Best Action Films of 1989
Ministry of Vengeance
A Vietnam War veteran ... and daughter are killed by terrorists in Rome (and the government does nothing), the hero returns to violent means. [ best action films - 1989 ]
The Master
Tsui Hark directs this ... until 1992 when Jet Li following the success of Once Upon a Time in China became a major star. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Family Business
You've probably already guessed ... worth of test-tube specimens. There's many a slip-up and betrayal before the three generations can find a common ground. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Night of the Fox
Based on a novel ... thriller chronicles the daring rescue of a captured American officer who has vital information concerning the upcoming Normandy invasion. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Next of Kin
When his brother is ... Helen Hunt and Michael J. Pollard), little distinguishes the film from numerous other revenge stories with a similar outline. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Fletch Lives
Though the original Fletch ... Little, Juliane Phillips, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Richard Libertini and Richard Belzer (Chase's cohort from the old Groove Tube days). [ best action films - 1989 ]
The Dead Next Door
The feature debut of ... gore effects), this remains Bookwalter's best effort and contains numerous witty homages to the Romero films which inspired it. [ best action films - 1989 ]
MacGyver: Season 05
Season five of MacGyver ... grave once more, only to go right back after failing to bump off the protagonist for the umpteenth time. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Best of the Best
Learning the value of ... racially diverse U.S. karate team must work through their personal troubles to successfully participate in the upcoming international competition. [ best action films - 1989 ]
K-9
James Belushi stars in ... the criminals but Dooley doesn't really hit it off with his new partner until the pooch saves his life. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Road House
Love, treachery, and broken ... of Elvis Presley's "Memphis Mafia," appears as Webster; Canadian blues-rock guitarist Jeff Healey leads the Double Duce house band. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Licence to Kill
Timothy Dalton is better ... was a refreshingly serious change of pace for the series, albeit one that tended to lessen Bond's box-office value. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Dead Bang
A police detective (Don ... of a fellow officer. He follows the trail and is shocked to find a white-supremacist conspiracy in the process. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Skeleton Coast
This action-adventure film is ... Reed). Lovely Sam (Nancy Mulford) adds visual interest to the rescue team, and manages some dandy hand-to-hand combat moves. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Twisted Justice
In this futuristic actioner ... wives and associates of high-ranking company executives. The trouble for Tucker really begins when higher-ups take away his gun. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Once again, Charles Bronson ... cop decides to let nothing, not even the law, stop him from bringing the slimeball to graphically violent justice. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Pink Cadillac
For his third film ... between the skip-tracer and his captive. Written by John Eskow, Pink Cadillac costars Timothy Carhart and Michael Des Barres. [ best action films - 1989 ]
A Better Tomorrow III
Tsui Hark takes the ... who is quietly plotting revenge. Mark and Chi-mun soon follow them, hoping to save Ying-kit and kill Ho themselves. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Renegades
Director Jack Sholder followed ... of his brother. Hank and Buster team up to take Marino down and expose police corruption in the process. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Bail Out
David Hasselhoff plays one ... and John Vernon. Though filmed in 1988, Bail Out wasn't released until 1990, upon Hasselhoff's success on television's Baywatch. [ best action films - 1989 ]
The Punisher
This is an adaptation ... Australia, this low-budget action thriller did not get a theatrical release in the U.S., instead going directly to video. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Farewell to the King
Though officially based on ... "king" deigns to fight for their rights. Farewell to the King is breathtakingly photographed and quite exciting at times. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Shogun's Shadow
The boy who is ... one battle to the accompaniment of throbbing rock music. Martial arts legend Sonny Chiba) choreographed the exuberant fight scenes. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Future Force
In this futuristic film, ... are driven off of the crime-infested streets. It is up to a group of vigilantes to set things straight. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Red Scorpion
Dolph Lundgren stars in ... have dropped it for its endless desert treks and uninvolving screenplay. An unrelated Canadian sequel followed five years later. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Robot Jox
Sometime far into the ... it out to determine the distribution of world territories. This might be best appreciated by pre-teen video warfare fans. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Kickboxer
Jean Claude Van Damme ... and even kill his dog. But Kurt is unbowed and is ready for the champ to meet his match. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Bloodfist
Kickboxing champion Don "The ... illegal kickboxing tournaments and ends up in the ring himself, literally fighting for his life. Several sequels later followed. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Cage
