Action Movie Iconic Scenes

A collection of gritty action scenes depicting male characters in tense moments, wielding weapons in various settings, showcasing a vintage action film aesthetic.

SYLVESTER STALLONE in THE SPECIALIST (1994), directed by LUIS LLOSA.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER in COMMANDO (1985), directed by MARK L. LESTER.

ROBERT DE NIRO in FIFTEEN MINUTES (2001) -Original title: 15 MINUTES-, directed by JOHN HERZFELD.

JACK NICHOLSON in THE MISSOURI BREAKS (1976), directed by ARTHUR PENN.

Bruce Willis , Die Hard , 1988 directed by John McTiernan 20th Century Fox

SYLVESTER STALLONE in THE SPECIALIST (1994), directed by LUIS LLOSA.

ALAN RICKMAN in QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER (1990), directed by SIMON WINCER.

LIAM NEESON in ROB ROY (1995), directed by MICHAEL CATON-JONES.

MEL GIBSON in MAD MAX (1979), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

DAVID ARQUETTE in SCREAM (1996), directed by WES CRAVEN.

KURT RUSSELL in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

CLINT EASTWOOD in UNFORGIVEN (1992), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

NIGEL TERRY in EXCALIBUR (1981), directed by JOHN BOORMAN.

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CHARLES BRONSON in MURPHY'S LAW (1986), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ in MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986), directed by STEPHEN KING.

Original Film Title: JOHNNY HANDSOME. English Title: JOHNNY HANDSOME. Film Director: WALTER HILL. Year: 1989. Stars: SCOTT GLENN. Copyright: Editorial inside use only. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Mandatory authorization to Visual Icon (www.visual-icon.com) is required for the reproduction of this image.

CLINT EASTWOOD and GEORGE DZUNDZA in WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART (1990), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

BURT LANCASTER in ULZANA'S RAID (1972), directed by ROBERT ALDRICH.

EMILIO ESTEVEZ in A SWEET SCENT OF DEATH (1999) -Original title: UN DULCE OLOR A MUERTE-, directed by GABRIEL RETES.

DON JOHNSON in DEAD BANG (1989), directed by JOHN FRANKENHEIMER.

KURT RUSSELL in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

ANTONIO BANDERAS in THE MASK OF ZORRO (1998), directed by MARTIN CAMPBELL.

TOMBSTONE (1993), directed by GEORGE P. COSMATOS.

HARRISON FORD in INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (1984), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

KURT RUSSELL in ESCAPE FROM L. A. (1996), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

WOODY HARRELSON in MONEY TRAIN (1995), directed by JOSEPH RUBEN.

CARY ELWES in ROBIN HOOD: MEN IN TIGHTS (1993), directed by MEL BROOKS.

MATT DAMON in GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND (1993), directed by WALTER HILL.

Original Film Title: STAR WARS: EPISODE VI-RETURN OF THE JEDI. English Title: STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Film Director: RICHARD MARQUAND. Year: 1983. Stars: HARRISON FORD.

DUNCAN REGEHR in ZORRO (1990), directed by DONALD PAONESSA.

CLINT EASTWOOD in FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964) -Original title: PER UN PUGNO DI DOLLARI-, directed by SERGIO LEONE.

STEVEN SEAGAL in OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991), directed by JOHN FLYNN.

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON in BLADE (1998), directed by STEPHEN NORRINGTON.

TOMAS MILIAN in EL PRECIO DE UN HOMBRE (1966).

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER in THE TERMINATOR (1984), directed by JAMES CAMERON.

TOM SELLECK in MAGNUM, P. I. (1980).

STEPHEN KING in CREEPSHOW (1982), directed by GEORGE A. ROMERO.

LEE MARVIN in THE KLANSMAN (1974), directed by TERENCE YOUNG.

SOLDIERS OF SALAMINA (2003) -Original title: SOLDADOS DE SALAMINA-, directed by DAVID TRUEBA.

CLINT EASTWOOD in HANG 'EM HIGH (1968), directed by TED POST.

EDDIE MURPHY in BEVERLY HILLS COP III (1994), directed by JOHN LANDIS.

SYLVESTER STALLONE in RAMBO III (1988), directed by PETER MCDONALD.

SYLVESTER STALLONE in ASSASSINS (1995), directed by RICHARD DONNER.

JEAN BENGUIGUI in DEAD WEIGHT (2002) -Original title: LE BOULET-, directed by FREDERIC FORESTIER and ALAIN BERBERIAN.

ANTONIO BANDERAS in DESPERADO (1995), directed by ROBERT RODRIGUEZ.

LUKE PERRY in NORMAL LIFE (1996), directed by JOHN MCNAUGHTON.

JAMES CAAN in SLITHER (1973), directed by HOWARD ZIEFF.

CHUCK NORRIS in FOREST WARRIOR (1996), directed by AARON NORRIS.

STING in THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN (1988), directed by TERRY GILLIAM.

