Action Movies of 1982
First Blood
First Blood is the Sylvester Stallone film that unleashed "Rambo" onto an unsuspecting world. ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Death Wish 2
Paul Kersey's (Charles Bronson) self-appointed one-man vigilante squad goes bi-coastal in Michael ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
48 Hrs.
A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Ninja Wars
In this actioner, a brave fighter takes on a deadly quintet of his peers to ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
One Down Two to Go
This violent martial-arts film features a galaxy of the blaxploitation genre's best known stars, including Jim Kelly (Black Eliminator) in ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Firefox
Producer/director/star Clint Eastwood takes his sweet time getting Firefox started. Eastwood plays Mitchell Gant, a past-his-prime ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Dragon Lord
International martial arts superstar Jackie Chan directed and choreographed (along with veterans Corey Yuen and Fung Hark-on) this action-packed follow-up to The Young Master. Chan also stars as Dragon, a rebellious young man who is always ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Virus
A double disaster film with both an American and a Japanese cast, Virus presents some pretty wild ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Knight Rider: Season 01
Opening with a two-hour "TV movie" pilot (which has since been edited into two separate hour-long episodes), season one of Knight Rider affords viewers their ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Silent Rage
The sheriff of a small Texas town is pitted ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Forced Vengeance
In this martial-arts actioner, a pugnacious, taciturn Vietnam vet begins working for an honest casino owner to help keep the evil gangsters at bay. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Faster Blade, Poisonous Darts
Chu Yin-Ping directs the Hong Kong martial arts action film Faster Blade Poisonous Darts. Brigitte Lin stars as a woman who is ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Prodigal Son
In this classic martial arts film from Hong Kong, Yuen Biao plays the effete son of a wealthy man who is halfheartedly studying kung fu, though his father has to pay ringers to fight him (and, of course, lose). When he finds ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Junkman
H.B. Halicki, who wrote and directed the car chase classic Gone in 60 Seconds, returned with this ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
They Call Me Bruce?
Elliott Hong directs Johnny Yune in the martial arts ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Arcadia of My Youth
This animated adventure is based on a manga by Matsumoto Leiji and a Japanese television series that ran for two year. The story is set in the year 2970, during a war between Earth and the alien Illumidas Empire. When the commander of an ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Big Rascal
Kung-fu epic The Big Rascal is set in a provincial ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Dead and the Deadly
One of the more noteworthy Hong Kong horror-comedies of its time, this period thriller from Golden Harvest and actor/director Wu Ma (who co-stars ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Kung Fu Zombie
A nearly-invincible martial arts expert faces an unusual adversary when he must take on the living dead in this bizarre action comedy. Kung Fu warrior Pang (Billy Chong) ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Legendary Weapons of China
Considered one of the finest kung fu films made by the Shaw brothers, this film was directed by master choreographer Lau Kar-Leung. ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Ninja vs. Bruce Lee
Joseph Velasco directs martial arts star Bruce Lee in the action film Ninja vs. Bruce Lee. A Japanese Ninja is ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Jade Dagger Ninja
The greatest kung fu masters of the land face off in an epic battle in hopes of gaining possession of the most powerful and prized martial arts treasure of all time -- the mysterious and deadly purple jade dagger. ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Snake in the Monkey's Shadow
John Chang stars in Snake in the Monkey's Shadow as Liang, a martial arts student who impresses his teacher ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Snuff Bottle Connection
In this vintage martial arts adventure, a master fighter (John Liu) is searching for a special snuff bottle, which is no easy task since factions of Russian ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Steel Fisted Dragon
Iksan Lahardi directs Steve Lee in the martial arts action film Steel Fisted Dragon. Lee plays a man who sees his entire family killed by a gang ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Super Gang
In this martial arts actioner a pair of gangs engage in chop-socky rivalry. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Five Element Ninjas
In this martial arts actioner, a vengeful ninja leader takes on his cohorts after they kill his closest friend. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Tiger and Crane Shaolin Kung-Fu
This demonstration video looks at the techniques used in the Hung Gar Tiger and Crane patterns of Shaolin style of Kung fu. ~ All Movie Guide [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Ferocious Female Freedom Fighters
The folks at Troma Pictures have served up a variation on a theme ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Young Avenger
Tong Wai Shing directed this 1982 martial arts film from the Shaw brothers. Starring Wong Yue as a young kung-fu master working at a funeral parlor while maintaining ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Duel to the Death
Even prior to becoming a recognizable name with such superior entertainments as A Chinese Ghost Story, visionary filmmaker Ching Siu-tung directed this spectacularly effects-laden action-fantasy. ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Miracle Fighters
Yuen Woo Ping directs the Hong Kong martial arts action film The Miracle Fighters. A high priest has ridden the coattails of a prince in order to gain power. The prince dies, forcing the priest to set up ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Human Lanterns
Chao Chun-fang (Lo Lieh), a mentally unbalanced lantern maker gets a chance to avenge his mistreatment by two rich and powerful men when one of the men (who are enemies, in fact) asks him to make special lanterns for ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Flash Future Kung Fu
Che-Kirk Wong's science fiction/martial arts film ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Carry on Pickpocket
Popular Hong Kong actor-filmmaker Sammo Hung directed himself in this amusing action-comedy in which he stars as Rice ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Venom of the Ninja, Vol. 1
This film is the first entry in Hong Kong director Joseph Kuo Nan-Hong's Venom of the Ninja trilogy, which details an ancient struggle between ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Venom of the Ninja, Vol. 2
This film is the second entry in Hong Kong director Joseph Kuo Nan-Hong's Venom of the Ninja trilogy, which details an ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Venom of the Ninja, Vol. 3
This film is the final entry in Hong Kong director Joseph Kuo Nan-Hong's Venom of the Ninja trilogy, which details an ancient struggle between kung fu and ninjitsu for the empire of Japan. Starring Alexander Lo Rei as Tiger, Venom of ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
The Dukes of Hazzard: Season 05
There are many Dukes of Hazzard fans who would just as soon pretend that the series' fifth season never existed. Although perennial co-stars Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke, and James Best are back, and Sonny Shroyer has ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Five Fingers of Steel
A ruthless thug and deadly boxer attempts to overrun a fearful town by employing his powerful gang of henchmen ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
Burst City
From the maverick director of Gojoe and Electric Dragon 80,000V comes a futuristic tale of chaos and anarchy driven by an ... [ Action movie - 1982 ]
