Who is the greatest ever 80s action movie hero?

Infernal Racket

As the title suggest, who is the greatest of all time. I stole this picture from twitter. For me it has to be Arnie closely followed by Van Damme.

sebdavis

Infernal Racket wrote: »

As the title suggest, who is the greatest of all time. I stole this picture from twitter. For me it has to be Arnie closely followed by Van Damme.

None of those

They all wear Chuck Norris PJ's

Pee Wee Herman.

B.A._Baracus

Arnold hands down.
Everything that man touched turned to gold. Ermmm, well, with the exception on his house keeper.

Riddle101

Arnold for me. The first two Terminator movies are my favorite movies and really left an impression on me for good action flicks.

bazz26

None of them are a patch on Kung Fu Joe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcOWum8S3qA

Rikand

Arnie

Terminator
Predator
COmmando
Conan the Barbarian
The Running Man
Red Heat

Arnie followed by jcvd

Keyzer

Arnie hands down.

Snake Plisken

I have a fondness of Sly Stallone
Rambo First Blood
Rambo First Blood Part II
Rambo 3
Cobra
Tango and Cash
Plus you had Rocky 3 Escape to Victory all classics

KungPao

Arnold owned the 80s.

Let off some steam, Bennett.

B.A._Baracus

Just been looking online at some facts and figures of movies in the 80s and I thought Arnold would have been the biggest box office draw or there abouts. I mean his movies were huge and the 80s was the era of the action flick.

But none of his movies are in the highest grossing movies of the 80s actually. Neither is Stallone etc.

In fact, the biggest box office draw was Harrison Ford having 5 movies ranked out of the top 10. (The three indy movies, empire strikes back and return of the Jedi) I would not have guessed that.

Accordingly E.T. is the biggest earner of the 80s.

Thelonious Monk

I loved Arnold so much when I was a kid and wanted to be him. Even Commando seemed like world class cinema to me in the 80s. Predator was electric and terrifying, I was disappointed at the time when he moved into more mainstream comedies etc.

Captain Havoc

Colonel John Matrix.

KungPao

@BA Baracus:

His movies were mostly him killing scores of people in the 80s though, not family friendly blockbusters. And some were good but bad like Commando, Raw Deal, Red Heat.

The turn of the decade he got box office, terminator 2, Total Recall...

KungPao

Captain Havoc wrote: »

Colonel John Matrix.

He eats Green Berets for breakfast, and right now he’s very hungry.

Infernal Racket

Bloodsport though. What a cracker of a movie. The good fights made up for the bad acting..

ShatterAlan

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Arnie followed by jcvd

I'd go with Arnie but put Sly second...First Blood, Rambo(s), Cobra, Tango & Cash.

B.A._Baracus

KungPao wrote: »

@BA Baracus:

His movies were mostly him killing scores of people in the 80s though, not family friendly blockbusters. And some were good but bad like Commando, Raw Deal, Red Heat.

The turn of the decade he got box office, terminator 2, Total Recall...

Good point, PG-13 movies are always the bigger earner.

banie01

Infernal Racket wrote: »

Bloodsport though. What a cracker of a movie. The good fights made up for the bad acting..

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Church on Tuesday

Sigourney Weaver/Ellen Ripley.

Out of all those characters (who I all love) she is the only one who has any depth or real story arc with the possible exception of First Blood era John Rambo. And she's a badass to boot in Aliens. Iconic.

An extremely close 2nd would have to be Arnie; he was born to play a Terminator and Predator is a total classic.

RurtBeynolds

banie01 wrote: »

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Bottom one!

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odyssey06

The Predator, tragically killed by that dirty cheating ape on his honourable mission.

* I watch movies differently to regular folks

Infernal Racket

odyssey06 wrote: »

The Predator, tragically killed by that dirty cheating ape on his honourable mission.

* I watch movies differently to regular folks

You'd be thinking along the lines that Hannibal Lecter only ate people because he was hungry and there were no fast food joints close by?

