The Action Addicts

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...

Welcome back to another "A Conversation With" style episode! This time we are talking with the amazing co-leads of The Art School Drop Outs! Independent film makers that carved out a space for themselves using the power of YouTube as well as being a part of the larger film and entertainment industry. Joey Min and Stephanie Pham give us the breakdown of what it takes to keep up this guerrilla appro...

Welcome back to the podcast Wendi Freeman to discuss the 2015 reboot of The Man From UNCLE TV show. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander Elizabeth Debicki and Hugh Grant. Directed by Guy Ritchie, this sadly was not the smash hit that all involved were likely hoping it would be. It is however a fun throwback to the spy movies of yesteryear with a lot of fun action scenes dispersed t...

Today marks our first full journey into the land of Scott Adkins films! What better place to start than with his passion project, born from his childhood when he read the titular comic that this move is adapted from. Starring a veritable who's who of martial art greats this film really felt like a turning point in Scott's career that he was so close to having in 2012 but sadly didn't happen. So he...

Today we are joined once again by Action 4 Everyone and Adkins Undisputed host Mike Scott. Mike returns to the show to help us continue our journey into the world of Indian cinema, specifically todays topic which is 2022's Vikram. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. Starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil. How does this compare to our previous episodes on RRR and Master? You'll have to...

Today we are joined by Bede Jermyn the host of several podcasts that are mostly all found under the umbrella of The Super Network, which some of you will recognise from previous episodes that featured Super Marcey as my co host. I also joined them both for an episode of the Afterdark podcast to talk Striptease!  Today however we are talking about the 2010 Sylvester Stallone film The Expendabl...