Tag Archives: fighting

Bloodsport (1988)

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Newt Arnold Writers: Sheldon Lettich and Christopher Cosby & Mel Friedman (Story by Sheldon Lettich)

Posted in Action, Drama, Sports | Tagged 1988, action, army, bloodsport, china, christopher cosby, donald gibb, drama, fight, fighter, fighting, forest whitaker, hong kong, jcvd, jean-claude van damme, leah ayres, martial arts, mel friedman, military, newt arnold, norman burton, sheldon lettich, sport, sports, tournament | Leave a comment

Play It to the Bone (1999)

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ron Shelton Writer: Ron Shelton

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Sports | Tagged aida turturro, antonio banderas, box, boxer, boxing, comedy, contender, drama, drew carey, fight, fighter, fighting, friends, friendship, george foreman, jack carter, james woods, jennifer tilly, john ortiz, kevin costner, las vegas, lolita davidovich, lucy liu, michael buffer, middleweight, mike tyson, nevada, play it to the bone, richard masur, road trip, robert wagner, rod stewart, ron shelton, sport, sports, steve schirripa, tom ziemore, tony curtis, wesley snipes, willie garson, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Creed (2015)

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ryan Coogler Writers: Ryan Coogler & Aaron Covington (Story by Ryan Coogler) (Based on characters created by Sylvester Stallone)

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2015, aaron covington, adonis, apollo creed, box, boxer, boxing, champ, champion, creed, drama, fight, fighter, fighting, heavyweight, live schreiber, mentor, michael b. jordan, pennsylvania, philadelphia, phylicia rashad, rocky, rocky balboa, ryan coogler, sequel, sport, sports, sylvester stallone, tessa thompson, train, trainer, training, wood harris | Leave a comment

Girlfight (2000)

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Karyn Kusama Writer: Karyn Kusama

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2000, box, boxer, boxing, drama, family, fight, fighter, fighting, girlfight, john sayles, karyn kusama, michelle rodriguez, sport, sports | Leave a comment

Fighting (2009)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dito Montiel Writers: Robert Munic and Dito Montiel

Posted in Action, Drama, Sports | Tagged 2009, action, channing tatum, counterfeiter, dito montiel, drama, fight, fighting, luis guzman, new york, new york city, nyc, robert munic, sport, sports, terrence howard, zulay henao | Leave a comment

Rumble Fish (1983)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writers: S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola (Based on the novel by S.E. Hinton)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1983, black & white, black and white, chris penn, christopher penn, cop, dennis hopper, diane lane, diner, drama, experimental, fight, fighting, fish, francis coppola, francis ford coppola, gang, laurence fishburne, matt dillon, mickey rourke, motorcycle, murder, nicolas cage, police, roman coppola, rumble, rumble fish, rusty james, s.e. hinton, sofia coppola, stewart copeland, the outsiders, tom waits | Leave a comment

Fight Club (1999)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Fincher Writer: Jim Uhls (Based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk) Brutal and hilarious. I haven’t seen this movie in a few years so I was worried it was something I grew out of but I still enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1999, action, adaptation, book, brad pitt, cancer, chuck palahniuk, comedy, dark comedy, david fincher, drama, dream, ed norton, edward norton, fantasy, fight, fight club, fighting, helena bonham carter, ikea, insomnia, jared leto, jim uhls, meat loaf, novel, paper street soap, project mayhem, soap, space monkey, support group, testicular cancer, thriller, tyler durden, zach grenier | Leave a comment