The action movies of today seem to be group efforts. Teams of soldiers, cops, cowboys and/or Spartans battle scores of villains for the future of peace and other important stuff. Wimps.
We remember when an action hero fought alone, spraying evil-doers with lead and one-liners, without the help of anyone, except maybe a dog or some random chick. It was a simpler time back then, a time known as the '80s.
Celebrating the return of Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo, here are some of the top '80s action stars.
Sylvester Stallone
'80s High Point: First Blood (1982)
'80s Low Point: Rhinestone (1984)
Sly Stallone was one of the few action heroes who had an Oscar pedigree thanks to 1976's incomparable underdog tale, Rocky. In the '80s, Stallone turned down the acting chops and turned up the awesome chops as he got totally ripped and only signed up for films where he killed more than 235 people.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
'80s High Point: The Terminator (1984)
'80s Low Point: Twins (1988)
If you wrapped an atomic, sword-shooting bazooka in muscle and fists and fired it from atop your talking, two-headed lion, you still wouldn't be as deadly as Arnold was in flicks like Commando, Conan the Barbarian and Predator. Schwarzenegger was the go-to guy when you needed to ventilate some terrorists, punch an alien in the pancreas, travel through time to hand out some face killers to an unborn child, or be Danny Devito's long-lost twin.
Harrison Ford
'80s High Point: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982)
'80s Low Point: What low point?
Who were they then? By the time the 1980s were over, Harrison Ford had appeared in five of the Top 10 highest grossing films of that decade. In those five movies, Ford played two of the greatest characters in film history (Han Solo and Indiana Jones).
Where are they now? Ford's winning streak at the box office may have slowed down a tad, but he's still a big name star. He's also still in shape, as he's set to reprise his role as Indiana Jones in the franchise's upcoming fourth film, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
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