PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to movies@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agoJennifer Lawrence was quoted implying that The Hunger Games was the first female-led action movie ... today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite exceptions: The Long Kiss Goodnight.www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down121
arrow-up1260arrow-down1external-linkJennifer Lawrence was quoted implying that The Hunger Games was the first female-led action movie ... today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite exceptions: The Long Kiss Goodnight.www.youtube.comPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to movies@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squarefriend_of_satan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days agoAlien came out 12 years before terminator 2.
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 days agoYes, I was just giving another extremely well known example that predates Hunger Games by a few decades
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoId even say that arguably that doesnt count. She was a lead role, but Michael Beihn and Arnie got top billing in the Terminator and Terminator 2 movies. Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton had “starring” roles but they werent the lead.
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoSure, but Sarah was really the protagonist. Regardless, Alien came much earlier
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoTerminator would be a better and earlier example.
Or Terminator 2?
Alien came out 12 years before terminator 2.
Yes, I was just giving another extremely well known example that predates Hunger Games by a few decades
T2 came out 34 years ago.
Id even say that arguably that doesnt count.
She was a lead role, but Michael Beihn and Arnie got top billing in the Terminator and Terminator 2 movies. Edward Furlong and Linda Hamilton had “starring” roles but they werent the lead.
Sure, but Sarah was really the protagonist. Regardless, Alien came much earlier
Terminator would be a better and earlier example.