If you've seen TV ... but audiences didn't get the hint; Cage has been greeted with raucous, derisive laughter ever since its 1990 release. [ best action films - 1989 ]
7 Lucky Ninja Kids
Seven kids with superior ... released as 7 Lucky Ninja Kids, this Hong Kong action picture was revised for American release by Earl Owensby. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Aftershock
Set in a post-apocalyptic ... harmony, Sabina decides to return to her home planet, only to be captured again by Saxon and his minions [ best action films - 1989 ]
Angel Town
It doesn't take long ... team. But it's really an effort to show how many Mexican- American hoodlums one artful foot flinger can dispatch. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Bloodfight
Kickboxer Bolo Yeung is ... one of the contestants (Yeung) accidentally impugns the master's honor. The finale features a square-off between master and contestant. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Chance
Two men attempt to ... a diamond heist in this suspenseful actioner. [ best action films - 1989 ]
City War
This Hong Kong crime ... sequences and acting are solid, with performances from Yun-Fat and Lung, both veterans of the Hong Kong action genre. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Easy Kill
Vigilantism proves to be ... only form of justice left to a man when he must avenge a drug lord's terrible crime. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Emperor of the Bronx
Cycle-flick habitue William Smith ... that the bloodshed in the last reel is almost anti-climactic. As always, the ubiquitous Smith rises above his material. [ best action films - 1989 ]
L.A. Warriors
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Nightmare at Bitter Creek
In this made-for-TV thriller, ... they become the target of a militant survivalist group's war games. The film is also known as Bitter Creek. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Riding Bean
Animated Japanese feature for ... blamed for a kidnapping, but he tries to clear himself with the help of his supercar and beautiful assistant. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Roadkill
Like its title, Roadkill ... one of the more normal people that she meets. Director Bruce McDonald doubles as one of the film's stars. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Savage Beach
Girls, guns, and gold ... drop out of the series after this movie, Speir would star as Donna in another four films for Sidaris. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Shotgun
In this film, the ... of a prostitute prompts Shotgun to seek out her killers and avenge her death. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Sugar Hill, 2: Dealin' Dirty, Saga Continues
Another episode of the ... in which a female police officer crusades against crime. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Violent Zone
John Douglas, Chard Hayward ... is a sham, and there's dirty work afoot. Violent Zone is unrated, but contains . . . well, violence. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Comando de la Muerte
The action film Comando ... to an every man for himself state. Some act more morally than others, but heroes are hard to find. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Wrath of the Ninja: The Yotoden Movie
A youthful female ninja ... aided by two swordsmen, who fight with her to help save her homeland. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma
A lone warrior sets ... challenges await him: His newfound foe was his former comrade-in-arms, and, more importantly, his former comrade-in-arms is a zombie. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Blue Submarine No. 6, Vol. 1: Blues
Humanity struggles for survival ... an ongoing series of home videos compiling episodes from the Blue Submarine series for release in the United States. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Garaga [Anime OVA]
With their spacecraft shipwrecked ... becomes apparent: were they meant to arrive on Garaga? And just who is this crew really taking orders from? [ best action films - 1989 ]
Baoh
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The Blonde Fury
While she is best ... schedule resulted in a number of continuity errors. Roy Chiao co-stars with Keith Kwan, Wu Ma, and Billy Chow. [ best action films - 1989 ]
In the Line of Duty 4
Cynthia Yang Li-chang stars ... turns out, he's a CIA agent selling drugs to the inner cities to finance terror campaigns in Central America. [ best action films - 1989 ]
The Inspector Wears Skirts II
Wellson Chin returns to ... together to thwart the baddie. Sibelle Hu Hui-chung, Sandra Ng Kwan-yu, Kara Hui-chung, and Ricky Hui Koon-ying also appear. [ best action films - 1989 ]
Vampire vs. Vampire
The star of numerous ... the carnage, the villagers turn to Catholicism and a tamed infant vampire to bale them out of their trouble. [ best action films - 1989 ]
DragonBall Z: Super Android 13!
Violent explosions interrupt a ... He determines that they must be robots, but with Doctor Gero dead, who could be behind the malicious attack? [ best action films - 1989 ]
Samurai Cop
When Japanese organized crime ... job is done. The director Amir Shervan preceded Samurai Cop by the cheap video classic Hollywood Cop in 1988. [ best action films - 1989 ]
El Judas de la Frontera
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They Call Me Macho Woman
A feral female warrior ... struggle for survival turns physical - leaving a painful trail of bruised and bloodied bodies twitching in her wake. [ best action films - 1989 ]
El Fiscal de Hierro 2
In the Spanish-language policier ... and her ruthless sons. The 1989 sequel, El Fiscal de Hierro 2, finds Ramona seeking violent revenge against Almada. [ best action films - 1989 ]Supplemental Navigation
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