China Strike Force (2000) lets us test The Coolio Principle in our penultimate episode. He and Mark Dacascos are gangsters who want a piece of China’s drug trade. Our heroes (Aaron Kwok & Leehom Wang) are there to put a stop to it. It’s from the director of Rumble in the Bronx (Stanley Tong) so we know the stunts will deliver. Will it deliver the Jox as well, or will the Coolio Principle remain in effect?
Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994) bids a fond farewell to Steve James, in his final feature film role. Don “The Dragon” Wilson is an amnesiac gunshot wound victim who everyone wants a piece of, on both sides of the law. Who was he working for? Why did he get shot? All will be answered, sort of, in one of those twisty, turns plots that could only come out of the ’90s. Did we follow along closely enough to grant it Jox?
Cage (1989) returns Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno to the show. It’s the story of two Vietnam vets who made it home, but one suffered brain damage saving the other. They now own a bar and get caught up in some very shady business involving cage fights. There’s a lot going on here and a bunch of familiar faces. Let’s hope that gets us to yell about Jox, Reb style!
Sugar Hill (1974) is our final Blaxploitation History Month movie, and thankfully it’s a banger. Diana “Sugar” Hill’s boyfriend is murdered by the mob. She then does what anyone would do; goes to her voodoo priestess grandmother, who calls on Baron Samedi to summon zombies to do Sugar’s revenging. Don’t sleep on this one, it’s a blaxploitation zombie movie, so the only question is how many Jox it will get!(edited)
Twin Sitters (1994) aka The Babysitters completes our journey through the twin filmographies of the Barbarian Brothers. This time our pair of giant men are tasked with protecting two rich twins whose uncle has angered a very shady George Lazenby. Hijinks, as always, ensue. Can these cartoon men and their much smaller wards charm us enough to get Jox? Or will we decide to put out a hit on them?
Sworn to Justice (1996) has Cynthia Rothrock as a sexy criminal psychologist who witnesses the murder of her sister and nephew and gains psychic powers. She becomes a sexy vigilante who stops crimes while also being sexy multiple times. This is one weird, sexy movie. Is it sexy enough to get multiple Jox? PSA: Stay tuned to the end of this episode for a big announcement!
Red Sun Rising (1994) brings us Don “The Dragon” Wilson as a Japanese cop whose partner is killed by an assassin with supernatural powers (James Lew). When the assassin and his boss look to start a gang war in Los Angeles, it’s up to Don to stop them, with the help of Mako, Michael Ironside, and Terry Farrell. Can this movie death punch its way to Jox?
Let’s Get Harry (1986) is the mostly forgotten story of a group of friends who hire a mercenary (Robert Duvall) to help them rescue their buddy Harry (Mark Harmon) who has been kidnapped by the Colombian drug cartel. Can an “all-star” cast (including Gary Busey) overcome a lot of behind the scenes drama during filming to make this one worth revisiting?
Warhead (1996) is the story of a militia, led by Joe Lara (of Hologram Man fame), that takes over a nuclear missile silo and holds the US hostage unless the president resigns. Frank Zagarino (of Project Shadowchaser fame) is the man who can stop him. Can a lot of scenery chewing and incoherent action earn this one some Jox?
The Dungeonmaster (1984) aka Ragewar brings us back to the world of Charles Band, as a dorky computer programmer is challenged by the devil (the late, great Richard Moll) to a series of tests to prove that magic is better than technology. A bunch of loosely related anthology scenes ensue. Will the power of lasers defeat the devil and earn some Jox?
