Acceptable femininity

, 35–36

Acting

, 8

Action

, 22, 92, 133–134

cinema

, 1–2, 22, 159

films

, 1, 8, 34–35, 119–120, 159

genre

, 1, 23, 159

heroines

, 15–16

stars

, 1–2, 9

‘Action babe’ cinema

, 37–38, 40

Action heroes

, 61–62

all access action

, 70–71

cyberpathy in action

, 62–66

new media

, 70

wireless action

, 66–69

Actor

, 120–121

Actresses

, 22–23

Advertising

, 35–36

Æon Flux (2005)

, 9–11

Aesthetics

, 60

Agency

, 49–50

Aggression

, 8, 37

Alias, Nikita (2010–2013)

, 48–49

Alien (1986)

, 23–24, 49

‘All access action heroes’

, 62, 70–71

Alphas and Heroes

, 1–2, 60–62

American International Pictures (AIP)

, 136

Anaconda (1997)

, 22

Angel (1999–2004)

, 47–48

Armed Response (2017)

, 130–131

Athletic female body

, 35–36

Atomic Blonde (2017)

, 1, 8, 13, 16

image, persona and embodiment

, 8–9

Audiences

, 159

Authenticity

, 1–2, 8

Avatar (2009)

, 26

Baad Bitches’ and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films

, 134–135

Baguazhang

, 104, 108, 111

Ballers (2015–2019)

, 144

Battle Los Angeles (2011)

, 26, 30

Betrayal

, 90

Big Bang Theory, The

, 65

Big Bird Cage, The

, 136

Big Doll House, The (1971)

, 136

Black

, 133–134

actresses

, 135

star

, 119–120

Black Panther (2018)

, 126

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

, 1

Blade

, 126–129

Blade II (2002)

, 129

Blaxploitation

, 134–135

Bloodrayne (2004)

, 26

Blue Crush (2002)

, 26

Boiling Point (1993)

, 126

Bombshell (2019)

, 8

Bourne Identity, The (2002)

, 92–93, 95

Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)

, 95–97

Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)

, 97–98

Brooklyn’s Finest (2009)

, 130–131

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

, 30

Buffy and Alias (2001–2006)

, 48–49

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)

, 47–48

Carano, Gina

, 35

complicating

, 41

Casual revolution

, 79–80

Characterisation of Gong Ruomei

, 107, 110, 112

Charlie’s Angels (1976–1981)

, 50–51

Charlie’s Angels (2000, 2003)

, 1

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

, 39

Chicago Tribune

, 134

China O’Brien (1988)

, 39

Chinese action films, gender subjectivity and women in

, 106–107

Cleopatra Jones

, 136

Coffy

, 136, 140–141

Coldest City, The

, 13

Coming 2 America (2021)

, 120

Con Air (1997)

, 23

Confucianism

, 106

Contemporary Superhero, The

, 63

Corman, Roger

, 136

Crisis (2021)

, 26

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

, 108–110, 112–113

Culture wars

, 79–80

Cyberpathy

, 60–61

in action

, 62–66

Cyborg heroes, heroines and villains

, 62–63

Demolition Man

, 123, 125–126

Die Another Day (2002)

, 39, 92–93

Die Hard series (1988–2013)

, 92–93

Digital Natives

, 63–65

Doctor Who (BBC, 1963)

, 62–63

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

, 120

Dollhouse (television series)

, 1–2, 47–48, 51, 55

final girls, warrior women and avenging angels

, 49–51

Driving under the influence (DUI)

, 25

Drop Zone (1994)

, 126

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

, 144, 146, 153, 155

Ebony

, 134

Echo

, 52, 54

Embodiment

, 1–2

Empowerment

, 49

Enlightenment

, 106

Escape from L. A. (1996)

, 139–140

Escape from New York (1981)

, 139–140

Eureka (2006–2012)

, 60–61

Expendables 3, The (2014)

, 120, 130

Falling Down (1990)

, 23

Fast and Furious 6 (2013) and 7 (2015)

, 39

Fast and Furious 9

, 152

Fast and the Furious, The (2001–2023)

, 28–29, 146, 151–152

Fast Five (2011)

, 144–145

Faster Pussycat, Kill! Kill (1966)

