0 s , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁popular ized ▁by ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁Arnold ▁Schwar zen eg ger , ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one , ▁Ch uck ▁Nor ris ▁and ▁Bruce ▁Will is . ▁St all one ▁continued ▁the ▁Rock y ▁series ▁and ▁star red ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ' s ▁First ▁Blood ▁about ▁a ▁returning ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁veter an ▁fighting ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁sh er iff ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁Ram bo : ▁First ▁Blood ▁Part ▁II . ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁films ▁grew ▁in ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁from ▁being ▁a ▁film ▁subject ▁which ▁was ▁still ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁tab oo ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Mov ies ▁like ▁Pl ato on ▁and ▁Stanley ▁Kub rick ' s ▁Full ▁Metal ▁Jack et ▁made ▁the ▁war ▁a ▁subject . ▁Ch uck ▁Nor ris ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Miss ing ▁in ▁Action ▁tr il ogy ▁( 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 ) ▁about ▁a ▁Vietnam ▁veter an ▁going ▁back ▁to ▁rescue ▁P OW s . ▁Schwar zen eg ger ▁star red ▁in ▁The ▁Term in ator ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁Comm ando ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁and ▁Pred ator ▁( 1 9 8 7 ). ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁film ▁Die ▁Hard ▁was ▁particularly ▁influ ential ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁genre ▁in ▁the ▁subsequent ▁de cade . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁Bruce ▁Will is