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Interview with Ultimate Action Movie Great – Dennis Hayden

Dennis Hayden chats about his work on Die Hard, Action Jackson, Another 48 Hrs. and more! Dennis Hayden is an actor of some repute with...

Anna Nicole Smith’s ‘Skyscraper’ (1996) vs The Rock’s ‘Skyscraper’ (2018)

Skyscraper vs. Skyscraper in the ultimate Skyscraper Showdown! 1996 saw the release of Skyscraper, a movie about a hero with a humongous chest who must...

Sylvester Stallone Gives Fans a Glimpse Inside Rambo’s Man Cave

Peek Inside Sylvester Stallone's Rambo 5 Man Cave! Sylvester Stallone is already ramping things up ahead of the release of Rambo 5 after posting an...

80’s and 90’s Action Stars That Are Classically Trained Actors

An ultimate list of action movie stars who are actually classically trained actors. While the action stars of the '80s and '90s were known for...

UAMC Investigates: The Story of Jean-Claude Van Damme as the Original Predator

The story of JCVD's rumored involvement in Arnold's original Predator (1987). Think of Jean-Claude Van Damme and movies like Timecop, Kickboxer, Universal Soldier and Bloodsport...

UAMC Interview: Behind the Scenes of American Ninja 2 (1987)

Insights into American Ninja 2: The Confrontation and other Cannon Classics. Long-time readers of the site know my all-time favorite Cannon Film is 1985’s American...

UAMC Exclusive: Frank Dux Talks Bloodsport and the Real Kumite

An ultimate interview with Frank Dux, the man behind Jean Claude Van Damme's character in Bloodsport (1988). It's well documented that here at the Ultimate...

The Rock in ‘The Rundown’ and a New Brand of Action Hero

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson transitions from the WWE to DVDs. If I was asked to give an example of a film which marked the beginnings...

The M:I Legacy Continues in Mission Impossible 4

Tom Cruise ghosts hard in M:I:IV - Ghost Protocol (2011) Note: this article is on Mission: Impossible 4 (2011) – part of a 6-part series on...

What makes the 80s and 90s action movies so ultimate?

UAMC Discussion: When Does the UAMC Era Begin and End? Before we dive into the ultimate action movies of the 1980s and 1990s, let’s start...