8/11/2023 0 Comments Cooper and thief total wine![]() At least studio discovery Jean-Claude Van Damme is repped with 1988's Bloodsport, and lovers of kitsch will be thrilled to see the inclusion of the 1987 Dolph Lundgren dud Masters of the Universe. has five films in this set ( Missing in Action, Invasion U.S.A., The Delta Force and the aforementioned '90s twofer), Chuck B. (On a side note, I love the copy on the box back stating that Cannon made Stallone a superstar, because, you know, he was still an unknown after making Rocky in the 1970s and two Rambo pictures in the early '80s!) Norris was one of the studio's top marquee names, but so was Charles Bronson, and while Chuck N. Sylvester Stallone's 1987 Over the Top is rightfully included, but so is 1986's Cobra, which, while it did involve Cannon, was primarily a Warner Bros. Cannon was defined by the 1980s (and vice versa), so including not one but two 90s-era efforts - 1991's The Hitman and 1994's Hellbound, both starring Chuck Norris - seems like a waste of space. Even with that moniker, the set could still use some improvement. Featuring nine movies from back in the day as well as the new documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films! (reviewed separately below), it quickly becomes apparent that even the title isn't exactly accurate: While Cannon sure loved the "Babes," they're all but missing from this collection, which should have been called The All-Male Action Flicks of Cannon Films. Given that great title, this 10-movie DVD set proves to be a major disappointment. THE BOMBS, BABES & BLOCKBUSTERS OF CANNON FILMS (1984-1994). Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top, one of the films included in the set The Bombs, Babes & Blockbusters of Cannon Films (Photo: Warner) ![]() Madonna's lovely ballad "Live to Tell," co-written by the pop superstar and Patrick Leonard, serves as the film's theme song, with Leonard's haunting score taking its cues from the tune.īlu-ray extras consist of audio commentary by Foley and film historian Nick Redman the theatrical trailer and an isolated track of Leonard's score. Director James Foley and screenwriter Nicholas Kazan expertly recreate that part of America that feels like it should exist under a rock with the clammy mud and scurrying insects, and their efforts are supported by an intense performance from Walken (even his character's hair looks like it's made from live wires). is more - much more - than just a thief, and the depths of his depravity threaten to destroy not only his son's life but also those of Brad Jr.'s friends and especially his sweet girlfriend Terry (Mary Stuart Masterson). doesn't mind: He wants to spend time with his pop, and he's open to becoming a part of his team, a gang of low-life thieves operating around the area. Dad's reputation is a dirty one, but Brad Jr. (Christopher Walken), the father he never got to know. Swaggering into Brad Jr.'s life is Brad Sr. Sean Penn plays Brad Whitewood Jr., a lower-class teen living in a depressing Pennsylvania town with his brother (real-life sibling Christopher Penn), mother (Millie Perkins) and grandmother (actually the Penn boys' real-life mother, Eileen Ryan). ![]() It's such a unrelenting exercise in grimness and tragedy that not even a post-viewing marathon of 1930s screwball comedies can completely tame viewer unease. ![]() At Close Range is one of those movies we're sad (but not surprised) to learn was based on a true story. Sean Penn, Christopher Penn and Christopher Walken in At Close Range (Photo: Twilight Time)ĪT CLOSE RANGE (1986).
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