Gender and Action Films 1980-2000

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<p>Sylvester Stallone¿s action thriller, <em>First Blood, </em>hit cinema screens in 1982, leading to the cementing of what can be called the Action Movie Canon. With films like <em>Die Hard</em>, <em>Under Siege</em> and <em>Total Recall</em> pioneering post-millennial Action Movies such as <em>Tomb Raider</em>, <em>The Bourne Identity </em>and <em>Atomic Blond</em>e, there is a clear trajectorial line showing that the Action Movie has radically altered to incorporate much more complex portrayals of both ¿hero¿ and ¿heroine¿: the Action Movie Hero.</p><p>Examining the changing face of Action Movies and their representations of gender since the release of <em>First Blood</em>, <em>Gender and Action Films 1980-2000</em> examines masculinity and anxiety through subjects ranging from gender spaces in action films to the buddy cop film. From transformative femininity, motherhood and machoism, action women in contemporary Colombian cinema, reconsidering gender in <em>Jurassic Park</em>, to