Favorite Action Films: 1994-1995

Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Produced by: Edward S. Feldman, Mark Damon, Raju Patel, Lawrence Mortoff, and Michael J. Kagen
Based on the book by: Rudyard Kipling
Written by: Mark Geldman, Ron Yanover, and Stephen Sommers
Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Edited by: Bob Ducsay
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Alex Proyas
Produced by: Sherman L. Baldwin, Edward R. Pressman, John Most, and Robert L. Rosen
Written by: David J. Schow and John Shirley
Based on the comic book by: James O'Barr
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski
Edited by: Dov Hoenig and Scott Smith
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Dimension Films

Directed by: Peter Hyman
Produced by: Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert, Moshe Diamant, and Michael Richardson
Based on the comic book series by: Mark Verheiden and Mark Richardson
Written by: Mark Verheiden and Mark Richardson
Cinematography: Peter Hyman
Edited by: Steven Kemper
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Lawerence Kasdan
Produced by: Kevin Costner, Dan Gordon, Michael Grillo, Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Jon Slan, and Jim Wilson
Writing by: Dan Gordon and Lawrence Kasdan
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Edited by: Carol Littleton
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: Pamela Easley, Stephanie Austin, Lawrence Kasanoff, and James Cameron
Written by: James Cameron
Based on the film, "La Totale" by: Claude Zidi, Simon Michael, and Didier Kaminka
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV and Mark Goldblatt
Music by: Brad Fiedel

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
Produced by: Fred C. Caruso, Kevin J. Messick, and David Permut
Written by: Eric Bernt
Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli
Edited by: Sam Pollard
Music by: Stewart Copeland

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Brian Grazer and Todd Hallowell
Written by: William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert
Based on the book, "Lost Moon" by: Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger
Cinematography: Dean Cundley
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: J. F. Lawton
Produced by: John Davis and Gary W. Goldstein
Written by: J. F. Lawton
Cinematography: Jack Conroy
Edited by: Robert A. Ferretti and Eric Strand
Music by: Kodo

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Produced by: Tom Astor, Pen Densham, Richard Barton Lewis, Christian L. Rehr, Aron Warner, and John Watson
Written by: Tedi Sarafian
Based on the comic book series by: Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Edited by: James R. Symons
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Bryan Spicer
Produced by: Haim Saban, Shuki Levy, and Suzanne Todd
Written by: Arne Olsen and John Kamps
Based on characters created by: Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
Based on the TV series, Kyoryu Sentai Zyuranger, Gosei Sentai Dairanger, and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger by: Toei Company
Cinematography: Paul Murphy
Edited by: Wayne Wahrman
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Simon Wincer
Produced by: Robert W. Cort, Ted Field, Penelope L. Foster, Edward Gold, David Madden, andDiane Nabatoff
Written by: James Morris, Gene Quintano, and Jim Kouf
Cinematography: Russetl Boyd
Edited by: O. Nicholas Brown
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Christopher Cain
Produced by: Lee Rich, John Wilcox, Gary Foster, and Dylan Sellers
Written by: Jeff Rothberg, Laurice Elehwany, John Wilcox, and Steven Alldredge
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Jack Hoffstra
Music by: William Ross

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Charles Haid
Produced by: James Ployhar, George Zepp, and Patrick J. Palmer
Written by: John Michael Hayes, Djordje Milicevic, and Jeff Arch
Cinematography: William Wages
Edited by: Andrew Doerfer
Music by: Joel McNeely

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Norrington
Produced by: Dominic Anciano, Stephen Norrington, Jim Beach, and Heidi Lester
Written by: Stephen Norrington
Cinematography: John de Borman
Edited by: Paul Endacott
Music by: Crispin Merrell

Distributed by: Trimark Pictures

Directed by: Michael Bay
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Lucas Foster, Brian S. Putin, and Don Simpson
Written by: George Gallo, Michael Barrie, Jim Mullholland, and Doug Richardson
Cinematography: Howard Atherton
Edited by: Christan Wagner
Music by: Mark Mancina

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Steven E. de Souza
Produced by: Jun Aida, Grant Hill, Kenzo Tsujimoto, and Edward R. Pressman
Written by: Steven E. de Souza
Based on charecters created by: Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: Dov Hoeing
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Iain Softley
Produced by: Michael Peyser, Janet Graham, Ralph Winter, Jacob Peratrovich, Selwyn Roberts, and Iain Softley
Written by: Rafael Moreu
Cinematography: Andrzej Sekula
Edited by: Chris Blunden and Martin Walsh
Music by: Simon Boswell and Guy Pratt

