The Cannon Cruisers

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re stepping back into the ring with Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991), directed by Albert Pyun. Sasha Mitchell takes over as David Sloan, the last surviving Sloan brother, who’s pulled into a new fight against Tong Po and a shady network of villains played by Peter Boyle and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. We talk about the film’s darker tone, the heavy body count, an...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into the strange and surreal world of Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994), directed by Don Coscarelli. JD and Randy return to the madness with the Tall Man, played once again by Angus Scrimm, as Reggie teams up with new characters Tim and Rocky for another round of dream logic and deadly spheres. We talk about the shift toward a more action-heavy...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re heading back to Perfection, Nevada with Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001), directed by Brent Maddock. Michael Gross returns as Bert Gummer, now facing a new Graboid evolution known as the Ass Blasters. This direct-to-video sequel takes the franchise in some strange and unexpected directions. We dig into the film’s mix of practical effects and early 200...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re stepping into the underground fight scene with Best of the Best 2 (1993), directed by Robert Radler. Eric Roberts, Philip Rhee, and Christopher Penn return, but this time the sports drama takes a hard turn into revenge territory, with a no-rules tournament and a brutal new villain to face. We talk about the shift in tone, the intense fight scenes, and the...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re hopping back into the chaos with Critters 2: The Main Course (1988), directed by Mick Garris. Set two years after the original, the story returns to Grover’s Bend just in time for Easter, as a batch of leftover critter eggs hatches and unleashes another round of small-scale terror. We talk returning cast members, the film’s mix of horror and comedy, and t...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into the infamous cult oddity Troll 2 (1990), directed by Claudio Fragasso. Despite the title, there are no trolls—just vegetarian goblins, a ghostly grandpa, and a kid trying to stop his family from becoming plant food in the town of Nilbog. Yes, it’s just “goblin” spelled backward. We break down the awkward dialogue, head-scratching plot, and leg...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re plunging into Trancers II: The Return of Jack Deth (1991), directed by Charles Band. Picking up six years after the original, we find Jack Deth (Tim Thomerson) facing a time-twisting mess—killer Trancers, corrupt future cops, and yes, two wives from different timelines. It’s as delightfully messy as it sounds. We talk familiar cast and new faces, the sequ...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re trudging through the murky waters of Gorgo (1961), a British kaiju film directed by Eugène Lourié. The story follows a young sea monster captured by treasure hunters and hauled to London for profit, only for its towering mother to come crashing through the city to get it back. Sound familiar? It should. We break down the film’s clear nods to Godzilla , it...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re taking a wild ride through Razorback (1984), an Australian horror film directed by Russell Mulcahy. It opens with a giant wild boar crashing through a house and only gets weirder from there. The story follows a man out for answers after his fiancée, an American wildlife reporter, is killed by the beast, dragging him into a world of local madness and outba...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into the absurd world of Lieutenant Jangles (2018), an Australian send-up of 1980s cop movies that’s loud, crude, and completely over-the-top. Matt Dickey stars as the foul-mouthed Lieutenant Jangles, who blasts his way through crime, chaos, and more than a few groin shots in a film packed with low-budget mayhem and nonstop vulgarity. We take a loo...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re blasting through Turbo Kid (2015), a post-apocalyptic action-adventure directed by the trio known as RKSS. Set in the wastelands of 1997, the film follows a comic book-obsessed teen who takes on the identity of his favourite hero to survive brutal warlords, deadly traps, and buckets of gore, all while riding a BMX bike. We dive into the film’s lo-fi charm...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into Real Genius (1985), a sci-fi comedy directed by Martha Coolidge and starring a young Val Kilmer as Chris Knight—a laid-back genius caught up in a military-funded laser project. As he and his fellow students juggle college life and high-stakes science, they uncover a plot that forces them to fight back with brains and a bit of mischief. We brea...