Action Movies of 1981
Taps
Devery Freeman's novel Father Sky was the inspiration for the far-fetched ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Escape from New York
The year is 1997. Manhattan Island is now a heavily guarded maximum-security prison, where the scum of the earth have converged. ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Sharky's Machine
A William Diehl novel was the source of the noirish nailbiter Sharky's Machine. Sharky (Burt Reynolds) is an undercover cop who fouls up an assignment and is kicked downstairs to the vice squad -- a ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Cannonball Run
Burt Reynolds and director Hal Needham team up for ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Postman Fights Back
Chow Yun-Fat stars in this historical drama from Hong Kong. During the Republican era in China, warlords divided the nation ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Death Hunt
Set in the '30s, Mountie Millen (Lee Marvin) is assigned to track down accused murderer Johnson (Charles Bronson), who has escaped in the high passes of the Canadian Rockies. Johnson, a trapper, has extensive knowledge of ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Nighthawks
Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone) and Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams) are New York police officers specially assigned to a special ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Caveman
Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr plays a prehistoric, social outcast who, along with other misfits, forms his own tribe and finds various comic adventures. ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
An Eye for an Eye
The frequently used title An Eye for an Eye was applied to a Chuck Norris martial-arts ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Knightriders
Knightriders may well be the only cycle flick ever to be played out in suits of armor. A hardcase motorcycle gang led by Ed Harris has found itself a neat ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Road Warrior
Director George Miller's follow-up to his own 1979 hit Mad Max is proof that not all sequels are inferior to their originals. If anything, this brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Class of 1984
A music teacher (Perry King) at a tough Los Angeles ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Fist of the White Lotus
As a sequel to Executioners from Shaolin, this standard kung-fu actioner features Liu Jiahui as the fighter Hong Wending whose friends have been killed by the seditious White ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Comin' at Ya!
This violent spaghettiesque western was filmed in 3-D and chronicles the adventures of a brave gunslinger who is determined to save ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
My Young Auntie
In a change from the usual action film, this story starts with the marriage of a young, uptight female ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Shaolin & Wu Tang
Gordon Liu's Hong Kong action film Shaolin & Wu Tang stars Wang Lung Wei as a Manchu prince who is manipulating Shaolin and Wu Tang masters in order to learn their secrets. He sets two ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Dreadnaught
Director and master choreographer Yuen Woo-ping spins this brilliant kung-fu-thriller featuring future star Yuen Biao. The film opens with serial ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Counter Attack
Bruce Li directs and stars in this martial arts action film. Some releases erroneously state that the movie stars Bruce Le. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Deadly Strike
An area policeman (Bruce Li) releases seven prisoners so that they can help in the fight against local crime. ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Dragon Lee vs. The Five Brothers
In Dragon Lee vs. The Five Brothers, the titular hero comes across a quintet of chop-socky despots. Though decidely outnumbered, Dragon Lee must do everything within his power in ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Dragon Princess
Starring martial arts expert Sue Shiomi in the tile role, Dragon Princess centers around a tough princess who ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Final Exam
Since this no-brainer is basically a hybrid of frat-boy comedy and slasher-thriller exploitation which features no slashing, no humor, and fails to exploit anything, it's hard to determine what the producers really had ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Kung Fu for Sale
Shu Jun Ping directs action star Shaking Eagle in the martial arts film Kung Fu for Sale. When his father attempts to stop him from learning ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Lightning Kung Fu
Kuei Chi hung directs this grim kung-fu horror flick about ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Devil Killer
Jacky Cheng, Ko Shou Liang and Tai Chen top the cast of Ninja Exterminators. We won't hold you ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Rebellious Reign
As the emperor of China lies dying, a cut-throat battle for the throne ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Shaolin Invincibles
Hou Cheng directs the famous Carter Wong and Chia Ling in the martial arts action film The Shaolin Invincibles. Fed up with the oppressive ways of Ching Emperor Yung Ching, Shaolin monks led by the stars attack the ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Taoism Drunkard
Chiu lives with his grandmother and carries the burden of protecting the sacred writ. A drunken Taoist priest however, has other plans for ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The True Game of Death
When a man forms a small movie production company, he doesn't plan on being foiled by the owners of several major studios, who have devised ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Unbeaten 28
When kung-fu student (Meng Fei) must face a critical test in order to complete his training in the mysterious "Iron Body" method, the perils involved ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Fierce Boxer
Lee Chen Kun, Ma Tien Long, Johnny Taylor star in the martial-arts maelstrom The Fierce Boxer. The usual plotline in this sort of fare involves the hero avenging his ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Occhio Alla Penna
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Kill the Shogun
In 1592, the Japanese Shogun Hideyoshi failed in his attempt to invade Korea (and later, China through Korea) -- this Hong Kong kung-fu thriller (dubbed in English) is loosely based on ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Hit Man in the Hand of Buddha
In this martial arts action classic, Wang Cheng (Hwang Jang Lee) is a young man from the country who arrives in the city in search of his sister and her husband. However, Wang Cheng soon makes an enemy of a ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Bone Crushing Kid
Chen Haw directs Chang Hung Lear, Kam Lung, and Pan Yin Zie in the Hong Kong action film The Bone Crushing Kid. Sung is a young man who is ambitious to make his name in a theatrical troupe. The leader of ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu
Robert Tai's Hong Kong action film Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu stars Lo Rei as Ah Tien, a man whose village is slaughtered by the evil Nine Devil Gang. Ah Tien and the women and children evacuate, ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Mantis Combat
When a once infamous criminal decides to make up for the trouble he has caused by giving up his dishonest lifestyle and returning the many treasures he has stolen to their rightful ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Return of the Deadly Blade
Taylor Wong Tai-loi directs a high-powered cast in the martial arts action film Return of the Deadly Blade. The story concerns a martial arts expert whose re-emergence causes a stir among fighters from around the world. They ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Art of War
This 1981 action adventure film finds a band of four martial artists teaming up to rescue their friends. Led by Mung, Queer Strikes, Crazy Sword, and Blind ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Abbot White
In this vintage martial arts action opus, the Devil Claw escapes from his grave after three decades, and begins to take possession of the body of a youthful monk. Ten years later, the Devil Claw has ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The 36 Shaolin Beads
The Hong Kong action film 36 Shaolin Beads stars Mark Long as a monk well-trained in the Shaolin Bead technique. The film was directed by David Lin and co-stars Lung Fei, Wong Goon Hung, Pai ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Challenge of the Shaolin Disciples
The Iron Hand clashes with the Iron Fist when a fearsome pair of kung-fu foes face off for a battle to the death in ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
8 Strikes of the Wildcat
Everyone knows that there's no better way to rid the world of a rodent than to enlist the aid of a feline, and in this long-thought-lost ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Night of the Assassins
This blood-soaked Shaw Bros. action fiesta follows Master Wu (Ko Keung), a kung-fu Master that will ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 04
The Dukes of Hazzard spends most of its fourth season entertainingly covering ground already traveled during the series' previous three seasons. Cousins Luke and Bo Duke (Tom Wopat, John Schneider) continue ... [ Action movie - 1981 ]
Drunken Dragon
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Hombres de Accion
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