Celebrating its 35th anniversary this past weekend, Don Bluth’s All Dogs Go to Heaven hit theaters in 1989 and featured Irene Cara & Freddie Jackson singing its main soundtrack song, “Love Survives.”  Released on the same day as Disney juggernaut The Little Mermaid, All Dogs Go to Heaven couldn’t match the same success in theaters that […]

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris determine who is the Best of the Best as the 80s martial arts classic turns 35. Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, and real-life competitive martial artist Phillip Rhee, Best of the Best is loosely based on Rhee’s time in the 1980 Asia Games Tae Kwan […]

Name: Horace Pinker Portrayed by: Mitch Pileggi Origins: A serial killer obsessed with black magic, Horace Pinker disguises himself as a TV repairman and slaughters entire families.  When he’s finally captured, instead of dying in the electric chair, he gains supernatural powers, including the ability to travel via electrical currents, which allows him to continue […]

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris use Time Displacement Equipment to jump back to 1984 and celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Terminator. In the movie that turned James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger into household names, Arnold stars as the villainous Terminator, a killer cyborg sent back in time to kill the […]

The once and future Mistress of the Dark, Cassandra Peterson, first brought Elvira to the big screen in 1988 when Elvira: Mistress of the Dark opened.  Directed by SNL’s James Signorelli, the movie follows Elvira as she leaves her TV show in Los Angeles with dreams of starring in a show in Las Vegas.  Needing […]

Name: Angela Franklin Portrayed by: Amelia Kinkade Origins: A high school goth, Angela, and her friend Suzanne decide to throw a Halloween party at the abandoned Hull House.  While performing a seance, Suzanne is possessed by a demon, and by kissing Angela, it possesses her as well.  The duo proceeds to try and kill the […]

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris kick off the spooky season with 1988’s The Blob, which has a new limited edition 4K steelbook release. A remake of the 1958 Steve McQueen starring classic, the 1988 The Blob was directed by Chuck Russell and stars Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith.  When a satellite […]

Name: Susanne Carter Occupation: Martial artist Family: Bonny Carter (Sister) Allies: Rey, Pete, Tony, Malow Enemies: Chuck Donner, Erik, Grip, Random Thugs Weapon(s) of Choice: Martial arts Body Count: N/A Memorable Quote: “Rack ’em up” See Susanne in Action:

We’re discussing The Equalizer this week on the Everything Actioncast, but on the much more dramatic side of Denzel Washington’s filmography is the 1987 biopic Cry Freedom, directed by Richard Attenborough.  Washington played Steve Biko, an anti-apartheid activist in South Africa who was killed while in police custody.  Kevin Kline played reporter Donald Woods, who […]

With the first animated Transformers movie in almost 40 years hitting theaters this weekend with Transformers One, Zach and Chris return to the original for this week’s Everything Actioncast and talk The Tranformers: The Movie from 1986. Coming between the second and third seasons of the classic 80s cartoon series, The Transformers: The Movie is […]