Category: Action films

Really Awful Movies: Ep 64 – Road House

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Will cooler heads prevail? No. A “cooler” is a professional doorman whose job it is to manage other doormen. It’s the top rung in the bouncer profession and here that man is Dalton, played by the incomparable Dirty Dancer himself Patrick Swayze.

In Road House (1989), a bar owner goes on a talent search to find just the guy to clean up his violent saloon. Behind all the violence is a sleazy businessman who wants to ruin all the mom and pop establishments in this town, so he can bring in a mega-mall.

But only Dalton can stand in his way.

There are bar fights galore and for some reason, indie stalwart Ben Gazzara wanders in. Also, a cameo from WWE great Terrible Terry Funk. Road House also showcases a really greasy-looking Sam Elliott as a bouncer mentor (those exist?)

Featuring some of the most quotable lines in action movie history (“pain don’t hurt”) and other philosophical musings by Dalton, Road House is a big hunk of cheese that kicks butt.

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Really Awful Movies: Ep 62 – The Demolisher

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The Demolisher is a cerebral vigilante film, as rare as an albino lobster.

Jeff from Really Awful Movies got a chance to chat with its principles:

In the first part, director Gabriel Carrer. He’s behind In the House of Flies, a really terrific and entirely different kind of horror in which a duo is kidnapped and trapped in a basement.

And he’s versatile enough to do lots of different types of films.

Carrer talked about what spawned the film. He loves genre/horror and vigilante films. Everything is “very external,” in a typical vigilante flick but you never go deep into their psychology. He went out to change that.

He talked about his influences, such as the Pusher trilogy and how important pacing and music is. There will be a vinyl soundtrack release too.

Also on the show, Jessica Vano, who plays Marie, who has a really neat character arc.

Finally, Ry Barrett (who plays Bruce) discussed how he portrayed the title role and did stunt coordination work. He’s directed, done sound, special effects, writing. He’s a jack of all trades.

Really Awful Movies: Ep 55 – Double Impact

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Double Impact is double the damage – double the Van Damme-age to be exact. Before you may have thought “double impact” to be a really ugly type of font, but it’s also a really cheesy movie.

This martial arts action flick features mono-zygotic twin Van Dammes, running around Hong Kong. They’re also quite monosyllabic.

The film is almost like a bad scientific study about what happens when washed up Belgian has-beens who share 100% of their DNA are raised apart.

One teaches aerobics in purple leotards, the other grew up in the mean streets of Hong Kong. They eventually meet and team up to battle gangsters.

FEEL THE IMPACT. DOUBLE IMPACT!