Bulletproof Podcast

The Bulletproof Podcast is in the spirit of the season with a look back at Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive... Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they welcome Ryan Campbell into the guest chair once more and talk all things Maximum Overdrive. From the killer soundtrack by AC/DC to the coked out of his mind directorial effort by Stephen King. There's also plenty of talk about the ca...

On Episode 77 of The Bulletproof Podcast, the guys go to the suggestion box and talk Excessive Force starring Thomas Ian Griffith. Join your hosts Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and special guest Chris DePetrillo as they dissect Thomas Ian Griffith's coming out party as an action hero. T.I.G.'s martial arts skills, comparing him to other action stars of the era, the greatness of Lance Henriksen, the...

Screenwriter Chad Law joins Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as they discuss the Cannon classic, Avenging Force! Directed by Sam Firstenberg and starring the dynamic duo of Michael Dudikoff and Steve James. Avenging Force continues the adventures of Matt Hunter (Dudikoff taking over the role from Chuck Norris) as he battles the Pentangle hate group/hunting club. The truck jumps, the guns in baby st...

The worlds of Bulletproof Action and Fantasy Sports collide in a special bonus edition of The Bulletproof Podcast! The voices of The Bulletproof Podcast, Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise, Ryan Campbell and "The Toyman" Chris DePetrillo will draft their action dream teams on Episode 75 of The Bulletproof Podcast as they prepare for battle in the inaugural season of Bulletproof Gladiators! Coinciding wi...

Special Guest actor/professional wrestler Paul London joins your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise to talk 1993's Showdown, the self-aware Karate Kid ripoff starring Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Ken McLeod, Christine Taylor, Brion James and Patrick Kilpatrick. The guys discuss the Groundhog Day like love story between Ken and Julie, the redemption story of Billy Grant, Sensei Lee's mantra, Ken Mc...

87Eleven movies, Bullet Train and Day Shift, have been getting a ton of buzz the past few weeks, but on Episode 73 of The Bulletproof Podcast we talk about where it all began for 87Eleven, 2014's John Wick... a movie that has built an entire franchise that keeps getting bigger and bigger! . Join your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise and special guest, Ryan Campbell, as they not only discuss J...

We are kicking off our month long celebration of BulletproofAction.com's 8th Anniversary Cannon style as your host Chris the Brain and special guest co-host Chris DePetrillo (aka The Toyman) discuss Cannon's live action Masters of the Universe movie starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and the show stealing Frank Langella as Skeletor! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise are joined by Austin Trunick, the author of The Cannon Film Guide, to countdown Chuck Norris' Top 10 Cannon Films. From 1984's Missing in Action to 1994's Hellbound and everything in between... Chuck's decade with Cannon is celebrated and his films ranked, plus plenty of trivia courtesy of Austin Trunick and his extensive knowledge of Cannon. Learn more about your a...

It may not have been our initial plan, but what better movie to discuss on our Independence Day special than 1996's Independence Day. Directed by Roland Emmerich and starring an all-star cast that included Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman to name a few... Independence Day was a visual masterpiece and raised the bar for summer blockbusters forever! Join Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise as...

There's Big Trouble in Little China on Episode 69 of The Bulletproof Podcast as your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise look back on the John Carpenter classic, filled with sorcery, sword fights, monsters, two girls with green eyes, a who's who of stunt performers and of course, Kurt Russell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Predator! Join Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and Ryan Campbell as they look back at the unforgettable characters and action in what may be the most action packed action movie of the 1980s. Plus, how did Predator change the course of professional wrestling history forever and for the better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rest of the action community may be talking about the upcoming Top Gun sequel, Top Gun Maverick, but on Episode 67 of The Bulletproof Podcast Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and special guest Chris DePetrillo from Figures Toy Company look back at the other jet fighter movie from 1986! The awesome cast that included Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick and Tim Thomerson, the awesome soundtrack that inc...

After some logistical challenges last week, The Bulletproof Podcast is back and Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and special guest Ryan Campbell are talking Krull!  Were Krull's box office results hurt coming hot off the heels of Return of the Jedi? Does Krull have some of the worst character names in movie history? Is Ken Marshall a better hero than Mark Hamill? Does Chad Cruise make a promise concer...

