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| 26 Apr 2023 | Lethal Weapon 2 | 01:25:21 | |
91% liked this movie Google users South African smugglers find themselves being hounded and harassed by Riggs and Murtaugh, two mismatched Los Angeles police officers. However, the South Africans are protected by diplomatic immunity, and so the two are assigned to witness-protection duty in an attempt by their captain to keep his job. It is only when this witness reveals to them that he has already dealt with the smugglers that the trouble really starts.Description Release date: July 7, 1989 (USA) Director: Richard Donner Music composed by: Eric Clapton, Michael Kamen, David Sanborn Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Box office: $227.9 million Screenplay by: Jeffrey Boam
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| 12 Jul 2022 | Kill Bill Vol. 1 | 01:22:49 | |
91% liked this film Google users A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an insatiable desire for revenge, she vows to get even with every person who contributed to the loss of her unborn child, her entire wedding party, and four years of her life. After devising a hit list, The Bride sets off on her quest, enduring unspeakable injury and unscrupulous enemies.Description Release date: October 10, 2003 (Canada) Director: Quentin Tarantino Music by: RZA Box office: $180.9 million Adapted from: Lady Snowblood | |||
| 19 Jul 2022 | Bad Boys 2 with Nick From Nicks Flicks Fix | 01:28:46 | |
We are so lucky to have one of the greatest people we know guest on this special episode of Action, Action. Nick From Nicks Flicks Fix joins us to discuss Bad Boys 2. Enjoy! https://linktr.ee/nicksflicksfix
88% liked this film Google users The drug ecstasy is flowing into Miami, and the police want it stopped. Police Detective Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) and his partner, Mike Lowrey (Will Smith), are just the men to do it. They track the drugs to a Cuban smuggler, Johnny Tapia (Jordi Mollà), who is also involved in a bloody war with Russian and Haitian mobsters. If that isn't bad enough, there's tension between the two cops because Lowrey is romantically involved with Burnett's sister, Syd (Gabrielle Union). Release date: July 18, 2003 (Canada) Director: Michael Bay Box office: 273.3 million USD
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| 13 Sep 2023 | My Name Is Nobody | 00:57:09 | |
88% liked this movie Google users A gunfighter heading for New Orleans to board a ship and retire peacefully to Europe is prevented from hanging up his pistols by the persistent admiration of a young gunman called Nobody. Initially hired to kill the veteran fighter, Nobody becomes his friend and insists that the great man's career should end with a glorious climax.Description
Directed by Tonino Valerii Screenplay by Ernesto Gastaldi Story by
Based on An idea by Sergio Leone Produced by Fulvio Morsella Starring Cinematography Edited by Nino Baragli Music by Ennio Morricone Production companies
Distributed by Titanus Release dates
Running time 118 minutes | |||
| 14 Dec 2022 | Podcasting After Dark: Trancers | 03:18:38 | |
We had audio problems, so instead of putting up the annual Trapped In Paradise episode, enjoy our friends at Podcasting After Dark.
We had audio problems, so instead of putting up the annual Trapped In Paradise episode, enjoy our friends at Podcasting After Dark. Podcasting After Dark is a deep-dive into the world of cult horror and action movies from the 70's, 80's, and early 90's. Each episode, Corey Stevenson and Zak Shaffer breakdown and review a different late-night flick from their youth. These are the movies your parents didn’t want you to watch growing up! | |||
| 24 Dec 2023 | Episode #289 Silent Night (2023) | 01:15:44 | |
This week we check in on our old friend John Woo and see what he's been up to.
On Christmas Eve, a man witnesses the death of his young son when the boy gets caught in crossfire between warring gangs. Recovering from a wound that cost him his voice, he soon embarks on a bloody and grueling quest to punish those responsible.
Release date: December 1, 2023 (Canada)
Director: John Woo
Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Box office: $8.7 million
Music by: Marco Beltrami
Production companies: Thunder Road Films; Capstone Studios; A Better Tomorrow Films
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| 15 Nov 2022 | Ronin | 01:13:42 | |
83% liked this movie Google users Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) puts together a team of experts that she tasks with stealing a valuable briefcase, the contents of which are a mystery. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. As their operation gets underway, several team members are found to be untrustworthy, and everyone must complete the mission with a watchful eye on everyone else. Release date: September 25, 1998 (USA) Director: John Frankenheimer Screenplay: David Mamet, J.D. Zeik Budget: 55 million USD Box office: 70.7 million USD | |||
| 03 May 2022 | Riders Of Justice | 00:51:16 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 85% liked this film Google users Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.Description Initial release: November 19, 2020 Director: Anders Thomas Jensen Box office: $7,957,296 Budget: €5.3 million; ($6.4 million) Distributed by: Nordisk Film Languages: Danish, English | |||
| 07 Jun 2022 | The Unplanned Free For All | 00:45:25 | |
Mistakes were a made and some people didn't watch the movie. So, we did a free-for-all. Let's see if it turned out. | |||
| 02 May 2023 | The Big 4 | 00:55:21 | |
92% liked this movie Google users Four retired assassins spring back into action when they cross paths with a straight-arrow cop who is determined to track down an elusive murderer that has something to do with their shared past.Description Initial release: December 15, 2022 Director: Timo Tjahjanto Production companies: Netflix, Frontier Pictures Screenplay: Timo Tjahjanto, Johanna Wattimena Distributed by: Netflix Language: Indonesian | |||
| 19 Apr 2022 | Pregaming For The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly | 00:35:13 | |
What we watched before we watched The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. | |||
| 22 Mar 2022 | PreGaming for Top Dog | 00:48:06 | |
Check out what we watched before we watched Top Dog. 4.1/10 · IMDb 81% liked this film Google users When terrorists threaten to blow up San Diego, heroic cop Norris is forced to collaborate with a canine partner who seems to outsmart him every step of the way. Initial release: April 28, 1995 Director: Aaron Norris Music by: George S. Clinton Box office: $5.1 million Story by: Aaron Norris; Tim Grayem Distributed by: Artisan Entertainment Chuck Norris as Lt. Jake Wilder Michele Lamar Richards as Det. Savannah Boyette Erik von Detten as Matthew Swanson Carmine Caridi as Sgt. Lou Swanson | |||
| 04 Oct 2022 | The Descent | 01:11:58 | |
