Epic Explosions From 1980s and 1990s Action Movies

Lori Dorn
May 25, 2026

Todd Vaziri, the Compositing Supervisor at Industrial Light & Magic and host of the Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast, made a supercut of “cool explosions” from 1980s and 1990s action movies.

Just a few cool movie explosions from Lethal Weapon, Beverly Hills Cop II, Terminator 2, Last Action Hero, Commando and Blown Away.

Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.