Category: 80s
BMFcast 600 – Unmasking the Idol – So Long and Thanks For All the Jox
Unmasking The Idol (1986) brings us back to the world of superspy Duncan Jax for our final episode. In the precursor to BMFcast fave Order of the Black Eagle, Duncan and his team must stop Scarlet Leader from starting WW3 by invading his island lair. It’s a great time, and a fitting way to wrap up 15 years and 600+ episodes of fun.
Thank you for giving us your ears for over 900 hours of hollerin’ about robits, ninjas, Steve James, and sometimes, puppies. This isn’t goodbye though, it’s “see you later.”
Crash and Burn,
Harlo, Maki, BJ, and Chuck
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BMFcast 597 – Cage – Of Mice and MMA
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!
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BMFcast 592 – Let’s Get Harry – Dan Harmon’s Sexy, Sexy Dad
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?
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BMFcast 590 – The Dungeonmaster – The Dungeonbusters
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?
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BMFcast 588 – Deadly Friend – Cadavernapping
Deadly Friend (1986) is the story of a Doogie-Howser-esque robotics and AI genius who through a series of wildly inadvisable blunders sets a murderous-robot-brain-powered undead Kristy Swanson loose on an unsuspecting series of neighborhood jerks. All in the name of love, we think. We know Wes Craven can deliver on horror, but can he deliver on Jox?
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BMFCast 586 – P.O.W. The Escape – P.O.W. Colada
P.O.W. The Escape (1986) continues our journey through the filmography of Steve James. This time he’s stuck in a P.O.W. camp and it’s up to David Carradine to help him and his buddies escape. Double-crossing captains, wild card prisoners and, well, the Vietnam War all complicate matters. Will this Cannon joint deliver?
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BMFcast 585 – Royal Warriors – Air Acquaintances
Royal Warriors (1986) aka In The Line of Duty 1 brings Michelle Yeoh to the BMFcast once again. She helps prevent a plane hijacking, which leads to a bizarre revenge plot against her and the other heroes on the flight. From there it’s pretty much an all-out stunt spectacular. Yeah, this movie is giving you what you want. Speaking of giving the people what they want, special guest Chuck returns! Now the only question is how many Jox is this movie receiving?
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BMFcast 579 – Alligator – Dr. Pupslayerdotcom
Alligator (1980) is the tale of a baby gator flushed down the toilet who grows up eating genetically modified dogs from a nearby evil lab. Now detective Robert Forster has to figure out how to stop it once it goes on an oversized alligator rampage. Trust us, there’s a LOT more going on in this fun monster movie. But will it deliver the Jox?
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BMFcast 576 – Warlock – Warlock School Drama Club
Warlock (1989) is one of those movies we’d always seen on the shelf at the video store, but can’t remember if we’d ever seen it. Julian Sands is the titular warlock, who escapes the 1600s to modern-day 1988. Richard E. Grant chases him through time, and recruits the help of an age-cursed Lori Singer. Does this one live up to its lauded VHS reputation?
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BMFcast 574 – Runaway – The Robot Cops
Runaway (1984) is the Tom Selleck vs spider robots and Gene Simmons movie you probably saw on HBO at some point. In the distant future of 1991, can a cop for robots and his new partner solve a murder mystery involving malfunctioning house bots and self-guided bullets? It’s a Michael Crichton movie, so you know technology is probably a bad thing. But did we decide this movie a good thing? One way to find out!
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