Larry Taylor is an author and film historian with an MA in English, and a lifetime love for the movies. He lives in Plano, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Euros and Nomads

[...] European Influence

2.Nomads

Part II: Welcome to the Jungle

3.Predator

[...] Van Damme Experiment

5.A Survival Story

6.Predator and "Taking the Piss Out" of '80s Machismo

[...] McTiernan, Man of Action

Part III: Yippee Ki

8.Nothing Lasts Forever

[...] Ode to Joy, Not Terror

10.Nakatomi Nuance

[...] New Action Template

Part IV: The Connery Years

[...] Clancy Phenomenon

[...] Will Never Be Another Red October

14.Finding the Medicine Man

Part V: Too Big to Fail?

15.Extremely Violent

[...] Action Hero: Ahead of Its Time or Timeless Disaster?

17."Simon Says"

[...] McTiernan, No Real McClane

Part VI: Highs and Lows

19.Trouble at Home

[...] Norse Debacle

[...] Defense of The 13th Warrior

22.Silver Lining

[...] Catherine Banning Affair

Part VII: Downward Spiral

24.Rollerball

25.Dodging a Bullet

[...]

Part VIII: Pellicano

[...] Pellicano Problem

[...] Political Prosecutions of Karl Rove

[...] Moving

30.Inmate #43029-112

[...] Legal Mountain

32.Burning Bridges

[...] Comeback Kid?

34.Nothing Lasts Forever

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index