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Irwin Winkler
Produced by: Irwin Winkler and Rob Cowan
Written by: John Brancato and Michael Ferris
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Richard Halsey
Music by: Mark Isham

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Michael Caton Jones
Produced by: Peter Broughton, Michael Caton Jones, Larry DeWaay, and Richard Jackson
Written by: Alan Sharp
Cinematography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited by: Peter Honees
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Christophe Gans
Produced by: Victor Hadida, Brian Yuzna, Samuel Hadida, Takashige Ichise, and Robert Frederick
Written by: Thierry Cazals,Laurie Finstad Knizhnik, Roger Avery, and Christophe Gans
Based on the manga series by: Kazuko Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami
Cinematography: Thomas Burstyn
Edited by: Christopher Roth and David Yu
Music by: Patrick O' Hearn

Distributed by: Metropolitan Filmexport and Pathe Entertainment

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Produced by: Martin Bregman, Willi Bear, and Michael Scott Bregman
Written by: David Koepp
Based on characters created by: Walter B. Gibson
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Peter Horness
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: David Carson
Produced by: Rick Berman, Peter Lauritson, and Bernard Williams
Written by: Ronald D. Moore, Rick Bergman, and Brannon Barga
Based on the TV series by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Peter E. Bergman
Music by: Dennis McCarthy

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Quentin Tarentino
Produced by: Lawrence Bender, Stacy Sher, Danny DeVito, Richard N. Gladstein,
Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Michael Shamberg
Written by: Roger Avery and Quentin Tarentino
Cinematography: Andrzej Sekula
Edited by: Sally Menke

Distributed by: Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Philip Noyce
Produced by: Mace Neufeld, Lis Kern, and Ralph S. Singleton
Written by: Steve Zallian, Donald E. Stewart, and John Millius
Based on the novel by: Tom Clancy
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Neil Travis
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Christopher Cain
Produced by: R.J. Louis, Jerry Weintraub, and Susan Ekins
Written by: Mark Lee
Based on the charecters created by: Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Ronald Roose
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Stephen Joel Brown, Wolfgang Petersen, Duncan Henderson, Aroold Kopelson, and Anne Kopelson
Written by: Robert Roy Pool and Laurence Dworet
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: William Hoy, Neil Travis, Lynzee Klingman, and Stephen E. Rivkin
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Produced by: Jay Roach, Pen Densham, Richard Barton Lewis, John Watson, and Lloyd Segan
Written by: John Rice, Joe Battner, and Jay Roach
Cinematography: Peter Levy
Edited by: Tim Wellburn
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Kevin Reynoldx
Produced by: Kevin Costner, John Davis, Ilona Herzberg, Andrew Licht, Jeffrey A. Mueller, Charles Gordon, and Lawrence Gordon
Written by: Peter Rader and David Twohy
Cinematography: Dean Semler
Edited by: Peter Boyle
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by: Robert Engelman, Lawrence Kasanoff, and Daniel Simon
Written by: Kevin Droney
Based on characters created by: Ed Boon and John Tobias
Cinematography: John R. Leonetti
Edited by: Martin Hunter
Music by: George S. Clinton

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Robert Longo
Produced by: Staffan Ahrenberg, Veronica Hamburg, Dan Carmody, and Robert Lantos
Written by: William Gibson
Based on the novel by: William Gibson
Cinematography: Francois Protat
Edited by: Roland Sanders
Music by: Brad Fiedel and Mycheal Danna

Distributed by: Alliance Atlantis and Tri-Stsr Pictures

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by: Jameses Cameron, David S. Grant, Steven-Charles Jaffe, Lawrence Kasanoff, Rae Sanchini, and Ira Shuman
Written by: James Cameron and Jay Cocks
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Howard E. Smith
Music by: Graeme Revell, Deep Forest, and Peter Gabriel

