The Cannon Cruisers

This week JD and Randy discuss all the Cannon Films they watched this season, or at least some of them, as this was the season that never ends, and we somehow kept cruisin' the Cannon Catalogue. Please Enjoy Part One of Two.

If you're a fan of JD and Randy's ramblings, then you're in for a real treat this week! They'll reflect on their Non-Canonical Adventures and share their thoughts on them. All 29 episodes. So get ready to join in on the fun and hear what they have to say.

On this week's exciting edition of The Non-Cannon-ical Adventures of JD and Randy, we check out the 1994 direct-to-video release of "Cyborg Cop 2". Starring David Bradley, Morgan Hunter, Jill Pierce, and Victor Melleney in a Sam Firstenberg film. "Get Ready for War"

Welcome to this week's exciting episode of the Cannon Cruisers podcast! JD and Randy revisit the 1980 horror classic, "Schizoid" directed by David Paulsen. With an all-star cast, including Marianna Hill, Klaus Kinski, and Craig Wasson, this movie is a must-see for Cannon fans. Join us as we explore "Schizoid" once again. "There's no cure for what this maniac has in mind..."

Hey everybody, we're the Cannon Cruisers, and this week JD and Randy dig DEEP into the Cannon Catalogue and find the 1986 animated film, Robotech: The Movie. "Now THAT'S a Cannon Film" The film was created by splicing together footage from the Japanese OVA “Megazone 23 Part I” and the animated television series “Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross” and had only a loose connection to the Robotec...

Join JD and Randy as they revisit the 80s classic "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace" starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, and Jon Cryer. The writers aimed to convey a message of hope and unity during a time of nuclear war. Did they succeed? Stay tuned to find out!

“Apartment for Rent. Inquire Within…” Get ready for a wild ride with JD and Randy on "The Non-CANNON-ical Adventures" as they explore the 1986 horror-comedy "Troll." Join Harry Potter Jr (no, not the wizard) as he teams up with the beautiful witch Eunice St. Clair to save his sister Wendy and their apartment complex from the evil troll wizard Torok. With a talented cast including Noah Hathaway, Mi...

"The Most Powerful Love Story Ever Told..." This week, JD and Randy checked out the 1986 Cannon Classic film, "Otello". It's amazing how we keep finding more Cannon films. Otello is a 1986 film based on the Giuseppe Verdi opera of the same name, which was itself based on the Shakespearean play Othello. The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starred Plácido Domingo in the title role, Katia...

“For Americans captured in Vietnam, one war ended. Another war was about to begin...” This week, things take yet another turn to the serious when JD and Randy take a trip to Vietnam with their latest watch, the Obscure 1987 Vietnam War flick, “The Hanoi Hilton,” a Cannon film that would have been better as a TV miniseries. Where have we heard that before? Starring Michael Moriarty, Paul Le Met, an...

“They were seven - And they fought like seven hundred!” On this week’s exciting episode, JD and Randy cruise back to 1983 and check out a film that until today they didn’t even realize existed, "The Seven Magnificent Gladiators." Starring Lou Ferrigno, Dan Vadis, and Sybil Danning in a Bruno Mattei film. Enjoy the ride! “Once You've Met Them...You'll Never Forget Them.”

On the latest episode of "The Non-Canonical Adventures of JD and Randy," we check out a hidden gem that you might not have heard of, "Uforia" (1984). Interestingly, it only had one VHS release and one (?) showing on cable TV. So, it's a bit of a rare find! Directed by John Binder and starring Fred Ward, Harry Dean Stanton, and Cindy Williams. Enjoy!

This week, JD and Randy are excited to review one of their most anticipated Cannon Films - "Jean-Luc Godard's King Lear" (1987). It should be noted that all of human culture was lost after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986. However, with the aid of William Shakespeare Jr, the Fifth, and the Cannon Culture Division, they attempt to revive Shakespeare's great works, beginning with King Lear. Le...

Join JD and Randy as they continue their cruise through the Cannon Catalogue. This week, we check out the 1986 Korean War drama, "Field of Honor," a Dutch-South Korean co-production. Starring Everett McGill, Ron Brandsteder, Bart Römer, Lee Hye-Young and Kim Dong-Hyeon; directed by Kim Dae-Hie and Hans Scheepmaker, with a screenplay by Henk Bos and Kim Dae-Hie.