We are celebrating the action movie career of Bruce Willis on Episode 65 of The Bulletproof Podcast as your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise are joined by the returning Todd Gaines as they countdown Bruce Willis' Top 10 Action Movies as voted on by the fans of The Bulletproof Podcast! Does this countdown have the least surprising #1 movie in any countdown show we have done? Is Hudson Hawk to...

Things are getting Dirty in Episode 64 as Chris and Chad discuss and dissect the third film in the Dirty Harry series, The Enforcer starring Clint Eastwood and Tyne Daly. Is this the worst of the five Dirty Harry movies? Why does Captain McKay suck so bad? What was the motivation for the People's Revolutionary Strike Force?  This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

It is the WrestleMania edition of The Bulletproof Podcast, as three men talk The Condemned and you get to listen! Hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise are joined by Ryan Campbell as they discuss "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones in The Condemned. Is this the best WWE Film ever? Was 2007 technology capable of pulling off an event like this? How many Steveweisers does Chad Cruise consume d...

Episode 62 of The Bulletproof Podcast deviates from the usual trip down action movie memory lane as Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise discuss the newly released The Batman! Joining CTB and Chad is a lifelong Batman fanatic, Captain Ian Garriot. The guys talk about the excellent casting choices, their favorite scenes and Chris even predicts an Academy Award nomination for one member of the cast.  Lea...

Episode 61 of The Bulletproof Podcast is all about Lady Dragon starring Cynthia Rothrock. Your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise are joined by special guest Chris DePetrillo from Figures Toy Company as they do a deep dive on Lady Dragon discussing Rothrock's black wig, just how slimy Richard Norton was, the boy with no name, the grandfather with no voice and much, much more!  This podcast is p...

It is the movie that introduced a generation of martial arts movie fans to Capoeira and it is the subject of Episod 60 of the Bulletproof Podcast. Of course we are talking about 1993's Only the Strong starring Mark Dacascos and Geoffrey Lewis. The martial arts / at risk youth movie mash up has much to talk about... including the flip flopping principal, fire safety, the bug situation in South Flor...

On Episode 59 of The Bulletproof Podcast we travel to Absalom as Chris and Chad discuss 1994's No Escape starring Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen and Ernie Hudson. A unique entry in the prison action subgenre, No Escape gets some much needed love as Chris and Chad discuss the badassness of Ray Liotta's Captain Robbins, Stuart Wilson's eccentric Walter Marek and of course the greatness of Lance Henriks...

This may not be the best of the best episode of The Bulletproof Podcast, but it is the Best of the Best episode of The Bulletproof Podcast. Chris and Chad look back at 1989's Best of the Best starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland and Phillip Rhee. Did Alex Grady help build the car that ran over his son Walter? Why weren't the alternates present for the entire 3 months of training...

Chris and Chad go Commando on Episode 57 of The Bulletproof Podcast as they discuss the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Commando. Arnold's John Matrix, a rogue's gallery of villains and the greatness of both Alyssa Milano and Rae Dawn Chong are discussed... Plus, what action oriented Christmas gifts did Chris and Chad receive this year. Listen and find out... Let's Party!!! This podcast is powered...

The Bulletproof Podcast was part of The 2nd Annual Geekscape Holiday Livestream-tacular on December 17th and if you missed it you can listen in on Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and Ryan Campbell as they discuss their favorite Die Hard Clones... Sudden Death, Air Force One, Toy Soldiers, Under Siege and more are discussed! Plus, some Google madness BONUS AUDIO as Chris the Brain shares some of the q...

Episode 55 of The Bulletproof Podcast is in the holiday spirit as Chris the Brain, Chad Cruise and special guest Chris DePetrillo from Figures Toy Company look back at one of the more unsung Christmas action movies, The Long Kiss Goodnight starring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. The tastefully done shower scene, dick guns, things that chefs really DON'T do, baby doll urine and how grenades act...

Rocky IV has officially received The Ultimate Director's Cut treatment with the recent release of Rocky vs. Drago. On Episode 54 of The Bulletproof Podcast, Chris and Chad review Rocky vs. Drago and talk about the differences between the two cuts and the cut they prefer. Plus, some holiday gift ideas for action fans and more! This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. V...