The best Franco Columbu’s movies

Franco Columbu

Franco Columbu

07/08/1941- 30/08/2019
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Predator

Predator
7.8/10
A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.

The Terminator

The Terminator
8.1/10
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

The Running Man

The Running Man
6.6/10
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian
6.9/10
A film adaptation of the classic sword and sorcery hero, Conan the Barbarian. A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.

Pumping Iron

Pumping Iron
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 18/01/1977
  • Character: Self
Pumping Iron is a 1977 documentary film about the run-up to the 1975 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding competition. The film focuses on Arnold Schwarzenegger and his competitors, Lou Ferrigno and Franco Columbu. The documentary was co-directed by Robert Fiore and George Butler. It was based on the book of the same name by Charles Gaines and George Butler (Simon and Schuster, 1974).

Stay Hungry

Stay Hungry
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 23/04/1976
  • Character: Franco Orsini (uncredited)
A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.

Big Top Pee-wee

Big Top Pee-wee
5.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 22/07/1988
  • Character: Otto the Strongman
Paul Reubens stars as Pee-wee Herman in his second full-length film about a farmer who joins the circus after a storm drops a big tent in his front yard. Pee-wee, along with an outlandish cast of animals and circus performers, puts on the best show ever.

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
7.1/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/01/2002
  • Character: Himself - Mr. Olympia 1981
A documentary on the making of "Pumping Iron" to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Aired on Cinemax.

Beretta's Island

Beretta's Island
2.7/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 05/05/1994
  • Character: Franco Armando Beretta
Franco Columbo stars as Interpol operative Franco Armando - code name Beretta - who's forced out of retirement to avenge the cold-blooded murder of a cop. The killer's trail leads to Franco's hometown on the beautiful island of Sardinia, where drugs are turning the peaceful village into a hell hole. The sinister druglord has a sadistic welcome for Franco: the kidnapping of his best friend's beautiful daughter.

Ancient Warriors

Ancient Warriors
3.4/10
  • Genre: Action
  • Release: 01/03/2003
  • Character: Aldo Paccione
Special Forces Captain Aldo Paccione must pull together his former world team Delta Force and go deep within the mines of Sardinia when it is discovered that a vengeful band of mercenaries are developing deadly biochemical weapons.

Herakles

Herakles
5.6/10
Basically, 'Herakles' is an omnium-gatherum of film clips depicting images of machismo. Some of those images are explicitly macho: we see various body-builders flexing their biceps and triceps. Other images seen here are not macho in the literal sense, but are indirectly related to testosterone or cojones on some level: we see military aircraft making bombing raids, and footage of car crashes.

Rocky IV: The American Punch

Rocky IV: The American Punch
7/10
Rocky IV is dually symbolic - it embodies both the victory of the American boxer over the Soviet one and the victory of neo-liberalism over a dwindling socialism. Today, Rocky is held up as a model by some and is a subject of derision for others. An emblem of the 1980s, its culture and its heroes, the film will be the subject of an entertaining analysis of popular culture.

The Road To Olympia

The Road To Olympia
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 14/11/1984
  • Character: Himself
A truly iconic video based on the Mr. Olympia contest from 1984. Every single one of the competitors was a star in their own right. ‘Road to Olympia’ 1984 was a classic release at the time. It was the forerunner of the later Battle for the Olympia series. In this video the camera follows in particular Tom Platz, Chris Dickerson, Franco Columbu, Samir Bannout, Al Beckles and the eventual winner – Lee Haney. You also see a very beautiful Rachel McLish. This video is now a classic slice of bodybuilding history.

One More Round

One More Round
3.7/10
  • Release: 02/06/2015
  • Character: Franco Turelli
Basically a Christian version of Rocky

The Comeback

The Comeback
6.6/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 12/05/1980
  • Character: Himself
After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building Championship for the 7th time.

Desperate Crimes

Desperate Crimes
4.9/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 24/11/1993
  • Character: Nerescu
In the large industrial port of an Italian city - sailors, women, black market traffickers, sleazy nightclubs, and dingy narrow alleys make up a world of danger, where a young American girl vanishes without a trace while an Italian man tries to track her down. On the way, he encounters a strange group of characters: a beautiful and ambitious prostitute, a girl ravaged by drugs, and the ferocious Joe Nerescu who is battling against a rival gang so he can gain control of the port.

Taken Alive

Taken Alive
4/10
A beautiful secret agent recruits a local sculptor to aid her in rescuing a presidential candidate's kidnapped mistress.

Dreamland - La terra dei sogni

Dreamland - La terra dei sogni
1.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/07/2010

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild

Schwarzenegger: Total Rebuild
6.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/03/1988
  • Character: Himself
After an absence of five years, six times Mr. Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building Championship for the 7th time.

Doublecross on Costa's Island

Doublecross on Costa's Island
5.2/10
Six years after stopping a multi-national arms deal that would have wiped out Los Angeles, Agent Enrico Costa (Franco Columbu) is tracked down at his home halfway around the world. Through revenge and deception, from Sardinia to Beverly Hills, Costa must ready for a final showdown by finding his way through an intricate web of double crosses, while meeting up with old friends and enemies. If Costa wants to survive and save his home, and island, he will have to fight his way out!

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