"Dear Friend, will I ever forget the day we met? I will never forget you, oh no, dear friend." This week, JD and Randy revisit 1987 and the strangest family film ever released by Cannon, "Too Much: The Robot with a Heart." Starring talented actors such as Bridgette Andersen (in her final film role), Masato Fukazama, and Char Fontane in a film directed by Éric Rochat. I, for one, welcome our new ro...

This week, JD and Randy meet up with an ex-rock star and a naive businessman and team up to fight local thugs and enter a car race on Route 66. "Roadhouse 66 (1984)" Starring Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee, and Kate Vernon in a John Mark Robinson-directed film.

In this exciting episode of The Cannon Cruisers, JD and Randy take a trip to 1988 and the Louisiana Bayou. Along the way, they meet a talented writer from Manhattan, her daughter who is struggling with addiction, and the matriarch of a swamp family who rules over her three sons with an iron fist. That's right, folks; we checked out yet another forgotten Cannon Classic, "Shy People.” Starring Jill...

Welcome back to another edition of the Cannon Cruisers! This week, JD and Randy delve into the serious realm of film with a review of the little-known WW2 biopic "Hanna's War" from 1988. Directed by Menahem Golan, the movie features a star-studded cast including Maruschka Detmers, Ellen Burstyn, Anthony Andrews, and Donald Pleasence. Golan also co-wrote the screenplay with Stanley Mann. Buckle in...

"A comedy about two people who wanted each other in the worst way...and that's how they got each other." This week, JD and Randy surrender to the good times and check out the Jerry Belson-directed 1987 romantic comedy, “Surrender.” Starring Sir Michael Caine in the role of Sean Stein, a prosperous writer who struggles with love and alimony payments, Sally Fields as Daisy Morgan, a laid-back artist...

"Nothing he found on Earth could compare to the hell he'd left behind." Hey there, Randy here! On this week’s exciting Non-Cannon episode, I wanted to share with you something cool that I snagged during a Vinegar Syndrome sale. JD and I watched a real gem - a quirky, independent sci-fi flick from 1989, "Alien Private Eye." The film stars Nicholas Hill, Cliff Aduddell, and John Alexander and is wri...

"A comedy that spans 1 mile, 2 romances, 3 careers, 4 days, 5 relatives, and $379,000" JD and Randy take a trip back to 1984 to New York City with little seen Cannon film, "Over The Brooklyn Bridge." Starring Elliot Gould, Margaux Hemingway, and Sid Caesar in a Menahem Golan film with a screenplay by Arnold Somkin. Uncle Benjamin: "Right or wrong, I'm right!"

Randy accomplished his mission of finding a movie that has proved elusive. This week, JD and Randy watched "To the Death," a 1993 Darrell Roodt film, the official CANNON sequel to the 1991 "American Kickboxer." Starring John Barrett, Michel Qissi, and the charming Robert Whitehead. Is it better than its canon and non-canon predecessors? Tune in to hear where we fall in this debate and whether Rand...

"He had everything, but nothing was enough." This week, JD and Randy check out Luke Perry in the long-forgotten 1992 Cannon film, "Terminal Bliss." Is this film better off forgotten, or is it a lost classic? Listen, and find out. Starring Tim Owen, Luke Perry, and Estee Chandler in a Jordan Alan film.

When is a numbered sequel, not a sequel? This week JD and Randy check out the non-Canon-ical sequel to a non-classic Cannon film from 1993, "American Kickboxer 2." Is it better than the original? Find out! Starring Dale "Apollo" Cook, Evan Lurie, and Kathy Shower in a Jenö Hodi film. "Twice the action. Twice the danger. Twice the excitement."

If you've been wondering why Randy has been running around in a daze shouting "OAK TREE" at all hours of the day or night, you should probably listen to this episode of the Cannon Cruisers. This week, JD and Randy check out the strangest boxing movie to come out of Cannon films, the 1987 threequel, "Penitentiary III." Starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Anthony Geary, and Steve Antin in a Jamaa Fanaka Fi...

This week, JD and Randy check out the 1982 film adaptation of the stage play "That Championship Season." It is a film with a little more going on under its hood than the average Cannon film, exploring themes of loyalty versus betrayal, success versus failure, and the repercussions of bigotry and prejudice, which can result in feelings of alienation, isolation, and dependency. The film directorial...