Boys and Toys Ulitmate Action-Adventure Movies

by Brode, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9780806523811
• ISBN10: 0806523816
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Citadel Pr

Summary

Loaded with stills that give a sweeping,presentation of what guys like, this is the,perfect book for downtime, college campus, the,bar, late-night poker games, pizza parties or the,chronically dateless. Here are all the top film,picks, along with a brief description of each and,how they are rated. Performers such as Willis,Segal, Cruise, Ford, Schwarzenegger, Washington,Stallone, Connery, Brando, Wayne, Clooney,Eastwood, Gibson, Bronson, Nicholson and McQueen,are featured in this comprehensive list of every,type of action-adventure movie.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: The Name of Action	1	(13)
Essentials: Into the New Millennium	14	(10)
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Action Stars of the Nineties and Beyond	24	(15)
The Shape of Things to Come	39	(5)
If They Move, Kill Them!: Legendary One-Liners	44	(7)
Essentials: The Nineties	51	(14)
Sometimes an Action Hero: Stars Who ``Swing'' both Ways	65	(16)
The Family Hour: Action Films to Watch with Your Kids	81	(5)
Essentials: The Eighties	86	(14)
The Pantheon: World's Greatest Action Stars (1960--1995)	100	(27)
Moments to Remember: Classic Action Scenes	127	(6)
Essentials: The Seventies	133	(16)
Shake `n' Bake: The Disaster Films	149	(6)
Second String: The Runner-Up Tier of Action Stars	155	(27)
Ripe for Revival: Forgotten Action Films to Remember	182	(9)
Action Babes: The Women of Modern Action	191	(16)
Mano e Mano: The Great Fight Scenes	207	(4)
Essentials: The Sixties	211	(15)
The Nam: The Vietnam War on Film	226	(5)
The B-Movie Boys	231	(19)
Best of the Bs	250	(9)
The Arena: Classic Fight Films	259	(6)
Our Forgotten War: The Korean Conflict on Film	265	(5)
Essentials: The Fifties	270	(14)
The Racers	284	(3)
O Pioneers!: Predecessors to the Modern Action Stars	287	(18)
The Last Good War: World War II on Film	305	(11)
The Tall Man: A Career Tribute to John Wayne	316	(4)
Index	320	(6)
About the Author	326