Will and Matt

Join us on the seas of grand adventure and espionage as Will and Matt dive into The Hunt for Red October!! Matt's talked about that translation scene enough as is, so this was inevitable. Topics include: Russian Sean Connery, espionage thriller does not equal action, and getting inside the minds of January 6th insurrectionists (because we talk about the deep stuff!)

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THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
dir. John McTiernan
starring: Sean Connery; Alec Baldwin; Sam Neill

Will and Matt test their friendship by forcing each other to watch Alienator! What more could you want from an alien invasion? Backwoods tropes? Check. A body building cyborg alien thing? CHECK! Ed Wood inspired cinematography? By accident? Check! Plus Will and Matt discuss Cephlon-7!

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ALIENATOR
dir. Fred Olen Ray
starring: Jan-Michael Vincent; Ross Hagen; Teagan Clive

We may never know the answer to "what's cooler than being cool", but we do know it isn't this "not an action movie", Cool As Ice. The worst part is? Vanilla Ice (TMNT II: Secret of the Ooze) is honestly not even the worst thing about it. 

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COOL AS ICE
dir. David Kellogg
starring: Vanilla Ice; Kristin Minter; Michael Gross

Boldly going to the future to see the film that even the fans are like "nope!" Highlander 2: The Quickening has everything you could possibly love... a Scottish Spaniard Alien, hoverboards, hooking up in the street when one is aroused by electrical currents... I'm sorry what? Did you say you wanted a runaway train? Have no fear.

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HIGHLANDER 2: THE QUICKENING
dir. Russell Mulcahy
starring: Christopher Lamber; Sean Connery; Virginia Madsen

Action legend Cynthia Rothrock proves that she is in fact undefeatable against all odds: a serial killer with kung fu kicks, a 90's greaser gang from West Side Story, forced education, and MORE!
(Meanwhile, Will and Matt visit the toy shop!)
*This film does contain a TW*

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UNDEFEATABLE
dir. Godfrey Ho
starring: Cynthia Rothrock; Don Niam; John Miller

Sometimes the third in a series has nothing to teach us... but Beverly Hills Cop 3 might be the exception: guns with microwaves and fax machines, world famous directors not knowing how lines work, and how you can still land a job as a trash human! 

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BEVERLY HILLS COP 3
dir. John Landis
starring: Eddie Murphy; Judge Reinhold; Bronson Pinchot

We're venturing back to action with a few of our favorite things about action: Andy Sidaris, remote control vehicles, weird radio station workplace situations. Join us as we discuss Fit To Kill!

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FIT TO KILL
dir. Andy Sidaris
starring: Dona Speir; Roberta Vasquez; Julie Strain

Buffy The Vampire Slayer may have immortal legends such as Swanson, Perry, Hauer, Sutherland, and Reubens, but is it possible for a vampire film to just suck? Listen as Will and Matt sink their teeth into floating vampires, angry bikers spreading rumors, and high school basketball.

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER
dir. Fran Rubel Kuzul
starring: Kristy Swanson; Donald Sutherland; Luke Perry

Having trouble tracking down the paranormal noir comedy Thou Shalt Not Swear? No worries... Will and Matt are here to discuss the whole thing: Pavlov's dog, black market surgery, and plant men! Bonus Introduction includes a verse for an unreleased platinum hit!

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THOU SHALT NOT SWEAR
dir. Wellson Chin
starring: Ching Wan Lau; Michael Man-Kin Chow; Ming-Chen Chen

What do Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner), Mimi Rogers (Bosch), and Joan Chen (Twin Peaks) have in common? They were all in this straight to TV action scifi film turned road trip movie with antics... Wedlock. 

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WEDLOCK
dir. Lewis Teague
starring: Rutger Hauer; Mimi Rogers; Joan Chen

New year, new you... this year Will and Matt vow to agree that some "Seagals" should not be allowed to soar... as made evident from On Deadly Ground! Steven Seagal is a double threat as he isn't just not able to act in front of the camera, but in his directorial debut, he proves he's good at not being able to do other things as well! (Also inexplicably starring an amazing array of performers!) 