87% liked this film Google users A year after a severe emotional trauma, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) goes to North Carolina to spend some time exploring caves with her friends; after descending underground, the women find strange cave paintings and evidence of an earlier expedition, then learn they are not alone: Underground predators inhabit the crevasses, and they have a taste for human flesh. Release date: July 8, 2005 (United Kingdom) Director: Neil Marshall Sequel: The Descent Part 2 Screenplay: Neil Marshall Box office: 57.1 million USD Awards: British Independent Film Award for Best Director, British Independent Film Award for Best Technical Achievement | |||
| 06 Feb 2024 | Episode #295 The Crow (1994) | 01:09:16 | |
This week we get a little 90s Goth with Brandon Lee's "The Crow" The night before his wedding, musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and his fiancée are brutally murdered by members of a violent inner-city gang. On the anniversary of their death, Eric rises from the grave and assumes the gothic mantle of the Crow, a supernatural avenger. Tracking down the thugs responsible for the crimes and mercilessly murdering them, Eric eventually confronts head gangster Top Dollar (Michael Wincott) to complete his macabre mission. Release date: May 11, 1994 (USA) Director: Alex Proyas Distributed by: Miramax, Dimension Films Adapted from: The Crow Box office: $94 million Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski | |||
| 19 Mar 2024 | Episode #301 The Glimmer Man (1996) | 01:14:00 | |
This week we drop in on our friend Steven Seagal A former government operative renowned for his stealth, Jack Cole (Steven Seagal) is now a Los Angeles police detective. When a series of horrible murders occurs in the metro area, Cole is assigned to the case, along with tough-talking fellow cop Jim Campbell (Keenen Ivory Wayans). Although the two men clash, they gradually become effective partners as they uncover a conspiracy linked to the killings, which also involves terrorism and organized crime. Release date: October 4, 1996 (USA) Director: John Gray Budget: 45 million USD Box office: 41.8 million USD Distributed by: Warner Bros. Music by: Trevor Rabin | |||
| 27 Jun 2023 | Kill Bill Vol 2 | 01:07:51 | |
92% liked this movie Google users The Bride (Uma Thurman) picks up where she left off in volume one with her quest to finish the hit list she has composed of all of the people who have wronged her, including ex-boyfriend Bill (David Carradine), who tried to have her killed four years ago during her wedding to another man. Leaving several dead in her wake, she eventually tracks down Bill in Mexico. Using skills she has learned during her assassin career, she attempts to finish what she set out to do in the first place. Directed by Quentin Tarantino Written by Quentin Tarantino Produced byLawrence Bender Starring Cinematography Robert Richardson Edited by Sally Menke Music by | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Episode #304 BeeKeeper (2024) | 01:01:13 | |
One man's brutal campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after it's revealed he's a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers. Release date: January 12, 2024 (Canada) Director: David Ayer Budget: 40 million USD Distributed by: Amazon MGM Studios Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain Music by: David Sardy; Jared Michael Fry | |||
| 27 Feb 2024 | Episode #298 Shoot'Em Up (2007) | 01:12:14 | |
This week we have Alex and Dean from Return Revenge Resurrection to cover this over the top action packed movie! After saving a newborn infant from assassins, carrot-crunching gunman Mr. Smith (Clive Owen) teams up with a prostitute named DQ (Monica Bellucci) to protect the baby from further attacks. With hit man Hertz (Paul Giamatti) hot on their trail, Smith and DQ uncover a dying senator's plot to harvest bone marrow from babies just like the one in their arms. Release date: September 7, 2007 (USA) Director: Michael Davis Box office: 26.8 million USD Distributed by: New Line Cinema Music by: Paul Haslinger Produced by: Susan Montford; Don Murphy; Rick Benattar; | |||
| 01 Aug 2023 | On Deadly Ground | 01:19:25 | |
Forrest Taft (Steven Seagal) is putting his considerable talents as a fighter and marksman to use as a hired gun for the sleazy oil tycoon Michael Jennings (Michael Caine). The latter's bottom-line tunnel vision has him destroying entire communities if it means a bigger profit for his business. While in Alaska taking care of some business for his amoral boss, however, Taft meets a native Eskimo woman (Joan Chen) who helps him to discover the error of his ways and pursue a more righteous path. Directed by Steven Seagal Written by Ed Horowitz, Robin U. Russin Produced by Steven Seagal A. Kitman Ho Julius R. Nasso Starring
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| 29 Aug 2023 | Shogun Assassin | 00:58:55 | |
Directed by Screenplay by
Based on Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike Goseki Kojima Produced by
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Cinematography Chishi Makiura Edited by Lee Percy Music by
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Distributed by New World Pictures Release date
Running time 90 minutes Countries Japan United States Language English | |||
| 22 Aug 2023 | Code Of Silence | 01:00:17 | |
Code Of Silence
Directed by Andrew Davis Screenplay by
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Produced by Raymond Wagner Starring Cinematography Frank Tidy Edited by
Music by David Michael Frank Distributed by Orion Pictures Release date
Running time 100 minutes | |||
| 13 Feb 2024 | Episode #296 Death Wish 3 (1985) | 01:05:08 | |
When architect-turned-vigilante Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) returns to New York City, he discovers that one of his friends has been murdered by gang members. After the cops bring Paul in for questioning, he receives a tempting offer from the police chief (Ed Lauter) : Paul can have free rein to eliminate the gangsters, as long as the police get the credit. Paul agrees and goes to war against Manny Fraker (Gavan O'Herlihy) and his vicious gang of thugs. Initial release: November 1, 1985 Director: Michael Winner Box office: 16.1 million USD Distributed by: The Cannon Group, Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Based on: Characters; by Brian Garfield Music by: Jimmy Page | |||
| 11 Jul 2023 | Sisu (2023) | 00:54:11 | |
During the last days of World War II, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the soldiers decide to steal his gold, they quickly discover they just tangled with no ordinary miner. Directed by Jalmari Helander Written by Jalmari Helander Produced by Petri Jokiranta Starring Cinematography Kjell Lagerroos Edited by Juho Virolainen Music by
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| 04 Jul 2023 | Yes, Madam | 01:05:02 | |
A relentless inspector (Michelle Yeoh) and a Scotland Yard detective (Cynthia Rothrock) investigate murder linked to microfilm.