BorneTobyWilde

Rikand wrote: »

Arnie

Terminator
Predator
COmmando
Conan the Barbarian
The Running Man
Red Heat

Terminator

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Great
Predator

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Good
COmmando

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Meh
Conan the Barbarian

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Meh
The Running Man

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Crap
Red Heat

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Joke

BorneTobyWilde

Stallone

Rocky ,2,3,
First Blood
Escape To Victory
Rambo 2
Cobra
Over The Top
Lock Up
Tango and Cash

If we are only talking 80#s then Stallone wins

Arine only had one good movie in the 80's How could he ever win.

mzungu

If watching 80s JCVD movies has taught me anything, it's that I wouldn't like to be either his brother or a close friend. They always end up getting killed or maimed by the main antagonist.

fryup

ferris bueller

Doublebusy

Sure they made a film about it in 1993

odyssey06

Infernal Racket wrote: »

You'd be thinking along the lines that Hannibal Lecter only ate people because he was hungry and there were no fast food joints close by?

He only ate people who wouldn't be missed and it's hard to find something to pair with a good chianti in the gourmet food wasteland he was living in.
As if he would be seen dead in a fast food joint.

Mike Guide 69

Bruce Campbell aka Ash, no contest!!!!

ZX7R

A kinda forgotten badass in many 80s action movies
Rutger Hauer

Arghus

Arnold.

It's not even close.

odyssey06

ZX7R wrote: »

A kinda forgotten badass in many 80s action movies
Rutger Hauer

Salute of the Jugger!
But more in the badass than hero territory...
Brilliant in Blade Runner.

Capt'n Midnight

Infernal Racket wrote: »

You'd be thinking along the lines that Hannibal Lecter only ate people because he was hungry and there were no fast food joints close by?

It was because he was a humanitarian.

ZX7R

odyssey06 wrote: »

Salute of the Jugger!
But more in the badass than hero territory...
Brilliant in Blade Runner.

But are we talking actors who played heroes only or actors who are renowned as acting in action heroes movie .

Cienciano

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

The Running Man

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Crap

Wrong. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

odyssey06

ZX7R wrote: »

But are we talking actors who played heroes only or actors who are renowned as acting in action heroes movie .

Heroes only need apply... based on the thread title

RandomViewer

Bruce Willis, Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell ,
Jackie made Armour of God

BorneTobyWilde

Arghus wrote: »

Arnold.

It's not even close.

So he conquered the 80's but only had one hit?

BorneTobyWilde

Cienciano wrote: »

Wrong. Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QfcKP1W6EM

Bob Harris

I don't know how Crocodile Dundee hasn't been mentioned yet.

ZX7R

odyssey06 wrote: »

Heroes only need apply... based on the thread title

But Arnie was a baddie in the terminator....
Stallone
Van dam
Kurt Russell
The only ones I can think of that never played a villain in any of there 80s action movies
Van dam played is evil twin I let that slide

BorneTobyWilde

Harrison Ford is 2nd to Stallone for me. He had a good 80#s

Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the lost Ark
Blade Runner
Star Wars Return of the Jedi
Indiana Jones And the Temple of Doom
Witness
Frantic
Indiana Jones The Last Crusade


Not all Action hero movies though.

Greyfox

Riddle101 wrote: »

Arnold for me. The first two Terminator movies are my favorite movies and really left an impression on me for good action flicks.

Me too, Terminator 2 still looks brilliant today and is far better than any action film made in the last 20 years.

billyhead

Wesley snipes was good in passenger 57.

Duckworth_Luas

mzungu wrote: »

If watching 80s JCVD movies has taught me anything, it's that I wouldn't like to be either his brother or a close friend. They always end up getting killed or maimed by the main antagonist.

True, but at least you're guaranteed to be avenged by a roundhouse kick to the face.

Galwayguy35

Infernal Racket wrote: »

Bloodsport though. What a cracker of a movie. The good fights made up for the bad acting..

Van Damme was making faces like he was constipated and trying to have a sh1te for most of it.

Galwayguy35

Wonder Woman was well able to handle the baddies with her steel whip.

Still a fine looking lady in 2021

Infernal Racket

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Van Damme was making faces like he was constipated and trying to have a sh1te for most of it.

And it was still tremendous

Capt'n Midnight

Who is the greatest ever 80s action movie hero?

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He's the strongest he's the quickest he's the best
Danger Mouse
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Danger Mouse
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