10 VHS-Era Villains Who Defined 80s & 90s Action Movies

Описание: The 1980s and early 1990s were powered by VHS.

Video stores. Action shelves. Hand-painted cover art promising explosions, sweat, and bad decisions. But none of those movies worked without villains. not polished supervillains, but faces. Actors who felt real, intimidating, unstable, or outright unhinged.

In VHS Baddies Part 2, we dive deep into the character actors and physical heavies who carried an entire era of action, sci-fi, martial arts, and straight-to-video cinema. These weren’t always the main villains — but they were the ones you remembered.

This extra-long episode explores the careers, performances, and unforgettable screen presence of ten VHS-era baddies, including:
• morally gray red herrings
• unstoppable physical obstacles
• ninja masters
• cult leaders, militia fanatics, and authority figures gone rotten

From Cannon Films classics to straight-to-VHS B-movies, this is a love letter to the villains who made these movies work.

This is a 26-minute deep-dive, nearly double the length of a usual CineCurious episode, packed with research, context, and pure VHS nostalgia.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro – The VHS Era
00:41 John Diehl
03:37 Tom Lister Jr.
05:53 Andrew Bryniarski
07:19 Ralf Moeller
09:07 Marshall R. Teague
10:50 Tadashi Yamashita
13:31 Gary Conway
15:36 John P. Ryan
19:44 Shō Kosugi
22:30 Richard Lynch
25:49 Outro – Be Kind, Rewind


If you grew up rewinding tapes, judging movies by the back of the box, and discovering unforgettable bad guys in the video store aisle… this one’s for you.

If you enjoy character actor spotlights, villain deep dives, and rediscovering great performances from film and TV, you’re in the right place. Thank you so much for watching and supporting CineCurious!

Music licensed from Motion Array
Images from IMDb and Wiki Commons

The Villains We Love playlist:
   • Michael Ironside - The Villains We Love  

Rediscovered films playlist:
   • Last Action Hero: Rediscovered  

CineCurious feature videos playlist:
   • Why Imperfection Makes Movies Better  

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