Traditional Chinese 皇家師姐 Simplified Chinese 皇家师姐 Literal meaning Royal Elder Sister Hanyu Pinyin Huángjiā Shījiě JyutpingWong4 Gaa1 Si1 Ze2 Directed by Corey Yuen Written by Barry Wong Produced bySammo Hung Starring Cinematography Bill Wong Chung-piu Edited by
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Production Company D & B Films[1] Release date
Running time 93 minutes Country Hong Kong Language Cantonese
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| 25 Jun 2024 | Episode #305 Just Some Bullshit | 01:19:08 | |
We are back! Dustin and James catch up on what they have been watching. | |||
| 05 Jul 2022 | Predator 2 | 01:20:46 | |
89% liked this film Google users Los Angeles is enduring a heat wave and a crime wave, so the pressure on police officer Michael Harrigan (Danny Glover) to solve a strange string of murders is mounting. Harrigan thinks the culprit can be found among the warring gangs and drug cartels, but FBI Special Agent Peter Keyes (Gary Busey) knows the horrible truth: Their killer is a fearsome extraterrestrial (Kevin Peter Hall) with keen hunting abilities that include superior night vision and the power to make itself invisible. Release date: November 21, 1990 (USA) Director: Stephen Hopkins Box office: $57.1 million Music by: Alan Silvestri Distributed by: 20th Century Studios | |||
| 05 Mar 2024 | Episode #299 Lady Dragon (1990) | 01:05:54 | |
This week we do a Patreon pick with 1990's Lady Dragon starring Cynthia Rothrock & Richard Norton 89% liked this movie Google users An old master heals a left-for-dead widow (Cynthia Rothrock) and teaches her how to kickbox for revenge.Description Initial release: 1990 Director: David Worth | |||
| 28 Aug 2024 | Episode #309 Best of The Best (1989) | 01:12:01 | |
This week we take a trip back to Dustin's childhood and watch "Best of The Best" Martial arts drama in which a misfit team of American kickboxers must undergo rigorous training for an all-important contest against a ruthless Korean team. Along the way, the hardened fighters learn to lay their personal ghosts to rest. Release date: November 10, 1989 (USA) Director: Robert Radler Sequel: Best of the Best II Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Taurus Entertainment Box office: $1.7 million (US) Music by: Paul Gilman | |||
| 03 Oct 2023 | Talk To Me | 01:04:35 | |
7.2/10 IMDb
94% Rotten Tomatoes
71% Google Users
Description
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits with an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill and high-stakes party game -- until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Directed by Danny Philippou Michael Philippou Written by
Based onConcept by Daley Pearson Produced by
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Cinematography Aaron McLisky Edited by Geoff Lamb Music by Cornel Wilczek Production companies
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Running time 95 minutes | |||
| 08 Mar 2022 | MacGruber | 00:53:25 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon Directed byJorma Taccone Screenplay by
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Distributed byUniversal Pictures Release dates
Running time 91 minutes [1]CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$10 million[2]Box office$9.3 million[3] | |||
| 09 Nov 2021 | Free For All: Dustin | 00:54:05 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon Let's see what Dustin puts together for his Free For All episode. | |||
| 12 Mar 2024 | Episode #300 300 (2007) | 01:04:43 | |
Our 300th Episode!!! We are so original that we are cover 2007th 300 for our 300th episode. In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy. Release date: March 9, 2007 (USA) Director: Zack Snyder Sequel: 300: Rise of an Empire Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Adapted from: 300 Box office: $456 million | |||
| 30 May 2023 | Expendables 3 | 01:13:18 | |
83% liked this movie Google users Years ago, Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) co-founded the Expendables with Conrad Stonebanks (Mel Gibson). After Stonebanks became an arms dealer, Ross was forced to kill him -- or so he thought. Now, Stonebanks is back and he's on a mission to end the Expendables. Ross decides that the way to fight old blood is with new blood, so he assembles a team of younger, faster, more tech-savvy recruits. The battle to topple Stonebanks becomes a clash of old-school methods vs. high-tech expertise. Release date: August 15, 2014 (Canada) Director: Patrick Hughes Producers: Avi Lerner, Danny Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, Les Weldon, John Thompson, Miguel Menéndez de Zubillaga Budget: $90–100 million Box office: 214.7 million USD Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
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| 20 Sep 2023 | Cliffhanger | 01:22:31 | |
Directed by Renny Harlin Screenplay by Story byMichael France Based on A premise by John Long Produced by
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| 09 Nov 2022 | The Man From Nowhere | 01:24:55 | |
7.7 - IMDB 100% - Rotten Tomatoes
92% liked this film Google users Former secret agent Tae-shik's only contact is with a girl named So-mi, who's mother smuggles drugs for a gang. When the gang realise who Tae-shik is they kidnap So-mi and her mother, demanding that Tae-shik make a drug delivery.Description Release date: August 4, 2010 (South Korea) Director: Lee Jeong-beom Languages: Korean, English Box office: 43 million USD Awards: Grand Bell Award for Best Actor, MORE Cinematography: Lee Tae-yoon | |||
| 28 Jun 2022 | The Northman | 01:18:55 | |
75% liked this film Google users Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.Description Release date: April 22, 2022 (Canada) Director: Robert Eggers Box office: $68.7 million Adapted from: Amleth | |||
| 09 Jan 2024 | Episode #291 Red Dawn (1984) | 01:00:45 | |
This week we cover 1984's Red Dawn.
