Bulletproof Podcast

It's back to the Road House on Episode 113 of The Bulletproof Podcast!  Chris the Brain and Ryan Campbell follow up their discussion of Road House (1989) as they talk the 2024 remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor! The similarities and differences between the remake and the original are analyzed, plus Chris and Ryan share what they liked and what they didn't like about Road House (202...

The Bulletproof Podcast heads down to the Double Deuce to talk 1989's Road House!  Join your host, Chris the Brain, and co-host, Ryan Campbell, as they talk all things Road House (1989), just days before the remake hits Prime Video. Dalton's excellent management style, the awesomeness of Wade Garrett, Sears credit cards, the monster truck, the creeper that is Brad Wesley and the colorful cast of s...

We are celebrating the birthday of The Lady Dragon herself, Cynthia Rothrock, on Episode 111 of The Bulletproof Podcast!  Join your host Chris the Brain and co-host, "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo, as they celebrate Cynthia's birthday, the China O'Brien way. Among the topics discussed is the efficient opening credits, a bit of musical trivia, the hive of scum and villainy that is the Beaver Creek I...

Join your host, Chris the Brain, and co-host, Ryan Campbell, as they look back at a movie that was prophetic in many ways including the technology that seemed futuristic back in 1987, now being commonplace in 2024... You can't have a discussion on The Running Man without talking about the amazing cast that included Richard Dawson, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto and of course Arnold Schwarzene...

We are celebrating the holidays, Cannon style, with a discussion on Invasion USA!  Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise along with special guest/first time Invasion USA watcher Ryan Campbell as they talk the Cannon Christmas Classic starring Chuck Norris. Rostov's obsession with Matt Hunter, the awesome John Eagle, the reasons Joe Zito is a great director, Matt Hunter's ability to alway...

It's a trip down memory lane in Old Detroit on Episode 108 of The Bulletproof Podcast as we discuss RoboCop 2.  Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they are joined by an old friend from their days in the Heartland Wrestling Association (and RoboCop enthusiast), Ron Mathis. Robo being shamed into admitting he's no longer a man, the questionable decision to use a murderer's brain for...

We let the Bulletproof Action Suggestion Box decide on the movie that would be discussed on Episode 107 of the Bulletproof Podcast and the "winner" was 1998's Point Blank. Point Blank (or "Die Hard in a Shopping Mall" in Die Hard Clones speak) stars Mickey Rourke and features a supporting cast filled with familiar faces including Danny Trejo. It also features some unique musical choices, multiple...

Episode 106 of The Bulletproof Podcast enters the realm of Sword & Sorcery with a discussion on Deathstalker II. Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they dissect 1987's Deathstalker II, a film directed by Jim Wynorski and starring John Terlesky and Monique Gabrielle. The recycled Chopping Mall music, the poster, the door knob of a crystal ball, the swagger of our hero, the two princ...

It's the Halloween edition of The Bulletproof Podcast and we are throwing it back to 1988's Maniac Cop! Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they are joined by special guest, Chris DePetrillo to talk all things Maniac Cop. From the exceptional detective skills of Frank McRae, to the soul sucking marriage of Jack Forrest, to the never fully explained supernatural powers of Officer Cor...

The Adventure Begins on Episode 104 with a discussion of 1985's Remo Williams!  Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise and special guest Ryan Campbell as they talk all things Remo Williams from the Craig Safan score to the chemistry between Remo/Chiun to the fact that Wilford Brimley is always seated to the iconic scene at the Statue of Liberty! Plus, Patrick Kilpatrick, Ryan auditions as...

We go back to happier times for The Expendables in Episode 103 of the Bulletproof Podcast! Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise discuss the online vitriol for the latest installment of The Expendables before going back in time and discussing the original Expendables film that was released in 2010. The pre-Expendables action resume of Terry Crews, the nicknames, the Lee Christmas "romantic subplot", Mic...

In honor of Bulletproof Action's Ninja Week, Episode 102 of the Bulletproof Podcast looks back at one of the greatest ninja movies ever made, 1983's Revenge of the Ninja starring Sho Kosugi! Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of this Cannon classic with Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo as they discuss all things Revenge of the Ninja.... including the fact that a kid gets...

We are wrapping up Bulletproof Action's 9th Actionversary celebration on Episode 101 of the Bulletproof Podcast with a look back at Nu Image's Top of the World!  Selected from our recent Ultimate Nu Image Countdown, Top of the World is filled with familiar faces, some crazy action sequences and a unique tone that was not common among Nu Image produced films. It was also a first time watch for both...

