----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Brown, Jeffrey A. Bullets, Buddies, and Bad Guys. Journal of Popular Film and Television 21:2 (1993), p.79-87 Seyfarth, Susan. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Iron John: Predator to Protector. Studies in Popular Culture 15:1 (1992), p.75-81 I recently did a paper on Action Movies. sort of an historical overview, hardly theoretical, but i collected lots of literature from film journals. alas, nothing in the area "real" psychology. However the above articles seem to be a good starting point. P.S. Since I plan to do my thesis on the topic, i'd be happy to hear about newer stuff.