In the 90s, Hollywood remained the "monster" for the production of militants, therefore, almost everywhere in the world they know and remember the "iron Arnie", the "chosen" Keanu Reeves, the charming Mel Gibson and other heroes.
Heroes of the old fighters: Arnold Schwarzenegger
It is impossible to imagine the 90s without Schwarzenegger. Yes, and the 80s, 2000s, too. "Iron Arnie" has been steadily holding onto the movie olympic for nearly thirty years.
In the 90s, Schwarzenegger was widely known to the public, but his cult roles were only ahead. First, the fantastic action movie “Remember Everything” was released. The film was directed by Paul Verhoeven, and Sharon Stone herself was the partner Arnie.
In 1991, “Terminator 2” was released, which turned not only the minds of viewers, but also changed the attitude of Hollywood directors towards computer graphics. The film surprised with its budget of $ 102 million, but even more struck with its box office in the world, which amounted to almost 520 million.
In the same 90s, the sci-fi thriller The Last Movie Hero, the comedy thriller True Lies, was released, where Jamie Lee Curtis became Arnold's partner, and the films Eraser and Batman and Robin saw the light of day.
Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson, who is now in his sixties, in his youth was good for everyone: a
pretty face, a prepared athletic body, a charming smile. That is why the fighters with Mel were not averse to watching the ladies.
Gibson's career began in the 70s, and by the 90s, the actor was already swimming in the glory. And Mel owes these precisely to the militants. Gibson's first role was negligible, he played it, while still living in Australia. Then a melodrama followed, and then Gibson hit the jackpot and immediately got the main role in the cult Australian action movie "Mad Max." Since then, Gibson has been doing great.
In the 92nd, the third part of the well-known action movie "Mortal Weapons" was already released, then there was the wonderful western "Maverick" and the historical action movie "Braveheart", the comedy-action movie "Bird on the Wire", where Goldson Hawn became the partner of Gibson also on the screens came out "Lethal Weapon 4" and the action-drama "Reckoning".
Harrison ford
Harrison Ford is also rightly considered a star of the 90s. Back in the 80s, he became famous for his participation in the Star Wars franchise and the epic Indiana Jones.
The 90s were marked for the actor by participating in such action films as “The Games of the Patriots”, “The Fugitive”, “The Direct and Explicit Threat”, “The Airplane of the President”, etc.
Films with the actor almost always pay off. For example, the Games of the Patriots raised $ 261 million at the global box office with a budget of 25 million. Ford played the role of Jack Rain, a CIA officer who opposes terrorists.
In the movie The Fugitive, Harrison Ford plays the role of surgeon Richard Kimble, who is undeservedly convicted of killing his wife and escapes from prison. And of course, the action movie "Presidential Aircraft", where Ford embodies on the screens the role of the American president, who alone confronts the terrorists who seized the plane.
Jackie Chan
Heroes of the militants often become unclaimed when their time “passes”. But this unspoken rule does not apply to the smiling and plastic Jackie Chan, who to this day is one of the most prominent action movie stars.
The actor is known for performing all the incredible stunts in films on his own.
Jackie has acted in films since 1962. But the real glory came to him when Chan got to Hollywood. Throughout his career, he starred in more than 114 films, only in the 90s there were 20 films with his participation. But the most memorable project in this period was the comedy action movie “Rush Hour”.
Jackie Chan plays in a picture of a Hong Kong inspector who flies to Los Angeles in search of the kidnapped daughter of a Chinese consul. FBI officials cannot officially deny the consul a request to allow his people to be investigated, but they are not going to help Chan either. On the contrary, they put a Los Angeles policeman, performed by Chris Tucker, who should keep the obsessive Chinese inspector away from the investigation.
The comedy duo of Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan just blew up a rental: the picture "Rush Hour" with a budget of $ 33 million earned 244 million.
Bruce willis
Bruce Willis takes pride of place in the list of “Heroes of the 90s Militants,” since it was during this period that the actor was known as a mega star.
At the end of the 80s, the first part of Die Hard was released, and Willis’s acting career flourished just in the period from the 90s to the 2000s, because at that time he starred in a record number of militants.
It all started with the fact that “Die Hard 2” was released in 1990, which consolidated the success of the previous project and provided the film with 4 more continuation films. Then there was the comedy action movie The Last Boy Scout with Helly Berry, At A Hit Distance with Sarah Jessica Parker and, of course, Pulp Fiction. In the last film, Bruce becomes the central character in the Golden Watch novel, where Butch, a professional boxer, plays.
Pulp Fiction was immediately followed by Die Hard 3, which again hit the jackpot at the box office. Bruce Willis was just like hot cakes, one after another successful projects followed: “12 Monkeys”, “Single Hero”, “The Fifth Element”, “Jackal”, etc.
Will Smith
The heroes of the militants in the 90s were mostly white-skinned guys. Will Smith made a difference. It was in the 90s that this actor managed to light up in box office catchy films, which ensured him popularity in today's days.
Smith's calling card is Men in Black. The fantastic comedy thriller Barry Sonnenfeld was produced by Stephen Spielberg himself. At the box office, the film raised $ 589 million with a budget of $ 90 million. Will Smith acted as an agent who fights in alien aliens.