Flip the switch because Episode 100 of The Bulletproof Podcast has arrived and the topic of discussion is the Cannon classic, Over the Top!  Joining your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise for this milestone episode is professional wrestler, actor and movie enthusiast Paul London. The conversation is over the top in more ways than one as the many mysteries of Over the Top are discussed, along w...

Episode 99 of The Bulletproof Podcast is all about Lorenzo Lamas' first action movie, Snake Eater!  Part action movie/part exploitation movie... Snake Eater was an interesting action debut for the future renegade. Lorenzo Lamas' Jack "Soldier" Kelly is a Marine turned cop turned vigilante, who finds himself at odds with a collection of some of the most unlikeable characters in cinematic history. A...

Rutger Hauer goes Zatoichi on Episode 98 of the Bulletproof Podcast!  Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they discuss the 1989 film, Blind Fury! The trials and tribulations to get the film made, the curious decision to teach a blind man to become a master swordsman, the various "reblinders" and a cast filled with familiar faces including an 80s "wrestling legend" and the one and on...

We are celebrating Independence Day on Episode 97 of the Bulletproof Podcast with 1990's Captain America! Join your host Chris the Brain, special guest Ryan Campbell and the returning (and completely uncensored) Chad Cruise as they discuss the Albert Pyun directed Captain America! What did the movie do right? What did the movie do wrong? It's all covered on Episode 97, plus a bunch of stuff that h...

We are taking a trip to Angel Town on Episode 96 of the Bulletproof Podcast! Angel Town was the first film in the career of French martial artist turned action star, Olivier Gruner. Shot in East Los Angeles, Angel Town tells the tale of Gruner's Jacques and how Jacque gets involved with a young Latino teenager who finds himself being aggressively recruited by a gang led by the Uzi toting Angel! Jo...

On Episode 95 of the Bulletproof Podcast, we venture back to 1980 to talk about the vigilante justice in The Exterminator! Join your host Chris the Brain and special guest co-host "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo as they discuss the James Glickenhaus classic starring Robert Ginty, Steve James and Christopher George. From the opening Vietnam sequence to Steve James once again proving he is the ultimat...

The Bulletproof Podcast kicks off the summer with a discussion of 2018's The Meg!  Why go to the beach and potentially be eaten by a megalodon when you can listen to Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and Ryan Campbell finally talk about a Jason Statham movie on the Bulletproof Podcast?! The similarities to the Fast and the Furious franchise, Bingbing Li's vast shark knowledge, the G.I. Joe like vehicle...

CTB and Chad Cruise are joined by Bulletproof Action's #1 Don "The Dragon" Wilson fan, "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo, to discuss The Dragon's 1993 film, Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel!  Ring of Fire II features star-crossed lovers, Dr. Johnny Woo (Don "The Dragon" Wilson) and Julie (Maria Ford), have their lives turned upside down by an underground warlord and we are talking all about it on Epis...

We turned to our fellow action fanatics to select the theme for Episode 92 of The Bulletproof Podcast and 1992's Rapid Fire won definitively! Join Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they reflect on Brandon Lee's first major starring role as Jake Lo, an art major who finds himself as the key witness against mob boss Tony Serrano. If dealing with the mob isn't enough, Jake has to deal with dirty FBI...

On Episode 91 of The Bulletproof Podcast, Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise talk about one of their favorite Die Hard Clones, 1991's Toy Soldiers! All things Toy Soldiers are discussed including Billy's brilliant plans and Joey's horrible plan... The gamble of casting Sean Astin as an action hero, the perfect casting of R. Lee Ermey and why didn't they just make Louis Gossett Jr's character, Chappy...

It's WrestleMania Weekend and we are counting down our favorite action movies featuring pro wrestlers! Join your host Chris the Brain, along with Chad Cruise and Ryan Campbell as they celebrate WrestleMania Weekend by looking back at some action movie classics that featured (and in some cases starred) some of the most legendary professional wrestlers of all-time. Did any of your favorites make the...

It's a special listener request episode as the guys ride the waves and talk Surf Ninjas!  Join your hosts Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise (who rumor has it is the president of the Rob Schneider Fan Club) and "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo (who actually saw Surf Ninjas in the theater back in the day) as they discuss the questionable casting of Leslie Nielsen as Col. Chi, Tone Loc likely sh*tting his pa...