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| The archetypal '''action hero''' is the protagonist of an ] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include ]s, ], ], ]s, ]s, ]s, and ]. | The archetypal '''action hero''' or heroine is the protagonist of an ] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include ]s, ], ], ]s, ]s, ]s, and ]. | ||
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This article is about male action heroes. For action heroines, see list of female action heroes.
Row 1: Sylvester Stallone · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Bruce Willis · Steven Seagal
Row 2: Dolph Lundgren · Jean-Claude Van Damme · Wesley Snipes · Jackie Chan
The archetypal action hero or heroine is the protagonist of an action film or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure. Other media in which such heroes appear include swashbuckler films, Westerns on television, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore.
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- Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622
Further reading
- Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks. London: Routledge, 2001.
- Tasker, Yvonne. Action and Adventure Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2004.
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