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-The archetypal '''action hero''' or '''action heroine''' is the [[protagonist]] of an [[action film]] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref>  Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Westerns on television]], [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, and [[folklore]].
+An '''action hero''' (or '''action heroine''' for women) is the protagonist of an [[action film]] or other form of entertainment which portrays action, adventure, and often violence.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Western film]]s, [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, and [[folklore]].
 ==See also==
 * [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]]
 ==Notes==

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[[File:Action hero montage.png|thumb|right|400px|'''Examples of actors who have played male action heroes''':<br><small>'''Row 1''': [[Sylvester Stallone]]{{·}}[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]{{·}}[[Bruce Willis]]{{·}}[[Steven Seagal]]<br>'''Row 2''': [[Dolph Lundgren]]{{·}}[[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]{{·}}[[Wesley Snipes]]{{·}}[[Jackie Chan]]</small>]]

The archetypal '''action hero''' or '''action heroine''' is the [[protagonist]] of an [[action film]] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Westerns on television]], [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, and [[folklore]].

==See also==
* [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]]

==Notes==
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==Further reading==
*Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. ''Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks.'' London: Routledge, 2001.
*[[Tasker, Yvonne]]. ''Action and Adventure Cinema.'' New York: Routledge, 2004.

==External links==
*[http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/gallery/female_superheroes/ Female action heroes photo gallery] - ''[[The Boston Globe]]''
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/AR2006090100360_pf.html The Lost Action Hero] - ''[[The Washington Post]]''

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