Action Movies of 1978
Superman: The Movie
Richard Donner's big-budget blockbuster Superman: The Movie is an immensely entertaining recounting of the origin of the famous comic book character. Opening on Krypton (where Marlon Brando plays Superman's ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Swarm
Killer bees migrate to the United States from Africa via South America in this disaster film produced and directed by the genre's chief architect, Irwin Allen, and written by Stirling Silliphant, scribe of The Poseidon ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 From Navarone was a sequel to the 1961 blockbuster The Guns of Navarone and tells the tale of ten widely divergent WW II troubleshooters who attempt to blow up a crucial bridge in Yugoslavia. As in ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Game of Death
Star Bruce Lee died before this film was completed, thus the producers were forced to pad out the running time with outtakes and alternate shots. They also lifted chunks of ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Hooper
Following the blockbuster success of Smokey and the Bandit, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and director Hal Needham reunited to make the very similar Hooper, an action-laced comedy about a Hollywood stunt man who enters a dangerous rivalry with a ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Wild Geese
The plot of this of this adaptation of the Daniel Carney's novel, sprinkled throughout a series of extended ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Every Which Way But Loose
Clint Eastwood's first comedy feature proved to be one of his most profitable vehicles. Eastwood plays Philo Beddoe, a bare-knuckle boxer who travels from fight to fight in a beat-up truck, accompanied by his "pal" Clyde, a ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Young Master
Following up on his success with his 1978 smash hit ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Circle of Iron
This symbol-laden drama explores the inner mythology of martial arts practice and is based on a Bruce Lee story idea. The original screenplay was written by Bruce Lee, with help from actor James Coburn and screenwriter Stirling ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Return of the Tiger
Directed by Jimmy Shaw, this vintage kung fu action film revolves around the efforts of an international narcotics ring to dominate ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Filthy Guy
Sammo Hung stars in this classic martial arts drama as a man who was orphaned as a boy and has struggled through poverty all his life. Known in his village as "the Filthy Guy," the poor laborer ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
You've seen him as the bone-cracking anti-hero of the Street Fighter films, now watch Sonny Chiba team with ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Good Guys Wear Black
Chuck Norris plays John T. Booker, a Vietnam vet who finds out that several of his army buddies lost their lives in a mission that was intended to fail. Seeking answers, ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Fingers
Jimmy Angelelli (Harvey Keitel) wants to be a concert pianist. Jimmy's dad, Ben Angelelli (Michael V. Gazzo), wants his son to go into the family business. So far, so banal. ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Go Tell the Spartans
Go Tell the Spartans is set in Vietnam during that ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin
Jackie Chan stars in this straight-ahead kung fu saga directed Chen Chi-hua. The film opens with eight Shaolin masters ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Shangkuan I-yun (Hwang Jang-li) has developed the deadly eagle claw style to devastating effect on the follower of the Snake Fist technique, killing all except the group's ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Death Sport
David Carradine romps around in a loin-cloth as Kaz Oshay, a good-guy biker ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Drunken Master
One of the earliest major films starring Jackie Chan, this 1978 Hong Kong offering highlights the relationship between a student and his martial arts master. This theme would dominate the American martial arts genre for ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Bloody Fight
N.G. Tien Tsu directs this martial arts film that concerns a conflict between two very different styles of fighting. Chan Cheng, an expert in the art of Japanese boxing, challenges the head of a Chinese kung fu school. ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Bruce Le's Greatest Revenge
In this martial arts actioner, Bruce Le stars as a young student who attempts to keep peace between a European club and some Chinese students but finds himself a victim of hatred. ~ Kristie Hassen, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Challenge of the Masters
In this Shaw Brothers Kung Fu actioner, a young man named Wong Fei-hung must undergo difficult training under the tutelage of his father's ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Cop in Blue Jeans
A detective (Tomas Milian) goes undercover to bring justice to a crimelord (Jack Palance) accused of stealing $5 million. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Crack Shadow Boxer
Han Kuo Tsai and Ku Feng star in Crack Shadow Boxers as a pair of martial artists who protect a village from an attack by the dreaded ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Edge of Fury
A wealthy businessman finds himself in a heap of trouble after being framed for an illegitimate drug charge in Bangkok. Desperate, he turns to his only foreseeable hope of escape -- his chauffeur, ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Enforcer from Death Row
In this exciting actioner, a former Army Ranger sits in prison awaiting his ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Death Dimension
Kill Factor was originally released as Death Dimension. Either way, the audience was hep to the fact that it ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Lau Kar-leung directs this revenge thriller, widely considered to be the greatest kung-fu flick of all time. Liu Yu-te (Gordon Lau Kar-fai) is a gentle ethics scholar until his family and friends are ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
My Kung Fu 12 Kicks
The martial arts film My Kung Fu 12 Kicks concerns a young man whose ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
My Name Called Bruce
Bruce Li teams up with a seductive spy to vanquish a villainous band of smugglers in Hong Kong in this martial ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Black Belt Jones 2: The Tattoo Connection
Lee Tso Nam directs Jim Kelly in the martial arts action film Black Belt Jones 2: The ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Ten Brothers of Shaolin
The martial-arts action film 10 Brothers of Shaolin tells the tale of ten specially trained fighters ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Ways of Kung Fu
When a hapless novice (Chi Kuan-Chun is thrown out of the Shaolin Temple after suffering a series of humiliations brought upon him by a corrupt monk, he has no choice but to wander the dangerous countryside. After being forced to deal ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Shalimar: The Deadly Thief
Deadly Thief is the American video title of the Indian ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Against Rascals With Kung Fu