, 23

Father hunger

, 90–92

Fathers

, 90–93

Female action hero

, 51

Female action stars

, 1–2, 23

Female muscularity

, 36

Female subjectivity

, 110–112

Female violence

, 8

Femininity

, 28

Feuds

, 151–153

Fifth Element, The (1997)

, 49, 52

Fighting With My Family (2019)

, 144

Film stars

, 24

Films

, 35–36, 120

Firefly (2002–2003)

, 47–48

Foxy Brown

, 136–139

Framing Blackness

, 134

Franchises

, 90

Friday Foster

, 137, 139

Furious 7 (2015)

, 146

G. I. Jane

, 133–134

Gallowwalkers (2012)

, 130–131

Game of Death (2010)

, 130–131

GamerGate

, 79–80

Games

, 74

Gaze

, 9

Gender

, 1, 22, 90, 129

dynamics

, 39–40

subjectivity and women in Chinese action films

, 106–107

Genre

, 47–48

Geri-action stars

, 159

Ghosts of Mars

, 140

Girlfight (2000)

, 26, 30

Good Joe, The

, 24

Grandmaster, The (2013)

, 104–105

characterisation of Gong Ruomei

, 107–110

daughterhood with female subjectivity

, 110–112

gender subjectivity and women in Chinese action films

, 106–107

woman’s romance in

, 112–114

Grier, Pam

, 134

blaxploitation

, 134–135

career

, 136

Foxy Brown

, 136–139

sexist trap

, 140–141

Sheba, Baby

, 136–139

supporting roles and Jackie Brown

, 139–140

Hancock (2008)

, 11–12, 16–17

Hardbody

, 78, 122

Hardcore gamers

, 83

Haywire (2011)

, 35

‘Action Babe’ Trope

, 38–40

hotel fight scene

, 40–41

musculinity

, 37–38

women and sport

, 35–36

Hegemony of play

, 80

Heroes

, 60–61

Heroes, Villains and Fools

, 24

Heroes 360 Experience

, 63–65

Heroes Reborn

, 70

Heroine

, 59

Heroine-hood

, 105

High Noon (Ramirez)

, 22–23

Hill, Jack

, 136

Hobbs and Shaw (2019)

, 2, 144, 146, 151, 153, 155

Hollywood

, 134

action film

, 22

Homicide: Life on the Street

, 93

House of Flying Daggers

, 109–110

iBoy (2017)

, 60, 69

Ideation

, 104

iNAPPROPRIATE COMEDY (2013)

, 26

Independent Woman

, 24

Internet of things

, 70

Internet/wireless

, 66–67

Iron Man (2008)

, 1, 62–63

Italian Job, The (2003)

, 9

Jackie Brown (1997)

, 2, 139–140

Jason Bourne film

, 90, 98, 101

Bourne Identity, The (2002)

, 93–95

Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)

, 95–97

Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)

, 97–98

father and son in cinema

, 90–93

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

, 16

Jungle Fever (1991)

, 120–121

Kill Bill: Volume One and Two (2003/2004)

, 34

Kings of New York (1990)

, 120–121

Kung fu

, 107–108

Lara Croft

, 78–79

Last Airbender: The Legend of Korra, The (2005–2008)

, 34

Last of Us Part II, The

, 74–75

authenticating hard virtual body through motion capture

, 81–84

female hard and soft (ware) bodies in action games

, 78–81

murder of Joel Miller and symbolic death of male gamer

, 75–77

Latin American actresses

, 22–23

Latina performers/performances

, 22–23

Latinas

, 22

Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

, 48–51

Long Shot (2019)

, 16–17

Lost (2005)

, 26–27

Machete Kills Again (2010 and 2014)

, 30

Machete Kills Again–In Space

, 30

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

, 12–13

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

, 8, 34, 133–134

dramatic roles

, 11–16

image, persona and embodiment

, 8–9

Magazines

, 35–36

Male gaze

, 1–2, 9

Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)

, 1

Masculinity

, 92, 150–151

Mass media

, 35–36

Matrix, The (1999)

, 1, 10, 126

Media studies

, 60

Media technologies

, 1–2

Men’s Health

, 153

#MeToo

, 1

Miami Vice (2006)

, 1, 120–121

‘Mind wiping’ technology

, 48

Mo Better Blues (1990)

