'80s action movies on the cheap : 284 low budget, high impact pictures /
The 1980s was the decade when the action film as we know it came into being. Nonstop, big-budget excitement became the standard for the summer blockbusters. Homages made with lesser budgets followed every hit action movie. Providing detailed commentary on more than 300 films, this book explores ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2017]
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| Summary: | The 1980s was the decade when the action film as we know it came into being. Nonstop, big-budget excitement became the standard for the summer blockbusters. Homages made with lesser budgets followed every hit action movie. Providing detailed commentary on more than 300 films, this book explores '80s low budget action cinema. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 251 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780786497416 0786497416 |