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Danny Cannon
Produced by: Charles Lippincott, Beau Marks, and Andrew G. Vajna
Written by: Michael De Luca, Steven E. de Souza, and William Wisher
Based on the comic book created by: John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Harry Keramidas and Alex Mackie
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: Brett Leonard
Produced by: Gimel Everett, Howard W. Koch, Jr., Gary Lucchesi, and Robert McMinn
Written by: Eric Bernt
Cinematography: Gale Tattersall
Edited by: Rob Kobrin and B.J. Sears
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Produced by: Tim Burton, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, and Peter MacGregor Scott
Written by: Lee Batchler, Janet Scott Batchler, and Akiva Goldsman
Based on characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cinematography: Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by: Dennis Virkler
Music by: Elliot Goldethal

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, Carlos Gollardo, Bill Borden, and Elizabeth Avellan
Written by: Robert Rodriguez
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Edited by: Robert Rodriguez
Music by: Los Lobos

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Tony Scott
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, Mike Moder, Lucas Foster, and Bill Unger
Written by: Michael Schiffer and Richard P. Henrick
Cinematography: Darius Woliski
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon
Music by: Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Hollywood Pictures

Directed by: John Tiernan
Produced by: Buzz Feitshans, Andrew G. Vadjna, Robert Lawrence, David Willis, and John McTiernan
Written by: Jonathan Hensleigh
Based on charecters created by: Roderick Thorp
Cinematography: Peter Menzies, Jr.
Edited by: John Wright
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Jake Eberts, Gale Anne Hurd, and Michael R. Joyce
Written by: Michael Gaylin and Joel Gross
Based on the novel by: "The Penal Colony" by: Robert Here
Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Edited by: Terry Rawlngs
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Savoy Pictures

Directed by: Peter Hyman
Produced by: Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Moshe Diamant, and Jason Clarke
Written by: Karen Elise Baldwin and Gene Quintaro
Cinematography: Peter Hyman
Edited by: Steven Kemper
Music by: John Debney

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Chuck Binder, Patrick Markey, Joshua Donen, Sam Raimi, Sharon Stone, Toby Jaffe, Alan Shapiro, and Rob Tapert
Written by: Simon Moore
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Pietro Scalia
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Stanley Tong
Produced by: Roberta Chow, Raymond Chow, and Lawrence Ho
Written by: Edward Tang and Fibe Ma
Cinematography: Jingle Ma
Edited by: Peter Cheung
Music by: J. Peter Robinson and Nathan Wang

Distributed by: Golden Harvest Pictures and New Line Cinema

Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Produced by: Tracey Barone, Neil Canton, Adam Fields, and Jon Peters
Written by: Doug Richardson and David Loughery
Cinematography: John Lindsey
Edited by: Bill Pankow and George Bowers
Music by: Mark Mancina

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Mel Gibson
Produced by: Bruce Davey, Alan Ladd, Jr., and Mel Gibson
Written by: Randell Wallace
Cinematography: John Toll
Edited by: Steven Rosenblum
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Jan De Bont
Produced by: Ian Bryce, Allison Lynn Sagan, and Mark Gordon
Written by: Graham Yost
Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by: John Wright
Music by: Mark Mancina
Music and lyrics by: Billy Idol and Steve Stevens

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Martin Campbell
Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, and Tom Pevsner
Written by: Michael Wilson, Jeffrey Caine, and Bruce Feirstein
Based on the characters created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography by: Phil Meheux
Edited by: Terry Rawlings
Music by: Eric Serra
Song and lyrics by: David Howell "The Edge" Evans, Paul Hewitt, Eric Serra, and Rupert Hine

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Michael Mann
Produced by: Pieter Jan Brugge, Art Linson, Aaron Milchan, and Michael Mann
Written by: Michael Mann
Based on the film, "L.A. Takedown", by: Michael Mann
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Pasquale Buba, Dov Hoening, Tom Rolf, and William Gokdenberg
Music by: Elliot Goldenthal

Music by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Luc Beeson
Produced by: Claude Beeson, Luc Beeson, Patrice Ladoux, and John Garland
Written by: Luc Beeson
Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Edited by: Sylvie Landra
Music by: Eric Serra

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Frank Marshall
Produced by Michael Backes, Paul Deason, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer, and Frank Yablans
Based on the novel by: Michael Crichton
Written by: John Patrick Shanley
Cinematography: Allen Daviau
Edited by: Anne V. Coates
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Produced by: Dean Devlin, Oliver Eberle, Ute Emmerich, Mario Kassar, and Joel B. Michaels
Written by: Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich
Cinematography: Karl Walter Linenlaub
Edited by: Michael J. Duthie and Derek Brechin
Music by: David Arnold

Distributed by: MGM/UA