▁plays ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁police ▁detect ive ▁who ▁in ad vert ently ▁becomes ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁a ▁terror ist ▁take - over ▁of ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁office ▁building . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁action ▁cinema ▁was ▁being ▁revolution ized ▁by ▁Jack ie ▁Chan , ▁Ts ui ▁H ark , ▁and ▁John ▁W oo ; ▁gar ner ing ▁increased ▁attention ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁T ango ▁& ▁C ash , ▁an ▁action - com edy ▁st arring ▁St all one ▁and ▁Kurt ▁Russell ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . James ▁Bond : ▁The ▁James ▁Bond ▁film ▁series ▁entered ▁its ▁third ▁de cade ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁with ▁Roger ▁Moore ▁st arring ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁real istic ▁For ▁Your ▁E yes ▁Only ▁after ▁the ▁out land ish ▁excess ▁of ▁Moon ra ker ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁de cade ▁saw ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁for ▁Bond ▁since ▁the ▁previous ▁de cade ' s ▁direct ors ▁originally ▁directed ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Bond ; ▁the ▁new ▁director ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁series , ▁John ▁Glen , ▁critic ized ▁for ▁a ▁less ▁sty list ic ▁and ▁more ▁" work man " ▁style ▁of ▁direction , ▁directed ▁all ▁the ▁E ON ▁Bond ▁films ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Moon ra ker ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁for ▁regular ▁Bernard ▁Lee ▁who ▁port rayed ▁Bond ' s ▁b oss ▁M .