Action Heroes

Season 1 - Action Heroes

• Season 1 Episode 20: Wesley Snipes (2000) A profile of actor Wesley Snipes, star of such films as 'Blade' and 'Money Train.'
• Season 1 Episode 19: Arnold Schwarzenegger (2000) The endless ambitions of bodybuilding film star-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger : could his career eventually take he and his wife to the White House?
• Season 1 Episode 18: Tom Cruise Profile of the actor, Tom Cruise whose films include Mission: Impossible, Jerry Maguire, Interview with the Vampire, The Firm, A Few Good Men, Top Gun and The Colour of Money
• Season 1 Episode 17: Steven Seagal (2000) Profile of the high-kicking Under Seige and Hard to Kill star, Steven Seagal
• Season 1 Episode 16: Mel Gibson (2000) Mel Gibson's action-film work.
• Season 1 Episode 15: Jean-Claude Van Damme (1999) No synopsis available.
• Season 1 Episode 14: Kevin Costner (1999) Kevin Costner's action-film work.
• Season 1 Episode 13: The Rock Wrestler and recent film star The Rock, otherwise known as Dwayne Johnson, compares the excitement of the ring to the movies
• Season 1 Episode 12: Denzel Washington Profile of Denzel Washington, the versatile screen star whose credits include Courage Under Fire, Ricochet, The Siege and Crimson Tide
• Season 1 Episode 11: Harrison Ford (1999) Profile of actor Harrison Ford who shot to fame in Star Wars and has played all manner of action roles since, from intrepid archaeologist Indiana Jones to the US President in Air Force One
• Season 1 Episode 10: John Travolta (1999) Profile of the former Seventies dance sensation, John Travolta, who has never looked back since Quentin Tarantino cast him as a hit-man in 1994's Pulp Fiction, going on to other action roles in such films as Broken Arrow, Get Shorty and Face/Off
• Season 1 Episode 9: Bruce Willis (1999) Profile of Hollywood actor Bruce Willis, reporting on his early days in TV series Moonlighting to blockbusting roles in films including Twelve Monkeys, Armageddon, and the Die Hard series
• Season 1 Episode 8: James Bond (1999) Profile of Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent, James Bond, whose outlandish exploits have thrilled cinema-goers for four decades
• Season 1 Episode 7: Sean Connery Profile of the movie legend who rocketed to fame as James Bond in the 1960s and has also appeared in such films as Highlander, Medicine Man and The Rock
• Season 1 Episode 6: Andy Garcia (1999) Profile of the Cuban-born star of such movies as The Godfather: Part III, Black Rain, Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead and Desperate Measures
• Season 1 Episode 5: Sylvester Stallone (1999) Profile of Sylvester Stallone who made his mark with Rocky, blew up thousands of enemy soldiers as one-man army Rambo, and has also starred in such action movies as Demolition Man, Judge Dredd, Assassins and Daylight, as well as Cop Land, the downbeat thriller in which he appeared alongside Hollywood greats Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel
• Season 1 Episode 4: Nicolas Cage (1999) Profile of Nicolas Cage, nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola, whose resume includes explosive adventure films The Rock, Con Air and Face/Off, plus an Oscar-winning role in Leaving Las Vegas
• Season 1 Episode 3: Michael Douglas (1999) Profile of the actor and producer Michael Douglas, son of screen idol Kirk, whose film credits include Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Romancing the Stone
• Season 1 Episode 2: Val Kilmer (1999) Val Kilmer's action-film work.
• Season 1 Episode 1: Eddie Murphy (1999) Profile of Eddie Murphy, the former stand-up comic who hit box-office gold with his role as Axel Foley in action comedy Beverly Hills Cop, and has scored success in 48 Hours and Metro