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re taking a look at Batteries Not Included (1987), a sci-fi comedy-drama directed by Matthew Robbins and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film follows a group of elderly tenants trying to save their building from demolition—until a few tiny flying robots show up to help. It’s part urban drama, part whimsical fantasy, and very much a product of its time. Wit...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into VFW (2019), a gritty action splatter film directed by Joe Begos. Set in a rundown veterans’ hall, the story follows a group of war vets forced to fight off a gang of violent drug addicts trying to recover stolen contraband. With Stephen Lang, William Sadler, and Martin Kove leading the charge, the film delivers blood, tension, and no shortage...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re exploring Amanda and the Alien (1995), also known as Alien Love , a made-for-cable sci-fi comedy based on a short story by Robert Silverberg. J.D. and Randy take a look at this oddball story about a shape-shifting alien on the run and the young woman who decides to help it, with a cast that includes Nicole Eggert, Michael Dorn, and Stacey Keach. We talk a...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into the 1986 sci-fi comedy Short Circuit , directed by John Badham. The story follows Number Five, a military robot who gets struck by lightning, gains sentience, and escapes into the real world. With Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy, and Tim Blaney voicing Johnny Five, this one mixes 80s charm, humour, and just a bit of existential pondering. We tal...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into The Skateboard Kid 2 (1994), the sequel that somehow ups the weirdness with an alien skateboard and a plot that barely holds together. This time, it’s about a kid named Sammy who gets a flying skateboard from space and tries to win a local skate competition—because why not? We break down the film’s baffling story choices, odd character interac...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re taking a wild ride through Top Secret! (1984), a chaotic spoof from the Zucker Brothers that mashes Cold War spy tropes with 1950s rock musicals. Val Kilmer makes his film debut as Nick Rivers, a rock star who stumbles into a plot involving a kidnapped scientist and an underground resistance in East Germany. We talk about the film’s genre mashup, its ridi...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re cruising through The French Connection (1971), the gritty neo-noir thriller directed by William Friedkin. Gene Hackman stars as Popeye Doyle, a relentless narcotics cop navigating the dangerous streets of 1970s New York. It's a tense, street-level look at crime, obsession, and moral ambiguity. We break down the film’s legendary car chase, the grim fee...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re looking at The Skateboard Kid (1993), a family comedy about Zach Tyler, a kid who’s adjusting to life in a new town. With help from a magical talking skateboard—voiced by Dom DeLuise—Zach deals with bullies and stumbles into a treasure hunt full of odd misadventures. We break down the film’s strange premise, its low-budget effects, and some of the more qu...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into Cube (1997), a Canadian indie sci-fi thriller that traps seven strangers in a deadly maze of rooms rigged with lethal traps. Directed by Vincenzo Natali and made on a tiny $350,000 budget, this cult classic stands out for its tense atmosphere and unique premise. We get into the film’s claustrophobic setting, sharp character dynamics, and the h...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re trudging through Grizzly 2: Revenge (2020), a film that spent 27 years in limbo before finally being released. Featuring blink-and-you’ll-miss-them early roles from George Clooney, Laura Dern, and Charlie Sheen, this bizarre sequel to the 1976 original blends horror with concert footage in a way that barely holds together. We break down the film’s messy p...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into The Lake Michigan Monster (2018), an adventure comedy horror film that follows an alcoholic sea captain and his misfit crew on a mission to take down a mysterious lake monster. Made for just $7,000, this indie oddity is packed with absurd humour, wild storytelling, and a distinct low-budget charm. We break down its black-and-white aesthetic, a...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into Ninja Terminator (1985), the chaotic cult classic directed by Godfrey Ho. Starring Richard Harrison, this film mashes together ninja action and baffling storytelling using Ho’s infamous “Frankenstein” editing style, splicing footage from unrelated Hong Kong films into one hilariously disjointed adventure. We’re breaking down the nonsensical pl...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re taking a wild ride through Mac and Me (1988), the sci-fi family film directed by Stuart Raffill. This one follows a young boy in a wheelchair who befriends Mac, an alien separated from its family after a NASA mishap on Mars. What follows is a bizarre adventure packed with product placements, questionable logic, and unintentional comedy. We break down the...