Martin Kove’s Typical Vibe
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Martin Kove has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Karate Kid.
Recurring themes

Predator
1987
Science Fiction · Action

Til Death Do Us Part
2023
Horror · Thriller

Hard Target 2
2016
Action · Thriller

Vertical Limit
2000
Adventure · Action

The Lair
2022
Horror · Action

Invasion U.S.A.
1985
Action · Thriller

The Purge: Election Year
2016
Action · Horror

Assault on Precinct 13
1976
Thriller · Action

New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
Dir. John G. Avildsen · With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue

John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Dir. George P. Cosmatos · With Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.
Dir. Paul Bartel · With David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone

A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.
Dir. Joe Begos · With Stephen Lang, Martin Kove, William Sadler
Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.
Dir. John G. Avildsen · With Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Robyn Lively

After a bank robbery, four criminals escape to Mexico, but a storm causes an accident which takes down the plane where several die in the crash. The criminals take it into their own hands to continue when one survivor is attacked and eaten by a crocodile. The criminals kill it, but from then on the mother Crocodile is on a killing spree with a goal to kill each survivor. But that is not the only worry, because they're trapped within it's world, and if it doesn't kill them, the criminals will.
Dir. Gary Jones · With Heidi Lenhart, Jon Sklaroff, Martin Kove
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