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ON DEADLY GROUND
dir. Steven Seagal
starring: Steven Seagal; Michael Caine; Joan Chen

What do James Bond, Passenger 57, Shang Tsung, and Mr. White have in common? They all starred in this 1993 [not] action film, based on the novel from Jurassic Park author, Michael Crichton. With that many people involved... it couldn't be boring... could it?

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RISING SUN
dir. Philip Kaufman
starring: Sean Connery; Wesley Snipes; Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Sometimes you just shouldn't let a Seagal soar. Will and Matt discuss the confusing "buddy-cop" action comedy starring one of the Wayans Brothers, Steven Seagal, and Brian Cox doing accents all in an attempt to muddle Stephen Tobolowsky's five minute masterclass of acting. 

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GLIMMER MAN
dir. John Gray
starring: Steven Seagal; Keenen Ivory Wayans; Brian Cox

Two cool dudes talking about cool stuff have reached the peak of cool... Pierce Brosnan driving through volcanoes! Join Will and Matt as they discuss public panic, Linda Hamilton, and the Brosnan Plateau! 

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DANTE'S PEAK
dir. Roger Donaldson
starring: Pierce Brosnan; Linda Hamilton; Charles Hallahan

Does anyone get more excited to watch a Gary Daniels action movie than Will & Matt? Nope! Canada, costumes, and martial arts walk tall in this episode on the 1996 classic Hawk's Vengeance about a man above the law, introducing a highly underrated character villain archetype that deserved its own sequel. 

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HAWK'S VENGEANCE
dir. Marc F. Voizard
starring: Gary Daniels; Cass Magda; Jayne Heitmeyer

In 1997, the world was wild... written by one of the six writers that brought us White Chicks (Keenan Ivory Wayans), and starring The Jon Voight (Anaconda), comes Most Wanted! Dog food bombs, brand new accents, and doctors without motivations!

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MOST WANTED
dir. David Hogan
starring: Keenan Ivory Wayans; Jon Voight; Eric Roberts

Before the huge Marvel Cinematic Universe took over our movie houses, there was another universe that took over our TV-sets... the Pyun-iverse! Where the budgets are low and all are welcome! Tune in as Will and Matt discuss the 1997 Pyun masterpiece, Mean Guns, starring rapper Ice-T and Highlander Christopher Lambert!

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MEAN GUNS
dir. Albert Pyun
starring: Christopher Lambert; Ice-T; Michael Halsey

An annoying brat from Jersey gets pantsed at a kickboxing championship and goes on a quest to sneak Playboys into temples, insult all non-whites, and never... stops... singing... Summertime Blues... for the love of god, can Will and Matt ever get that song out of my head? I doubt it. If you don't have an opinion about that song... give a listen to Will and Matt's as they discuss this hidden gem of dis'trash'terpiece cinema! 

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AMERICAN SHAOLIN
dir. Lucas Lowe
starring: Reese Madigan; Daniel Dae Kim; Trent Bushey

Famed classic firefighting film starring the world's most Baldwin... William... directed by none other than Ron Howard! A film too good to be on our podcast and yet... here we are to discuss chickens, Bruce Hornsby, and the tops of firetrucks as spots for making babies!

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BACKDRAFT
dir. Ron Howard
starring: William Baldwin; Kurt Russell; Jennifer Jason Leigh

First we watched Universal Soldier and then we watched Universal Soldier Day of Reckoning (number four in the series), so why not visit the made for TV sequel to the sequel... straight from Canada and starring Matt Bataglia's very best cardboard like acting!! Burt Reynolds also appears... with an accent-kinda...

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UNIVERSAL SOLDIER 3: UNFINISHED BUSINESS
dir. Jeff Woolnough
starring: Matt Bataglia; Burt Reynolds; Jeff Wincott