The Action Addicts

Today we are talking on the 40th Anniversary of Beverly Hills Cop with returning guest Larry Sternshein who was last on talking about the John Woo movie Broken Arrow but is now here to discuss the wisecracking Eddie Murphy in his most iconic role, Axel Foley. The first in a series now 4 movies strong, the original is a staple of the 1980s and time has not dulled it's shine. Larry's Show: @reelearl...

Today we are joined by Andy Gorham once again to take another dive into the world of comic book movies. We haven't visited the MCU since episode 2 with Spider-Man: No Way Home, it was always my intention to cover the Deadpool movies and indeed we will still will! But for right now we are going to talk about Deadpool & Wolverine which has just crossed the billion dollar mark in it's theatrical...

Today we are celebrating the first of many 40th anniversaries, kicking things off with Walter Hill's rock and roll fable Streets of Fire. A film that had a lot more influence on pop culture than anyone could have foreseen at the time, even if you've never seen this movie you've likely seen one that took inspiration from it, music videos that learned from it's editing or video games that took the a...

It's to get tubular dudes! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are celebrating their 40th anniversary since blasting onto comic pages back in 1984! They then conquered childrens TV with a revered cartoon that ran from 1987 to 1996 but at the start of the new decade they hit the big time by smashing on to cinema screens everywhere! Join me in welcome both Robb and Patrick back to the show to discuss t...

Please welcome Dan Grima to the show! Making his Action Addict debut to discuss the 1983 classic, Revenge of the Ninja! Dan is the host of the BlindSpots movie podcast as well as a frequent collaborator of the We Love Dad Movies podcast and we have been trying to arrange a time for him to come on for an absolute age! At long last we've had Dan on and it was during our Season of Shinobi to talk abo...

The Season of Shinobi continues with first time guest Daniel Epler from the Cobwebs podcast and YouTube channel to talk about the 1985 cult classic American Ninja. The start of a new ninja series that gave the world of martial arts Michael Dudikoff. Daniels's Twitter: @DanielCobwebs Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

Joining me today we have the return of Andy Gorham to the show to talk about the 1980 classic "The Octagon" starring Chuck Norris and Lee Van Cleef. This film has it all, an unconventional Norris role, ninjas, mercenaries, the debut appearance of Richard Norton and of course, insanely incoherent whispering. Don't miss this one! Andy's Twitter: @AndrewMGorham Action Addicts Links:  https://lin...

On today's episode I am joined by returning guest Super Marcey to discuss one of the progenitors for the "ninja craze" in 1981s Enter the Ninja. Take a shot every time we say this is a weird movie if you want a real challenge! This is a movie that has not aged gracefully I'll say that much. Super Marcey Twitter: @supermarcey Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Aca...

On today's episode of "A conversation with" we have indie director extraordinaire Kurando Mitsutake, to talk about his latest project and first studio movie Lion-Girl. We also mention the subject of last weeks episode Karate Kill, a Gun Woman sequel and how the pandemic times massively influenced this films story and outlook. Kurando's Twitter: @mkurando Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr....

In this episode, we dive into the world of Karate Kill, a martial arts soaked revenge tale with strong grindhouse vibes. The film follows Kenji, a mysterious loner and Karate master, whose little sister goes missing in Los Angeles. Determined to find her, Kenji embarks on a relentless quest, facing off against anyone who stands in his way. Karate Kill offers...

Joining me today we have returning guest Ewan Paterson of the We Love Dad Movies Podcast and a TV/Film content producer over at What Culture. He and I are going to be discussing the 1992 classic, Universal Soldier starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. Are you excited? Because we are! We Love Dad Movies: @WeLoveDadMovies Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hoste...

On todays episode we kick off 2024 with a discussion all about the Jackie Chan classic New Police Story with action enthusiast and published author Ramona Lee. Not only do we talk about the Hong Kong film but Ramona also explains how it was a massive inspiration for her novel Agent 00. Agent 00 Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

Returning to talk about a true classic today we have Matthew Essary! Talking about the excellent 2001 Jet Li sci-fi flick "The One" which also happens to star another actor you may have heard of called Jason Statham. Jet pulls double duty here though, playing both the protagonist and antagonist of the film and given plenty of room to flex his acting muscles in the process. This is one you don't wa...