CHRISTIAN BALE in REIGN OF FIRE (2002), directed by ROB BOWMAN.

JACK ELAM in JINXED (1982), directed by SAM PECKINPAH and DON SIEGEL.

ANTONIO RESINES in LUNA DE LOBOS (1987), directed by JULIO SANCHEZ VALDES.

CHARLIE SHEEN in PLATOON (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.

CLINT EASTWOOD in THE ENFORCER (1976), directed by JAMES FARGO.

HARRISON FORD in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

BRUCE LEE in ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), directed by ROBERT CLOUSE.

KEVIN COSTNER in 3000 MILES TO GRACELAND (2001), directed by DEMIAN LICHTENSTEIN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

JAMES WOODS in SALVADOR (1986), directed by OLIVER STONE.

CLINT EASTWOOD in BRONCO BILLY (1980), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

PIERCE BROSNAN in ROBINSON CRUSOE (1997), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

CHUCK NORRIS in THE DELTA FORCE (1986), directed by MENAHEM GOLAN.

CHUCK NORRIS in THE DELTA FORCE (1986), directed by MENAHEM GOLAN.

CLINT EASTWOOD in MAGNUM FORCE (1973), directed by TED POST.

DANNY GLOVER and MEL GIBSON in LETHAL WEAPON (1987), directed by RICHARD DONNER.

CHARLTON HESTON in PLANET OF THE APES (1968), directed by FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER.

VAL KILMER in THE SAINT (1997), directed by PHILLIP NOYCE.

KURT RUSSELL in THE THING (1982), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

MORGAN FREEMAN and CHRISTIAN SLATER in HARD RAIN (1998).

Original Film Title: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. English Title: ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO. Film Director: ROBERT RODRIGUEZ. Year: 2003. Stars: JOHNNY DEPP. Copyright: Additional copyright to be cleared with Visual Icon (www.visual-icon.com).

WILLEM DAFOE and HARRISON FORD in CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994), directed by PHILLIP NOYCE.

BRUCE WILLIS in DIE HARD (1988), directed by JOHN MCTIERNAN.

IAN MCSHANE in DEADWOOD (2004), directed by WALTER HILL, MICHAEL ALMEREYDA, DAVIS GUGGENHEIM, ALAN TAYLOR and EDWARD BIANCHI.

PAUL REUBENS in MYSTERY MEN (1999), directed by KINKA USHER.

GINES GARCIA MILLAN in EL AÑO DEL DILUVIO (2004), directed by JAIME CHAVARRI.

CHARLES MARTIN SMITH in THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987), directed by BRIAN DE PALMA.

Original Film Title: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. English Title: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. Film Director: STEVEN SPIELBERG. Year: 1989. Stars: SEAN CONNERY; HARRISON FORD.

SEAN CONNERY and HARRISON FORD in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

MAMBI (1998), directed by SANTIAGO RIOS and TEODORO RIOS.

HENRY THOMAS in ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (2000), directed by BILLY BOB THORNTON.

BRAD PITT in THE DEVIL'S OWN (1997), directed by ALAN J. PAKULA.

TOM JANE in THE PUNISHER (2004), directed by JONATHAN HENSLEIGH.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER in TERMINATOR (1984) -Original title: THE TERMINATOR-, directed by JAMES CAMERON.

J. J. FIELD in O JERUSALEM (2006), directed by ELIE CHOURAQUI.

WILLIAM SADLER in SOLO (1996), directed by NORBERTO BARBA.

CLINT EASTWOOD in UNFORGIVEN (1992), directed by CLINT EASTWOOD.

STAN SHAW, RON SILVER and JUDD NELSON in BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB (1987) -Original title: BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB-TV-, directed by MARVIN CHOMSKY.

PATRICK SWAYZE in ROAD HOUSE (1989), directed by ROWDY HERRINGTON.

MEL GIBSON in MAD MAX (1979), directed by GEORGE MILLER.

GUY PEARCE in THE TIME MACHINE (2002), directed by SIMON WELLS.

TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE: THE MOVIE (1990), directed by JOHN HARRISON.

COLIN FARRELL in MIAMI VICE (2006), directed by MICHAEL MANN.

JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME in TIMECOP (1994), directed by PETER HYAMS.

GEORGE CLOONEY in THE THIN RED LINE (1998), directed by TERRENCE MALICK.

STEVEN SEAGAL in OUT FOR JUSTICE (1991), directed by JOHN FLYNN.

RICHARD ROUNDTREE in SHAFT'S BIG SCORE (1972), directed by GORDON PARKS.

JACK NICHOLSON in ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975), directed by MILOS FORMAN.

ERIC ROBERTS in KING OF THE GYPSIES (1978), directed by FRANK R. PIERSON.

CLINT EASTWOOD in COOGAN'S BLUFF (1968), directed by DON SIEGEL.

KURT RUSSELL in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981), directed by JOHN CARPENTER.

TERRY KISER in WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S II (1993), directed by ROBERT KLANE.

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