, 120–121

Moana (2016)

, 153–154

Money Train (1995)

, 126

Monster (2003)

, 9

Motion capture

, 81–84

Mummy Returns, The (2001)

, 144–145

Murder at 1600 (1997)

, 126

Muscularity

, 36

Musculinity

, 34, 37–38

Music videos

, 35–36

My Darling Clementine (1946)

, 22–23

National Black Feminist Organisation

, 135

New Jack City (1991)

, 120–121

‘New media superheroes’

, 62, 70

Non-actional ideation

, 104

Old Guard, The (2020)

, 17–18

On the Edge (Rob Nilsson, 1985)

, 140

One Night Stand (1997)

, 126

#Oscarssowhite

, 1

Out of Sight (1998)

, 22

Passenger 57 (1992)

, 121

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

, 70

Phoenix

, 123–125

Physicality of Theron

, 16–18

Pin Up, The

, 24

Point-Of-View effect (POV effect)

, 60

Predator (1986)

, 22

Predator 2 (1990)

, 22

Predator films

, 23

Psychology

, 60

Race

, 1

Ready Player Two

, 79–80

Rebel

, 24

Recall, The

, 130–131

Red Sonja (1985)

, 39

Reindeer Games (2000)

, 9

Resident Evil (2002–2016)

, 27–28

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

, 27

Rising Sun (1993)

, 121–122, 126

Rivalries

, 151

Rodriguez, Michelle

, 22

acting career

, 25–27

body of work

, 22–23

Fast and the Furious, The (2001–2023)

, 28–29

prison

, 25

recognising

, 29–31

Resident Evil (2002–2016)

, 27–28

types and

, 24–29

Rundown, The (2003)

, 144–145

S. W. A. T (2003)

, 26

Scorpion

, 63–65

Second Sex, The

, 106

Sexism

, 137–139

Sexuality

, 1

Shaft

, 134–135

She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

, 26

Sheba, Baby

, 136–139

Sky High

, 61

Smurfs: The Lost Village

, 26

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Jack Clayton, 1983)

, 140

Spectacular Bodies

, 74

Sports

, 34

Spy Kids films

, 22

Spyglass

, 15–16

Stand Alone (Alan Beattie, 1985)

, 140

Star Bodies

, 1–2

Star image

, 8, 144, 146

Star personas

, 8

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

, 62–63

Star Trek: The Next Generation

, 62–63

Star Trek: Voyager

, 144–145

Star Wars (1977)

, 30

Star-reception

, 25

Stars (2002)

, 24

Stars

, 25

‘Streaming superheroes’

, 62

Subjectivity

, 106

Super Fly

, 134–135

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song

, 134–135

Tarantino, Quentin

, 139

Technokinesis

, 60

Technokinetics

, 62–63

Technology

, 60

Television

, 35–36

Terminator, The

, 133–134

Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

, 34, 48–51

Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles (2008–2009)

, 48–49

That 70s Show

, 144–145

The Sarah Conner Chronicles (TSCC)

, 49

Theron, Charlize

, 8–9

physicality of

, 16–18

Thor: Love and Thunder

, 1

3AM (2001)

, 26

TLOU2

, 74–77, 82

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)

, 126

Tomb Raider

, 80

Tomboy

, 30

Total Film magazine

, 120

Total Recall (1990)

, 23

Tough Guy, The

, 24

Trauma

, 49–50

‘Treadstone’ assassination programme

, 93

Trópico de Sangre (2010)

, 30

Tully (2018)

, 16–18

2001: A Space Odyssey

, 124–125

US Marshalls (1998)

, 126

Violence

, 49–50, 137, 139

Violent female action character

, 18

Walking Tall (2004)

, 144–145

Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)

, 60–61

Waterdance, The

, 121

Wesley Snipes

, 119–120

West Side Story (1961)

, 23

White Men Can’t Jump

, 121

Widows (2018)

, 26

Wildcats (1986)

, 120–121

Woman (1975–1979)

, 50–51

Women

, 49–50

Women in Cages

, 136

Wuxia

, 107–108

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

, 62–63

Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001)

, 48–49

Yards, The (2000)

, 9

Young Rock (2021)

, 144

Zhang Ziyi

, 104–107