80s Action Movies Quiz

The action movies of the 80s. Oh, my. What a time. The rambunctious films that entertained audiences in the age of the mullet were in a league entirely of their own. With saxophones serenading the elegant dives of action stars through windows and dialogue so awful peppering almost every scene, the 80s were, well, A Kind of Magic. And, thankfully, we can still indulge in this decade’s output to our heart’s content. But who can recall the synths with the best accuracy? Who can hear Schwarzenegger’s every intonation in lines too ridiculous to forget? It’s time to test yourself on the action of the 80s, my friends.

Remember those awesome sword sparks in Highlander? Well, they were actually produced by electrical wires! They were wrapped around the swords used in the film, fed down the arms of the actors and then hooked up to a car battery. Sounds dangerous. But with one wire attached to the negative terminal and the other to the positive, the results spoke for themselves – the arc of power was beautifully rendered!