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In Search of the Last Action Heroes

  • 2019
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.5K
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In Search of the Last Action Heroes (2019)
Documentary

A comprehensive retrospective of the 80's and 90's action film genre.A comprehensive retrospective of the 80's and 90's action film genre.A comprehensive retrospective of the 80's and 90's action film genre.

  • Director
    • Oliver Harper
  • Writers
    • Oliver Harper
    • Timon Singh
  • Stars
    • Scott Adkins
    • Stuart Ashen
    • Shane Black
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oliver Harper
    • Writers
      • Oliver Harper
      • Timon Singh
    • Stars
      • Scott Adkins
      • Stuart Ashen
      • Shane Black
    • 17User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • Self
    Stuart Ashen
    Stuart Ashen
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    Shane Black
    Shane Black
    • Self
    James Bruner
    James Bruner
    • Self
    Stan Bush
    • Self
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Self
    Boaz Davidson
    Boaz Davidson
    • Self
    Steven E. de Souza
    Steven E. de Souza
    • Self
    Bill Duke
    Bill Duke
    • Self
    Brad Fiedel
    • Self
    Sam Firstenberg
    Sam Firstenberg
    • Self
    Mark Goldblatt
    Mark Goldblatt
    • Self
    Jenette Goldstein
    Jenette Goldstein
    • Self
    Jeffrey Greenstein
    Jeffrey Greenstein
    • Self
    Matthias Hues
    Matthias Hues
    • Self
    Mario Kassar
    Mario Kassar
    • Self
    Al Leong
    Al Leong
    • Self
    Mark L. Lester
    Mark L. Lester
    • Self
    • Director
      • Oliver Harper
    • Writers
      • Oliver Harper
      • Timon Singh
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    8jellopuke

    Well done but with some unfortunate typos

    Lots of interviews make a fun look back at action heroes and movies of the 80s and early 90s BUT there are some really weird typos in places (wrong dates and directors names for example) that make you scratch your head that they could have been missed. But overall it's a solid retrospective and worth watching if you like that era of movies.
    1TrentMatrix88

    Directionless

    Essentially a 2 and half hour YouTube video. Little to no narrative structure, no visual cohesion and very repetitive. Also HIGHLY dubious this cost the full 100k bucks they crowdfunded, even more so having seen the low quality of the backer rewards issued
    6skywalker7471

    Mixed feelings...

    Started off really good them went downhill fast with too much emphasis on 90s action movies for some weird reason missing out on tons of 80s classics that weren't even mentioned ie- Invasion USA,Big Trouble in Little China,Avenging Force,Delta Force,Rocky 4...very strange documentary
    8mhorg2018

    Entertaining!

    Really entertaining documentary with some great anecdotes about the 1980's and the rise of action movies and actors. Very well done, it keeps ones' attention while watching.
    4xstar-569-863407

    One - Sided

    Let's start off saying that it was an OK film just off the fact that it was a documentary about the action film world, but it was very one-sided and bias. The direction of the film was all over the place. Couldn't understand why this was a 2-hour film, but only focused on 2-3 action stars and didn't dive deeper into each action star's story. The film lacked stylization in the editing and the transitions to the next topic/actor were terrible and so abrupt. How are you going to talk about action stars of the 70s, 80s, 90s and not include Snipes, Jet - Li, Donnie Yen, Jim Kelly? This film should have been called In Search of The Last White Action Heroes. If you're bored and have nothing going on, I'd watch it with caution. Other than that they should give the crowd funders their refund or try again.

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    • Trivia
      Based upon Oliver Harper's Retrospectives and Reviews (2011) YouTube channel.
    • Goofs
      Several titles were written twice in the credits, including American Ninja (1985) and Police Story 2 (1988) in the film clips shown section, and Commando (1985) and Enter the Dragon (1973) in the movie posters section-- the latter of which was written another two times but as "Version 1" and "Version 2."
    • Quotes

      Vernon Wells: We are a society - especially the female part of it - we are a society that likes to look at things like that. At muscles. It was like: "oh, look at those muscles".

    • Connections
      Features High Noon (1952)

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    • Release date
      • September 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Kickstarter official
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • В поисках последних героев боевиков
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 20m(140 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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