In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger. When Soviet soldiers invade a small Colorado town, brothers Jed (Patrick Swayze) and Matt Eckert (Charlie Sheen) escape with friends to the forest. With their father, Tom (Harry Dean Stanton), a prisoner of the invading army, the children decide to fight against the Soviets. As the country comes under increasing attack, the group teams up with Lt. Col. Andrew Tanner (Powers Boothe) to take back their town.
Release date: August 10, 1984 (USA)
Director: John Milius
Story by: Kevin Reynolds
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget: $17 million
Produced by: Buzz Feitshans; Barry Beckerman; Sidney Beckerman
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| 30 Jan 2024 | Episode #294 Last Man Standing (1996) | 00:58:46 | |
This week we visit our old friend Bruce in "Last Man Standing" Loyal to nobody but himself, John Smith (Bruce Willis) hires his services out to Fredo Strozzi (Ned Eisenberg), a bootlegging gangster who operates in a drab Texas town. However, he is quick to trade information to Strozzi's rival, Doyle (David Patrick Kelly). Then, having learned about Doyle's infatuation with beautiful Felina (Karina Lombard), Smith uses her to push both bosses into full-scale bloodshed. The only one who suspects anything is Hickey (Christopher Walken), Doyle's lieutenant. Release date: September 20, 1996 (USA) Director: Walter Hill Box office: 47.3 million USD Distributed by: New Line Cinema Adapted from: Yojimbo Cinematography: Lloyd Ahern | |||
| 11 Apr 2023 | Eye Of The Tiger | 00:57:05 | |
77% liked this movie Google users Buck Matthews (Gary Busey) is a former convict trying to live a peaceful life with his wife and daughter in his hometown. When it becomes clear that a vicious motorcycle gang, led by the sadistic Blade (William Smith), now rules the area, Buck fights back, but his defiance makes his family a target. After things take a violent turn for the worse, Buck recruits his old Vietnam-vet buddy J.B. Deveraux (Yaphet Kotto) to do what the local cops won't do, and stop Blade's reign of terror.Description Initial release: November 28, 1986 Director: Richard C. Sarafian | |||
| 29 Mar 2022 | Top Dog | 00:57:15 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 81% liked this film Google users When terrorists threaten to blow up San Diego, heroic cop Norris is forced to collaborate with a canine partner who seems to outsmart him every step of the way.Description Initial release: April 28, 1995 Box office: $5.1 million Story by: Aaron Norris; Tim Grayem | |||
| 26 Mar 2024 | Episode #302 Shadow Warriors (1997) | 01:11:22 | |
This week we are scraping the bottom of the cheap dvd bin to see if we can find some gold. Dustin is join this week by Andy (AKA Warchild) Hulk Hogan leads an elite Navy SEALS team chosen for an audacious mission to rescue a group of nationals being held captive by a drug lords soldiers who want their leader released. | |||
| 01 Dec 2021 | BFOP Round Table (Ghostbusters After Life 2021) | 01:28:20 | |
We are back with another BFOP Network Round Table Review episode! This time, Adam & John are joined by Dustin from Action, Action, Tim from Talking Back, and Zak & Corey from Podcasting After Dark and Cartwright to discuss Ghostbusters Afterlife! This is a spoiler review, so if you haven't seen the movie, might be best to watch it first......or don't. It's up to you. Enjoy! Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021) synopsis: “When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.” Starring: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul RuddDirector: Jason Reitman We hope you enjoy this roundtable discussion! All the links for each show in our network can be found at BFOPNetwork.com Check us out at: www.patreon.com/blastpastcast www.instagram.com/blastpastcast | |||
| 14 Dec 2021 | Trapped In Paradise (Again) With Talking Back Podcast | 01:35:54 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon This week we talk with Dean from The Talking Back Podcast about the most excellent holiday movie ever made, Trapped In Paradise. 81% liked this film Google users Fresh out of prison, Alvin (Dana Carvey) and Dave Firpo (Jon Lovitz) pull their brother Bill (Nicolas Cage) back into a life of crime. But the siblings' foolproof bank heist takes a tailspin when Alvin gets lost in the getaway car. That's how the criminal nitwits wind up trapped in the snowbound bur… MOREDescription Initial release: November 21, 1994 Box office: $6 million | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 | Eraser | 00:59:42 | |
80% liked this movie Google users John "The Eraser" Kruger is the top gun in the US Marshall Witness Protection scheme; he erases their past and deals with their future. His latest assignment is whistle-blower Dr. Lee Cullen, who has evidence against a major arms corporation that's selling weapons to terrorists with the collusion of rogue enemy agents within, but there is danger nearer home for Kruger, from within his own department. Release date: June 21, 1996 (USA) Director: Charles Russell Budget: 100 million USD Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures Box office: $242.3 million Edited by: Michael Tronick | |||
| 16 Jan 2024 | Episode #292 Tiger Cage 1&2 | 01:15:01 | |
This week we have a double feature: Tiger Cage 1&2
Tiger Cage (1988)
Two drug agents find that members of the police force work for a narcotics kingpin. Initial release: July 28, 1988 Director: Vien Hoa Binh Language: Cantonese Simplified Chinese: 特警屠龙 Tiger Cage 2 (1990) Gangsters pursue a Hong Kong lawman (Donnie Yen) framed for murder and a lawyer (Rosamund Kwan) they believe is linked to laundered money. Initial release: August 11, 1990 Director: Vien Hoa Binh Film series: Tiger Cage Box office: HK $6,395,102 Language: Cantonese Simplified Chinese: 洗黑钱 | |||
