeance fuels determination in an irresponsible young man in this ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
8 Masters
Spiritual wisdom struggles against the desire for revenge in this vintage Hong Kong martial arts action picture. Chu Sao Chieh is a young boy whose father has ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Cowboy Bebop [Anime Series]
Originally broadcast in 1998 with 12 episodes on TV Tokyo, Cowboy Bebop also aired in 2001 as part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming with an excellent English-dubbed soundtrack and all 26 episodes. The action-packed and ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Korean Connection
Martial arts apprentice Yong Chul's status with the crime boss who took him under his wing comes under threat after he falls in love with a woman whose ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Dragon: The Odds
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Killer From Above
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The Secret Rivals 2
The martial arts sequel Crash Masters: Secret Rivals 2 continues the story from the first film by having the brother of the defeated Silver Fox swear revenge ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Duel With the Devils
Test your eyesight by following the lightning-fast footwork of martial arts master Tan Tao Ling in an ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Lupin the 3rd: TV 2 [Anime Series]
Three separate series with the same characters and ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Heroes of the Wild
Get ready for some fancy footwork as martial arts ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
The Lost Swordship
A pair of brave warriors are forced to do battle for the honor of their swords in director Lee Chia's popular adaptation of Ku Long's ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
Mantis Fists and Tiger Claws of Shaolin
When the youngest son of a notorious crime boss is killed under mysterious circumstances, the enraged kingpin sets out to seek revenge just as a mysterious man arrives in town in search of his sister ... [ Action movie - 1977 ]