Joining me today we have Trevor from the Catching Up With Cinema podcast to talk about the 2018 movie Nightshooters, starring Jean-Paul Ly and directed by Marc Price. A film crew witnesses a gangland hit while trying to get the final shots for there movie, now instead they have to fight for their lives to survive the night. Catching Up On Cinema: @CatchingCinema Action Addicts Links:  https:/...

On this weeks episode we are joined once again by Andy Gorham to follow up on our original Accident Man episode to talk about the 2022 sequel Hitman's Holiday. Scott Adkins and Stu Small reunite on writing duties but this time the directors are the Kirby brothers taking over for Jesse V. Johnson. Andy's Twitter: @AndrewMGorham Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on A...

Joining me this week we have Ryan Estrada who is here to talk about a film he suggested from South Korea named Exit. Think Cliffhanger but in an urban setting and with loveable dorks instead of Stallone and Rooker. Ryan's Twitter: @ryanestrada Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionaddicts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today on the show we have the very definition of the term one off. Talking specifically about a 22 minute episode of Power Rangers, not something we are likely to repeat but this one is special. Forever Red was the 10th anniversary celebration of the show made during the final American made season of the show and the final show made during Saban's original ownership. Forever Red brings 10 Red Rang...

Welcome back to the show! Today we have the long awaited 50th episode and its on a film that changed the game! Yes it's 87 Eleven's John Wick! A film that honestly needs no introduction. Joining me to talk about this pivotal change in action cinema is Ewan Patterson, who you might know from the We Love Dad Movies Podcast, ScreenRant or WhatCulture! He sure does get around! Ewan's Twitter: @EwanRui...

Today's episode on the show is about Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. The Tony Jaa classic that put him on the map in a big way and is celebrating it's 20th year anniversary here in 2023, time flies when you're having fun I'm told. Joining me today we have a very special guest today in the form of Jeof Vita the host of the Kung Fu Drive-In Podcast! A show I've been listening to for years, long before I...

Today's episode is all about the 1986 Sylvester Stallone lead film Cobra. Crime is the disease, he's the cure! We are joined by first time guest but horror film extraordinaire and film critic Jessica Scott! This was a first time watch for Jessica and it's a great conversation about this action classic. Cobra has a really interesting backstory about how it came to be and was once considered extreme...

It's time for a solo episode and a bonus episode all rolled into one! 2023 marks 30 years since the original teenagers with attitude first dawned the spandex clad suits and set out to save the world from evil space aliens! To commemorate that fact Hasbro and Netflix have given us Once and Always, a 55 minute special reunion, epilogue and potential setup for what's next for many of the characters t...

Time for another "Conversation with" episode! Todays guest is none other than Jean-Paul Ly! Jean-Paul Ly is an award winning action actor based in London, from Chinese and Cambodian descent. He's also a critically acclaimed action designer, notably on Jailbreak (which won Best Action Feature at 2017 Fantasia Film Fest) and British action comedy feature Nightshooters (nominated at 2018 Raindance fo...

Joining us today we have Tom from Off The Cuff Gaming and That Hashtag Show alongside stuntman Aaron Vargas to discuss the fan made YouTube sensation that became the web series Power Rangers Unworthy. Originally starting off as a short film entrant for Power Morphicon's fan film contest this project continued on into a long running web show that is still continuing at the time of posting this epis...

Please welcome back Patrick Bartlett to the show! Joining me to talk about the 1989 cult classic Road House, starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott and Ben Gazzara. Pat and I both share our love for this film, how well its aged and how crazy good Swayze is as a non martial artist doing martial arts. Patrick's Twitter: @alleywaykrew Action Addicts Links:  https://linktr.ee/actionadd...

Joining me today we have the former stuntman turned writer Mike Fury! Author of the fantastic Life of Action books. Mike and I had been talking about getting him on the podcast for a while when he suddenly realised that the Walter Hill directed Red Heat is celebrating it's 35th anniversary, the choice suddenly became obvious. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi as mismatched cops from...