| 31 May 2022 | The Wraith | 01:15:32 | |
87% liked this movie Google users A high-school hero returns from the dead to take revenge against the psychotic drag racer who killed him. The murdered boy transforms himself into a hi-tech spirit in black leathers and sets out to do battle with a gang of desert-based car thieves led by the man who destroyed him.Description Release date: November 21, 1986 (USA) Director: Mike Marvin Starring: Charlie Sheen; Nick Cassavetes; Sherilyn Fenn; Randy Quaid Movie film location: Tucson, Arizona Featured song: Smokin' in the Boys Room Distributed by: Alliance Communications | |||
| 16 Nov 2021 | Laser Mission | 01:05:40 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 80% liked this film Google users Dr Otto grows a hand out of his head as he conjures a plan to take over the world. Lance Sterling attempts to capture the mad scientist, who continuously evades capture with his appearance-altering device.Description Initial release: November 10, 1990 | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | 01:19:39 | |
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Trailer 96% liked this movie Google users With the price on his head ever increasing, legendary hit man John Wick takes his fight against the High Table global as he seeks out the most powerful players in the underworld, from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin.Description Release date: March 24, 2023 (Canada) Director: Chad Stahelski Cinematography: Dan Laustsen Film series: John Wick Distributed by: Lionsgate Films
Keanu Reeves...John Wick Laurence Fishburne...Bowery King George Georgiou...The Elder Lance Reddick...Charon Clancy Brown...Harbinger Ian McShane...Winston Marko Zaror...Chidi Bill Skarsgård...Marquis Donnie Yen...Caine Aimée Kwan...Mia Hiroyuki Sanada...Shimazu Shamier Anderson...Tracker Rina Sawayama...Akira | |||
| 09 Sep 2024 | Episode #310 Midnight Run (1988) | 00:58:06 | |
This week we cover 1988's Midnight Run When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a "midnight run." But when Jack finds The Duke, the FBI and the mob are anxious to get their hands on him. In a cross-country chase, Jack must evade the authorities, hide from the mob and prevent The Duke's erratic personality from driving him mad. Release date: July 20, 1988 (USA) Director: Martin Brest Box office: 81.6 million USD Distributed by: Universal Pictures Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin Edited by: Chris Lebenzon; Michael Tronick; Billy Weber | |||
| 01 Jan 2024 | Episode #290 2023 Year in Review | 01:05:48 | |
Dustin and James look back at the year that was 2023 and look forward to what Action movies they are excited to see in the new year. Happy New Year! | |||
| 25 Oct 2022 | Basket Case | 01:00:43 | |
86% liked this film Google users A grotesquely deformed Siamese twin joins forces with his brother to stalk the physician who separated them at birth.Description Release date: April 1982 (USA) Director: Frank Henenlotter Sequel: Basket Case 2 Budget: 35,000 USD Screenplay: Frank Henenlotter | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | Double Impact | 01:16:40 | |
87% liked this film Google users Nearly 25 years after seeing his father killed by Hong Kong crime boss Raymond Zhang (Philip Chan Yan Kin), Chad Wagner (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is living in Los Angeles as a flourishing yet peaceful martial arts trainer. But Chad has a twin brother, Alex (also Van Damme), who suddenly reunites with his less-aggressive sibling and wants to avenge their father's death. As the pair plan their payback against Zhang, they also struggle to overcome their personal differences. Release date: August 9, 1991 (USA) Director: Sheldon Lettich Box office: $30.1 million Budget: $15 million to $16 million Story by: Sheldon Lettich; Jean-Claude Van Damme; Steve Meerson; Peter Krikes | |||
| 19 Oct 2022 | Predators | 01:27:02 | |
83% liked this film Google users Brought together on a mysterious planet, a mercenary (Adrien Brody) and a group of coldblooded killers now become the prey. A new breed of aliens pursues the ragtag humans through dense jungle. The group must work together to survive, or become the latest trophies of the fearsome intergalactic hunters.Description Release date: July 7, 2010 (USA) Director: Nimród Antal Screenplay: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch Cinematography: Gyula Pados | |||
| 15 Mar 2022 | Stone Cold | 01:02:36 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon Directors: Craig R. Baxley, Philippe Mora Cast
Brian Bosworth (Joe Elkhart, Joe Huff/John Stone) Brian Bosworth Joe Elkhart, Joe Huff/John Stone Lance Henriksen (Chains Cooper) Lance Henriksen Chains Cooper William Forsythe (Ice) William Forsythe Ice Craig R. Baxley Craig R. Baxley | |||
| 20 Jun 2023 | Nemesis | 01:37:42 | |
Nemesis is a 1992 American cyberpunk action film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Yuji Okumoto, Marjorie Monaghan, Brion James and Deborah Shelton.[3] Set in a near future world populated by androids, the film centers on Alex Rain (Gruner), a cybernetically-enhanced, ex-counterterrorism operative charged by his former employers with assassinating his former lover, the leader of an underground militant group. This is the first installment in the Nemesis film series, and was followed by four direct sequels and a spinoff film. After premiering in Japan, it was released in the United States by Imperial Entertainment in January 1993.
