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Action Heroes. Gladiator (2000). Directed by: John G. Avildsen Written by: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young , Talia Shire Genre: Drama/Sport/Romance
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Gladiator(2000) Directed by: John G. Avildsen Written by: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Talia Shire Genre: Drama/Sport/Romance Plot: A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Quote: “Yo! Adrian!” Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Avildsen), Best Editing, Grammy Award for title song: Gonna Fly Now
Rocky(1976) Directed by: John G. Avildsen Written by: Sylvester Stallone Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Burt Young, Talia Shire Genre: Drama/Sport/Romance Plot: A small time boxer gets a once in a lifetime chance to fight the heavyweight champ in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect. Quote: “Yo! Adrian!” Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director (Avildsen), Best Editing, Grammy Award for title song: Gonna Fly Now
Dark Knight(2008) Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldham Genre: Action/Crime/Fantasy Plot: Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. Quote: “We really should stop fighting, we'll miss the fireworks!”
Apollo 13 (1995) Directed by: Ron Howard Starring: Tom Hanks, Keven Bacon, Gary Sinese, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris Genre: Drama/History Plot: True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. Quote:“Houston, we have a problem.”
BraveHeart(1995) Directed by: Mel Gibson Starring: Mel Gibson, Patrick McGoohan Genre: Action/Biography/Drama Plot: William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13thCentury Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule. Quote: “Every man dies, not every man really lives”. Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director- Mel Gibson
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, Adam Goldberg, Vin Diesel, Giovanni Ribisi, Matt Damon, Paul Giamatti Genre: Action/Drama/War Plot: Based on a World War II drama, US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who’s stationed behind enemy lines. Quote: “Theirs is not to reason why, theirs is but to do or die.” Academy Award for Best Director (Spielberg)