It is impossible not to note the game of Smith in the action movie "Enemy of the State." In the film, which raised $ 250 million at the box office, Will plays lawyer Robert Clayton Dean, who was accidentally involved in political games.
In 1996, another successful film project with the participation of Smith - "Independence Day" - was released. This militant not only earned $ 817 million at the box office, but was also nominated for numerous awards, including two Oscars.
Keanu Reeves
The cult action movie "Matrix" was released in 1999 and became just a sensation. Glasses, like Neo’s, a cloak like Neo’s, etc. became fashionable. Sympathy Reeves, the leading actor, woke up as a celebrity, and the heroes of the militants accepted another “superman” into their ranks.
We must pay tribute to the actor - his avid film enthusiasts knew his name even before the release of The Matrix. For example, everyone knows the 91-year-old action movie "On the crest of a wave," where Reeves played a major role along with the famous Patrick Swayze. Until now, action movie lovers are happy to revise the 1994 film Speed with an original story and star cast.
Thanks to his ability to choose worthwhile projects, Reeves remains in demand today: only for 2016 the actor has 4 film premieres planned.
Sylvester Stallone
Usually the heroes of the militants begin their careers with episodic roles. Sylvester Stallone immediately began with the main characters, but ... in porn films. The "Italian stallion" Stallone at that time was poor and homeless, so he was glad even to such a job. And the Italian did not give normal roles in the movie because of the strong accent.
After a string of episodic roles and a couple of porn films, Stallone wrote a screenplay about the loser boxer Rocky. Sylvester managed to agree with the producers who bought the script that he would play the main role in the film. After that, Stalonne broke into the ladies, and his affairs went like clockwork. The heroes of the militants, whose photos appeared in magazines, made room for one more actor to stand in their ranks.
Stallone met the 90s with a celebrity. And of course, he was assigned the role of an actor of fighters, which Sylvester adhered to. In the 90s, one after another, action films flashed on the screens with his participation: “Tango and Cash” (with Kurt Russell), “Rocky 5”, “Rock Climber”, “Destroyer”, etc.
Nowadays, Stallone continues to act, moreover, he went into directing and created a very successful series of films “The Expendables”, the fourth part of which will be released in 2017.
Heroes of Indian Militants: Aamir Khan
At this time in Bollywood, too, time was not wasted. The heroes of the American fighters, of course, are cool, but they can’t fight like Indian supermen (I mean a specific sound when punched).
Aamir Khan is considered one of the highest paid actors in India. In the 90s, the hero flashed melodramas in several iconic Indian action movies - "Malice" (1999) and "Unconquered fate" (1998). In both films, Khan plays characters who oppose criminal gangs, and in both cases, his hero takes revenge for the death of people close to him.
Aamir Khan appears in cool Bollywood action movies today. For example, his last work was shooting in the movie Bikers 3, which was the first Indian film released in IMAX format.
George Clooney
George Clooney, like any guy, was interested in the heroes of the militants, whose photos appeared on movie posters. But Clooney never dreamed of “sketching” on one of these posters.
George began his acting career in 1984 at the age of 23. But it became popular only at 33, and then thanks to the series, and not the full-length film.
Luck smiled at the actor in the 90s, and he became one of the main characters of the cult action movie R. Rodriguez "From Dusk Till Dawn." And then Clooney did well, and he became the lead actor in the movie “Batman and Robin,” directed by Tim Burton. Such a role could not fail to do good service to his career: since then, Clooney has firmly established himself in action films and action films as Peacemaker (1997), Out of Sight (1998), and The Thin Red Line (1998). .) and The Three Kings (1999). but this does not end Clooney’s filmography - today he is one of the highest paid actors.
Nicolas Cage
The asterisk Nicolas Cage also began to rise in the 90s. The heroes of the militants of the 90s were brutal and tough men, and even in action, Cage looked sensual, sentimental and, at some points, gallant.
The 90s began for the actor with the action movie Fire Birds, which did not arouse positive emotions among critics. But the actor’s affairs went much better: the military drama “Time to Kill,” where Cage played the lieutenant of the troops of fascist Italy, and the criminal action movie “West of the Red Rock,” where Dennis Hopper was his companion, appeared on the screens. Then, along with Samuel L. Jackson, Cage starred in the action movie "Kiss of Death", in 1996 - With Sean Connery in the action movie "Rock".
Further, Nicholas starred in one action after another and always in the star company: with John Travolta in the action thriller “Without a Face”, with John Malkovich in the film “Air Prison”, with Angelina Jolie in “Gone in 60 Seconds”.
Nowadays, Cage also shines on screens, but more and more in dramas and psychological films.
Where do the heroes of the militants live and what are they doing now? It is safe to say that they are not in poverty, and their fate was more than good. Stallone, Reeves, Clooney and others are in demand to this day: at least three films with their participation are released per year.
Heroes of the militants then and now live to the fullest: they change wives, buy expensive villas, appear on red carpet. Because the genre in which they work is almost always in demand. Who doesn’t want to get comfortable on the couch in the evening and, crunching with chips, distract from everyday problems, watching how invulnerable and indestructible heroes solve all their problems with a fist?