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| 16 May 2023 | Bullet In The Head | 00:59:01 | |
92% liked this movie Google users Three Hong Kong gang fighters (Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Jacky Cheung, Waise Lee) try crime in Vietnam and land in a prison camp with U.S. soldiers.Description Release date: August 17, 1990 (Hong Kong) Director: John Woo Box office: 8.545 million HKD Awards: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Editing Budget: 3.5 million USD | |||
| 05 Sep 2023 | SkyScraper | 01:09:12 | |
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A Los Angeles helicopter pilot (Anna Nicole Smith) finds herself caught in a hostage drama atop an 86-story building.Description Directed by Raymond Martino Written by William Applegate Jr. John Larrabee Starring Anna Nicole Smith Richard Steinmetz Branko Cikatić Release date
Running time 96 min. | |||
| 21 Dec 2021 | Invasion USA | 01:15:59 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon Retired CIA agent Matt Hunter (Chuck Norris) is forced back into the business when a villain from his past re-emerges. Soviet Mikhail Rostov (Richard Lynch), a terrorist whom Matt once caught, wants to exact revenge. After failing to find Matt at his Everglades home, Rostov and his army of Communist Release date: September 27, 1985 (USA) Box office: $17,500,000 (US) Story by: Aaron Norris; James Bruner Budget: $12 million | |||
| 02 Apr 2024 | Episode #303 Rumble in The Bronx (1996) | 01:09:15 | |
Hong Kong policeman Keung (Jackie Chan) arrives in New York for the wedding of his uncle Bill (Bill Tung), a grocer who recently sold his Bronx store to the fetching Elaine (Anita Mui). After a biker gang bursts into the store to wreak havoc, Keung springs into action, giving up his vacation to defend the weak and protect the innocent with his extraordinary martial arts skills. As Keung investigates local gangs, he learns more about a criminal syndicate that needs to be brought to justice. Release date: February 23, 1996 (Canada) Director: Stanley Tong Languages: English, Cantonese, Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin Budget: 7.5 million USD Box office: 76 million USD Distributed by: Orange Sky Golden Harvest, New Line Cinema, Hollywood Pictures | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | Episode #297 Transformers (2007) | 01:15:07 | |
Not sure why, but this week we watched Transformers (2007) The fate of humanity is at stake when two races of robots, the good Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, bring their war to Earth. The robots have the ability to change into different mechanical objects as they seek the key to ultimate power. Only a human youth, Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) can save the world from total destruction. Release date: July 2, 2007 (Canada) Director: Michael Bay Budget: 147 million USD Sequel: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks | |||
| 24 Sep 2024 | Episode #311 Kill (2024) | 01:14:24 | |
A train to New Delhi becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos faces off against an army of invading bandits. Release date: July 4, 2024 (USA) Director: Nikhil Nagesh Bhat Distributed by: AA Films Box office: est. ₹47.12 crore Cinematography: Rafey Mehmood Music by: Score: Ketan Sodha; Songs:: Vikram Montrose; Shashwat Sachdev; Haroon-Gavin | |||
| 27 Apr 2022 | The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly | 01:03:09 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 8.8/10 MDb 97% Rotten Tomatoes 4/5 Common Sense Media 93% liked this film Google users In the Southwest during the Civil War, a mysterious stranger, Joe (Clint Eastwood), and a Mexican outlaw, Tuco (Eli Wallach), form an uneasy partnership -- Joe turns in the bandit for the reward money, then rescues him just as he is being hanged. When Joe's shot at the noose goes awry during one escapade, a furious Tuco tries to have him murdered. The men re-team abruptly, however, to beat out a sadistic criminal and the Union army and find $20,000 that a soldier has buried in the desert. Release date: December 23, 1966 (Italy) Director: Sergio Leone Featured song: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Music composed by: Ennio Morricone Box office: $31.4 million | |||
| 18 Jul 2023 | A better Tomorrow | 01:00:24 | |
An ex-gangster in Hong Kong tries to reconnect with his estranged policeman brother, but he finds that his ties to gangs are harder to break than he thought.
Traditional Chinese 英雄本色 Simplified Chinese 英雄本色 Literal meaning True Colors of a Hero Directed by John Woo Screenplay by John Woo
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| 03 Aug 2022 | The Gray Man | 01:29:08 | |
89% liked this film Google users When the CIA's top asset -- his identity known to no one -- uncovers agency secrets, he triggers a global hunt by assassins set loose by his ex-colleague. Release date: July 15, 2022 (Canada) | |||
| 26 Feb 2022 | Pregaming For The Raid 2 | 00:37:15 | |
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| 05 Apr 2022 | Pregaming for Drive (1997) | 00:44:51 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon A bionic man (Mark Dacascos) from Hong Kong enlists help from a hostage (Kadeem Hardison) and a woman (Brittany Murphy) to evade villains in San Francisco.Description Initial release: August 4, 1997 Director: Steve Wang Written by: Scott Phillips | |||
| 07 Jun 2023 | Project Wolf Hunting | 00:56:47 | |
90% liked this movie Google users A group of police officers fights against dangerous criminals being transferred on a cargo ship bound for Busan, South Korea.Description Release date: September 21, 2022 (South Korea) Director: KIM Hong-seon | |||
| 23 May 2023 | Hologram Man | 01:04:52 | |
75% liked this movie Google users Five years after being sentenced to holographic stasis, Norman is given parole hearing. After an orchestrated technical glitch by his cronies, his soul escapes from computer prison and stalks the streets as an electromagnetic hologram Initial release: 1995 Director: Richard Pepin | |||
| 27 Sep 2023 | Wanted: Dead Or Alive | 01:06:25 | |
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| 01 Nov 2023 | Trick ’r Treat | 00:54:47 | |
Interwoven stories demonstrate that some traditions are best not forgotten as the residents (Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker) of a small town face real ghosts and goblins on Halloween. Tales of terror reveal the consequences of extinguishing a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight and a grumpy hermit's encounter with a sinister trick-or-treater. Directed by Written by Michael Dougherty Produced by Starring Cinematography Edited by Robert IvisonMusic by Production companies Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release dates
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| 28 Mar 2023 | Plane | 01:14:21 | |
90% liked this movie Google users Pilot Brodie Torrance saves passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island -- only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When dangerous rebels take most of the passengers hostage, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare, an accused murderer who was being transported by the FBI.Description Release date: January 13, 2023 (Canada) Director: Jean-François Richet Budget: 25 million USD Distributed by: Lionsgate Films Box office: $51.8 million Cinematography: Brendan Galvin | |||
| 01 Mar 2022 | Raid 2 | 01:10:32 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 8/10IMDb 82% Rotten Tomatoes 71%Metacritic The Raid 2 90% liked this film Google users Description After surviving a bloody fight with powerful gangsters, rookie Jakarta cop Rama (Iko Uwais) thinks he can resume a normal life. However, his exploits during that fateful incident have attracted the attention of criminals even more deadly than the last. His family at risk, Rama has no choice but to go under cover. He gets himself thrown in prison, where he befriends the son of a prominent crime kingpin. Rama must lay his own life on the line to finally destroy the criminal empire. Release date: March 28, 2014 (USA) Director: Gareth Evans Budget: $4.5 million Music by: Joseph Trapanese; Aria Prayogi; Fajar Yuskemal Box office: $6.6 million (excluding Indonesia and Japan) | |||
