Category: 80’s Action Hall of Fame
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RIP Chuck Norris: 1940-2026
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Read more: RIP Chuck Norris: 1940-2026Norris began his career sans the beard that later made him a legend, though it’s fair to say that by middle school, he was already well on his way to completing the densest chest of hair in the history of the medium.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Tom Eckert, Red Dawn
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Tom Eckert, Red DawnFathers and sons. Rivals, always, but eventually, an understanding. In the best cases – the rarest cases – a fine example is set. Lessons for the future, something to build on and develop.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Colonel Yin, Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Colonel Yin, Missing in Action 2: The BeginningOnce upon a time, Soon-Tek Oh (1932-2018) was America’s go-to Asian. Maybe the world’s. Whenever Hollywood needed a glaring visage from the Orient, Oh packed his bags, thanked his agent, and caught the first flight to glory.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Mall Security, Commando
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Mall Security, CommandoYear after painful year, the galleria spent 98% of its budget on mall security. No one quite knew why, but every fiscal year end, the usual suspects cleared their throats, straightened their ties, and yes, asked for the moon.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Toxic Waste, Robocop (1987)
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Toxic Waste, Robocop (1987)So far, only two inanimate objects have had the privilege of HOF induction: Sly’s legendary pair of scissors and, naturally, Bronson’s wine bottle. They deserved their moment in the sun.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Brad Wesley, Road House
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Brad Wesley, Road HouseYou see, Brad runs it all. “Jasper” on the maps, but “Wesley” in the hearts and minds of the faithful. He is mayor, sheriff, president, and pimp, all at once, just to avoid confusion.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: Pocketbook Lady, Death Wish 3
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: Pocketbook Lady, Death Wish 3Left penniless by the Giggler’s savagery, she’s fighting back in the only way she knows how: by taking pleasure in another’s pain. Schadenfreude, the American Way.
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: The Small Business Owner, Death Wish 3
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: The Small Business Owner, Death Wish 3The United States, if you believe the myth, was built by grit, tenacity, long hours, and great determination. Heedless of risk, these men and women of yesteryear passed along to their progeny the unquenchable desire to gamble it all for even the slightest slice of the American pie
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80’s Action Hall of Fame: The Wine Bottle, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
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Read more: 80’s Action Hall of Fame: The Wine Bottle, Death Wish 4: The CrackdownBy 1987, Paul Kersey was a shell of his former self. Sure, he hadn’t lost a step in terms of his desire to kill, nor his near-legendary taste for much younger women, but he was getting lazy. Incredibly lazy. Would the Paul of yore have resorted to MacGyver methods when a gun barrel to the…
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40 Years of Death Wish 3: A Celebration
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Read more: 40 Years of Death Wish 3: A CelebrationIt is almost hard to fathom, but it has been 40 years since the most violent 80’s Action movie ever.