Kung-Fu masters square off against the bad guys. ~ Forest Ray, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Death Duel of Kung Fu
Chang Chi directs Han Ying and Wang Tao in the martial ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Dragon on Fire
Godfrey Ho's Dragon on Fire stars John Liu and Tino Wong as two men ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Duel of Ultimate Weapons
When his foster father is killed, a young man learns martial arts in ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Eagle's Killer
Chung Chi's The Eagle's Killer features a battle between a student of the Eagle Fist technique and a master of the Eagle's Claws. Hwank Jang Lee plays Lo Sing, a hitman assigned to take out Tai. Tai trains in the ways of the Eagle Fist ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Five Deadly Venoms
Five Deadly Venoms tells the tale of a martial arts master who commands a student to track down some of his other students and get them to stop those that have used their skills for nefarious ends. The Centipede, The Snake, ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Guy With the Secret Kung Fu
Two brothers put their kung fu skills to the test and do battle with dishonest judges, powerful warlords, and giant zombies, all in the name of ending the oppression of the Ching Dynasty. This action comedy ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Incredible Kung Fu Mission
John Liu plays one of five martial arts masters in Kung Fu Commandos. One of the masters' comrades in arms is captured by an evil warlord. The quintet heads to the villain's lair, only to ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Instructors of Death
Listed as a 1982 release in most sources, Instructors of Death was probably ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Invincible Kung Fu Trio
Director Joe Law helmed this chop socky adaptation of the endlessly remade and reinterpreted Legend of the Shaolin Warrior. Meng Fei, who ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Kung Fu of Tai Kwon Do
When an American pilot is forced to parachute into the clutches of the Japanese army, he becomes a POW, but soon afterward he escapes. Now he is imbedded with new allies in the form of ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Brave Archer
Jin Yong's historical novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes has been adapted into countless Asian television series as well as several films including Ashes of Time and this lengthy and involved Shaw Brothers effort directed by prolific Hong ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Lost Kung Fu Secrets
Directed by Joe Law, this Hong Kong favorite ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Magnificent Fists
Evil is confronted by a martial arts master in this action film. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Shaolin Invincible Sticks
Lee Tso Nam directs the martial arts action film Shaolin Invincible Sticks. Wong Tao appears in the film as the soon-to-be-leader of the Invincible Sticks Clan. The Air Splitting Pole Fighter (Chang Yi), opposes his quest for ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Shaolin Iron Claws
Wong Fong directs the martial arts action film ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Invincible Shaolin
In this martial arts film, two members of rival Shaolin temples team up to stop the wicked warlord who began the fight between them. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Yoga and Kung Fu Girl
Sun Young directs Phoenix Chen, Chi Kuan Chun, and Pai Ying in the odd martial arts film Yoga and Kung Fu Girl. This film is ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
This 1978 martial arts film by director John Woo was wrapped nearly 20 years before 1997's Face/Off would bring him mainstream acceptance in Hollywood. His star was rising already in this ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Never Give Up
Ajisawa (Ken Takakura) is a mysterious warrior in a secret Japanese paramilitary group who, while on a training exercise in the woods, stumbles into a group of rural party-makers. In the ensuing conflict he kills ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Seven Grandmasters
An aged Kung Fu practitioner seeks to challenge ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Eagle's Claw
Lee Tso Nam directs H. Kuan-Chun, Wang Tao, and Chang Yi in the martial arts film Eagle's Claw. The Eagle's Claw school and the Praying Mantis school are rivals. When the Praying ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
The Legendary Strike
Also known as Legendary Strike and Fist Too Fast, this Iron Maiden is not in reference to the British heavy metal band. It's a ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Ol' Dirty Kung Fu
A long-in-the-tooth martial arts warrior and his none-too-clever followers find themselves in deep trouble in this vintage kung fu comedy. An aging martial arts champion fallen on hard times, nicknamed "Bamboo Stick" after his favorite weapon, ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog
Out on the town gambling after running away from his wife, Crazy Frog (Sammo Hung) makes the acquaintance of pickpocket Multi-Hand Chick (Meg Lam ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Shaolin Red Master
Chi Kwan Chun stars in this kung fu film about a young man who must master the deadliest methods of Shaolin fighting in order to avenge his father's murderer, the evil Red Lama (Tommy Lee). With each ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Killer of Snake, Fox of Shaolin
Killer of Snake, Fox of Shaolin stars Carter Wong as a man whose father and daughter are threatened by ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Viva Villa Cabrones
Revered in his native Mexico as a real life Robin Hood, Pancho Villa defended the rights of the impoverished masses to become a legendary hero of the people. Now join Mexican film stars ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Showdown at the Cotton Mill
A skilled rebel fighter is threatened by a fearless warrior from the imperial Ching dynasty in this fast-paced Hong Kong classic ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Crane Fighter
Judy's father is a master of Shaolin Kung-Fu who was once a respected man. Shaolin Kung-Fu is now ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Crazy Guy With Super Kung Fu
A band of idiots are taught the ways of the Super Kung Fu style in order to bring down the ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Iron Monkey II
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Tough to Kill
Hardened by war, a group of soldiers turned hitmen will betray all loyalties in the name of money in Tough to Kill. Somewhere in the African bush there is a mercenary with a hefty price on his head, and of the four men ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Swords of Vengeance
Japan's greatest actor, Toshiro Mifune, and their most powerful action star, Sonny Chiba, team up in this historical action drama. Oishi is an ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Double Game
The city of Turin is teeming with crime, and though it's up to two tough cops to clean up the streets, one of the pair is harboring a deadly secret ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
Convoy Busters
Hunted by the mob for his tough stance against crime and crucified by the press for use of excessive force, a rouge cop with a reputation for bending the rules seeks to lie low in a quiet town on the Adriatic Coast in an action-packed ... [ Action movie - 1978 ]