| 02 Nov 2021 | True Legend | 01:09:25 | |
6.4/10IMDb 64%Rotten Tomatoes 4.2/5Vudu 84% liked this film Google users Su Qi-Er retires as Qing dynasty's general in order to start a family and own a martial arts school. His quiet life is shattered when his adopted brother kidnaps his son and leaves his wife to die.Description Release date: February 9, 2010 (China) Box office: RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million) Budget: US$20,000,000 | |||
| 15 Aug 2023 | Avenging Force | 01:06:10 | |
A former agent heads to the Louisiana Bayou to track down and destroy the right-wing vigilantes who killed his partner. Directed by Sam Firstenberg Written by James Booth Produced by Starring
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| 06 Sep 2022 | Prey (2022) | 01:05:09 | |
87% liked this film Google users Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, "Prey" is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced arsenal, resulting in a vicious and terrifying showdown between the two adversaries. Initial release: July 21, 2022 Music composed by: Sarah Schachner | |||
| 21 Mar 2023 | Everything Everywhere All At Once | 01:46:43 | |
82% liked this movie Google users When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Release date: April 1, 2022 (Canada) Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture Screenplay: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Distributed by: A24 | |||
| 07 Dec 2021 | Hallmarks: Fir Crazy | 01:02:51 | |
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This week on the Podcast we go way into left field and watch what is considered to be one of the worst Hallmark Christmas movies of all time, Fir Crazy.
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A woman who has always hated Christmas is forced to take over running her father's struggling tree lot when he breaks his leg. Helping people find the perfect decoration for their homes inspires a newfound love of the season and she starts to fall for a repeat customer - but she also has to save the… MORE
Initial release: November 24, 2013
Director: Craig Pryce
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| 09 Jan 2023 | Year In Review 2022 | 01:59:46 | |
| 23 Jan 2024 | Episode #293 Crank (2006) | 00:54:08 | |
This week we go all out in this adrenaline filled Action flick! Chev Chelios (Jason Statham), a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away, then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote. Release date: September 1, 2006 (USA) Directors: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine Budget: 12 million USD Box office: 42.9 million USD Sequel: Crank: High Voltage Screenplay: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine | |||
| 21 Jun 2022 | Die Hard | 02:02:13 | |
It's been a long time coming but it's finally here. We have watched 200 movies for the podcast and eventually we had to talk about Die Hard. Will it make the Top 10? Let's find out. 91% of Google Users New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who t… MOREDescription Release date: July 22, 1988 (USA) Director: John McTiernan Music by: Michael Kamen Adapted from: Nothing Lasts Forever Budget: $25–35 million Distributed by: 20th Century Studios | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | Expend4bles | 01:18:04 | |
Armed with every weapon they can get their hands on, the Expendables are the world's last line of defense and the team that gets called when all other options are off the table.
79% of Google users liked this movie Directed by Scott Waugh Screenplay by
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| 12 Apr 2022 | Drive (1997) | 00:57:36 | |
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Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon A bionic man (Mark Dacascos) from Hong Kong enlists help from a hostage (Kadeem Hardison) and a woman (Brittany Murphy) to evade villains in San Francisco.Description Initial release: August 4, 1997 Director: Steve Wang Written by: Scott Phillips | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | Top 5: 90’s Comedies | 01:21:47 | |
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| 14 Jun 2022 | No Holds Barred | 01:14:07 | |
78% liked this film Google users A TV-network boss (Kurt Fuller) pits a wrestler called Zeus against a wrestler called Rip (Hulk Hogan) in a racial match.Description Release date: June 2, 1989 (USA) Budget: $8 million (estimated) Distributed by: New Line Cinema Box office: $16 million (USA) | |||
| 21 Dec 2022 | Gremlins | 01:03:09 | |
83% liked this movie Google users A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown. The shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the `mogwai' but sells it to him with the warning to never expose him to bright light, water, or to feed him after midnight. All of this happens and the result is a gang of gremlins that decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve. Release date: June 8, 1984 (Canada) Director: Joe Dante Awards: Saturn Award for Best Director Box office: 212.9 million USD Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Cinematography: John Hora | |||
| 10 Jul 2024 | Episode #306 Monkey Man (2024) | 01:05:09 | |
This week we check out the directorial debut of Dev Patel with Monkey Man (2024) A young man ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he's beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, he discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city's sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him. Release date: April 5, 2024 (Canada) Director: Dev Patel Budget: 10 million USD Producers: Dev Patel, Jordan Peele, Samarth Sahni, Basil Iwanyk, MORE Distributed by: Universal Pictures Box office: $34.7 million | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | TopFive Detectives - Patreon Exclusive | 00:53:06 | |
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| 11 Oct 2022 | Green Room | 01:33:53 | |
80% liked this film Google users A punk rock band becomes trapped in a secluded venue after finding a scene of violence. For what they saw, the band themselves become targets of violence from a gang of white-power skinheads, who want to eliminate all evidence of the crime. Release date: April 15, 2016 (USA) Director: Jeremy Saulnier Box office: 3.8 million USD Screenplay: Jeremy Saulnier Nominations: Empire Award for Best Horror Budget: 5 million USD | |||
| 14 Mar 2023 | The Hidden | 01:21:21 | |
84% liked this movie Google users A homicide detective and an FBI agent team up to find the human host of an alien life-form responsible for turning citizens into homicidal maniacs.Description Release date: October 30, 1987 (USA) Director: Jack Sholder Music composed by: Michael Convertino Film series: The Hidden Distributed by: New Line Cinema | |||
| 17 May 2022 | Extreme Prejudice | 01:42:45 | |
Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon 81% liked this film Google users Jack Benteen (Nick Nolte) is a Texas Ranger who has taken a very different path than his childhood buddy, Cash Bailey (Powers Boothe), a ruthless drug lord. While Benteen and Bailey are on opposites sides of the law, they share a common interest in the lovely Sarita Cisneros (Maria Conchita Alonso),… MOREDescription Release date: April 24, 1987 (USA) Story by: John Milius; Fred Rexer | |||
| 05 Mar 2022 | Pregaming for MacGruber | 00:49:36 | |
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Lets get ready for next weeks episode featuring MacGruber with a pre chat about all the other stuff we've been watching.
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| 21 Sep 2022 | Air force One | 01:05:47 | |
87% liked this film Google users After making a speech in Moscow vowing to never negotiate with terrorists, President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) boards Air Force One with his family (Wendy Crewson, Liesel Matthews) and advisers. When a group of terrorists led by Ivan Korshunov (Gary Oldman) hijacks the flight, the President's principles are put to the test. Feigning escape, ex-solider Marshall stows away in the aircraft and must race against time to rescue his family and everyone else on board. Release date: July 25, 1997 (Canada) Director: Wolfgang Petersen Box office: 315.2 million US
Harrison Ford President James Marshall Gary Oldman Ivan Korshunov Glenn Close Vice President Kathryn Bennett Wendy Crewson Grace Marshall Liesel Matthews Alice Marshall Paul Guilfoyle Chief of Staff Lloyd Shepherd Xander Berkeley Agent Gibbs William H. Macy Major Caldwell Dean Stockwell Defense Secretary Walter Dean Tom Everett NSA Advisor Jack Doherty | |||
| 23 Nov 2022 | Hell riders | 01:03:02 | |
A small-town doctor (Adam West) and a former blackjack dealer (Tina Louise) stand up to a motorcycle gang.Description | |||
| 10 May 2022 | One Tough Bastard | 01:00:23 | |
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78% liked this film Google users When the wife and daughter of Army drill sergeant John North (Brian Bosworth) are killed during an arms deal involving a crooked FBI agent named Karl Savak (Bruce Payne), John decides to take matters into his own hands, only to discover that the henchman responsible for their deaths has been put int… MOREDescription Initial release: December 10, 1995 Director: Kurt Wimmer Distributed by: HBO | |||
| 23 Jul 2024 | Episode#307 Tiger on the Beat (1988) | 01:13:36 | |
A drug dealer (Nina Li Chi) joins forces with two mismatched cops (Yun-Fat Chow, Conan Lee) to crack a band of heroin dealers. Release date: March 19, 1988 (Hong Kong) Director: Lau Kar-leung Box office: 27.87 million HKD Nominations: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography Distributed by: Cinema City Enterprises Language: Cantonese | |||
| 10 Oct 2023 | The Seventh Curse | 01:10:01 | |
83% liked this movie Google users A young cop tries to rescue a beautiful woman before she is sacrificed by a tribe Directed by Lam Ngai Kai Screenplay by Wong Jing. Yuen Gai-chi Based on Dr. Yuen Series by Ni Kuang Produced by Wong Jing, Chua Lam Starring Chow Yun-fat Chin Siu-ho Dick Wei Maggie Cheung Sibelle Hu Production company Paragon Films Distributed by Golden Harvest Release date
Running time 81 minutes | |||
| 25 Oct 2023 | House Of The Dead | 01:19:28 | |
Simon (Tyron Leitso) and Greg (Will Sanderson) meet a group of friends and set out to attend a rave on a remote island. When they miss the ferry, they decide to ride with Kirk (Jürgen Prochnow), a smuggler. They find the island deserted and discover that the partygoers have been killed by zombies. Now, the group must evade the deadly creatures and try to find safety. However, the only means of escape -- Kirk's boat -- has been overrun, forcing the survivors to ward off the undead. Directed by Uwe Boll Screenplay by
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Running time 90 minutesCountries Language English Budget $12 million Box office $13.8 million | |||
| 17 Oct 2023 | Night Of The Creeps | 00:58:41 | |
Alien brain parasites that enter humans through their mouths are turning their hosts into killer zombie-like slug creatures, running amok on a university campus during pledge week. 6.7/10 IMDb 73% Rotten Tomatoes 4.7/5 Amazon.ca 93% Google users liked this movie Directed by Written by Fred Dekker Produced by Starring
Cinematography Robert C. New Edited by Michael N. Knue Music by Distributed by Release date
Running time 88 minutes | |||
| 24 May 2022 | Ambulance | 01:17:38 | |
Have you seen this movie? What do you think? We get into it on this episode of Action, Action!
81% liked this film Google users Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT work… MOREDescription Release date: April 8, 2022 (Canada) | |||
| 10 May 2023 | 13 Assassins | 01:01:35 | |
84% liked this movie Google users In this remake of a 1963 film based on historical events, Shinzaemon Shimada leads a team of assassins in 19th-century Japan to eliminate the ruthless Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira, who is wreaking havoc against his own people. Hired secretly by a government official hoping to end Matsudaira's reign of terror, Shimada recruits the best samurai in Japan and then sets a trap for the lord's large contingent of faithful bodyguards.Description Release date: September 25, 2010 (Japan) Director: Takashi Miike Language: Japanese Adapted from: The Thirteen Assassins Budget: 6 million USD Box office: 17.5 million USD | |||