The Good, The Bad, and The Sequel

This week's bonus interview is with actor Joe Gonzalez who plays "Rodriguez" in "Death Wish 3".  This collaborative interview was set up by Chris Rauch who runs a Charles Bronson Twitter account.  It was such a blast to pick Joe's brain about the behind-the-scenes from our favorite Death Wish movie ever.  Joe talked about working with Charles Bronson and Michael Winner, the zip gun,...

The next sequel we are reviewing is "Robocop 3" and this week we are talking with Actress Jodi Long.  This interview is one of the earlier ones we did and I thought I lost it but found it a few months back.  Jodi actually knew Peter Weller from growing up and performing in NYC and has a funny story about that. I always loved her scene-stealing role in “The Hot Chick” along with Sullivan...

This week we are discussing "Iron Eagle IV", which marks the return to the franchise of the character "Doug Masters" who seemed to be dead after the opening scene from "Iron Eagle II".   Also, the legendary Lou Gossett Jr. is back as "Chappy" for the 4th time and he does not disappoint. This is a sequel like any other because it is essentially two movies, the first part seems like a kid'...

The next sequel we are reviewing is "Iron Eagle IV" and this week we are talking with one of the stars of this one, Actor Jason Cadieux.  Jason takes over the role of "Doug Masters" played by Jason Gedrick in the original.  Jason talked about how his big break came from a high school play, Lou Gossett Jr, his love of theatre, the Shaw Festival, and lots more.  Awesome chat. This is...

Happy Holiday Jason Fans, this week we are reviewing Friday the 13th IV: The Final Chapter, which is regarded by most as the best installment in the franchise.  We had to bring back our horror movie sequel expert Chris Egan to help us break it all down.  We discussed the thin plot, the large window budget, the epic Savini special effects, our mutual hate of "Teddy Bear", and lots more. &...

The next sequel we are reviewing is "Friday the 13th Part 4: Final Chapter" and this week we are talking with Legendary Casting Director Fern Champion.  Fern has cast for so many of your favorite films; "Police Academy" 1-5,  "Friday the 13th" 4-6, Cheech and Chong's "Nice Dreams" and "Things Are Tough All Over", "The Mask", and lots more.  Plus she is responsible for giving so many...

This week we are discussing "Death Wish 4: The Crackdown", which is the 4th installment of the epic saga of Paul Kersey, played by the legendary Charles Bronson, gunning down bad guys.  We can't do a Bronson flick without bringing back our movie sequel action expert, Andrew Powers.  We discussed the amazing one-liners, the insane plot, the many M. Night Shyamalan twists, Danny Trejo's FL...

Next week's sequel is "Death Wish 4" and this week we are talking with Actor Tim Russ.  Tim is known all over the world for his role as "Tuvok" on "Star Trek: Voyager", but we talked a lot about he got started in Hollywood.  We talked about Tim's moving around a lot being the son of a military dad, his first love being music, "Death Wish 4", "Samantha Who", directing, and more. Tim's IMD...

This week we are discussing "A Talking Pony!?!"  which is a movie about a talking horse that honestly has nothing to do with the plot, but that didn't stop Doug from enjoying it.  We brought back guest reviewer Tom Kiczula to help us break down this stock footage-filled sequel.  We discussed Horatio's one-liners and horse puns, former guest Kristine Debell crushing it, Juliet's cree...

Next week's sequel is "A Talking Pony!?!" and this week we are talking with Sound Mixer Andy Theiss, AKA Audio Andy.  Andy is our first interview with someone who works in sound, so he provided us with insight on how that works. Everything from working the boom pole, micing people up, and where to hide a mic to get the perfect sound. We talked about Andy's journey to Hollywood from Green Bay,...

This week we are discussing "American Ninja 2: The Confrontation"  which kicks some serious ass.  This is a Cannon classic and one of our favorite sequels yet and we had a lot to discuss.  We talked about the terrible Ninjas, Tojo's request of 3 bucks, Armstrong's perfect accuracy at throwing anything, Taylor's missing wife, and lots more.  Plus an unreal, but true story that i...

Next week's sequel is "American Ninja 2" and this week we are talking with Director Sam Firstenberg.  Sam is someone who has directed so many of my favorite movies at one of my favorite studios, Cannon Films.  Sam is the King of the Sequels, which I told him at the top of our chat, and it's true.  He's directed the sequels "Revenge of the Ninja", "Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo", and...

This week we are discussing "Superman 2" on its 40th anniversary and this movie had a lot to discuss from the changing of the director, bringing in new writers, Gene Hackman not coming back for reshoots, and more.  So to help us out we brought back our guest review from our 100th episode "Back to the Future Part 3", Tom Campanella.  We discussed Lois Lane treating Clark terribly, the lac...

Next week's sequel is "Superman II" and this week we are talking with actor, boxer, and writer Jack O'Halloran. I knew Jack from his movies; Superman 1 & 2, King Kong, Hero and the Terror, and more, but I didn't know he was a boxer until I did my pre-interview research.  Jack's boxing stories blew my mind and even non-boxing fans will know the names of George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. &nb...

This week we are discussing "Psycho Cop Returns" which has one of the greatest horror villains of all time in Officer Joe Vickers played by last week's guest Robert Shafer. Robert delivered some epic one-liners after some epic kills with some beautifully executed special effects.  We talked about the annoying leads, Bryan vs Ryan, Julie Strain, the soundtrack, the Oscar Winner who was in this...

Next week's sequel is "Psycho Cop Returns" and this week we are talking with Actor Robert Shafer. Cult horror fans know him as Officer Joe Vickers from Psycho Cop but most know him as Bob Vance from “The Office.”  Robert talked about his journey to Hollywood from West Virginia, Psycho 1, 2, and possibly 3rd, writing documentaries, his film “Dick Dickster”, landing “The Office, “ and many old...

This week we are discussing "Harold and Kumar Escape Guantanamo Bay" which is sadly Jamie's 1st Harold and Kumar movie and I have seen this one a lot.  We talked about how they were barely in Guantanamo Bay, NPH, the racist jokes, Rob Corddry crushing it, and so much more.  This a video review that you can watch at sequelsonly.com/haroldandkumar2 The next sequel we are reviewing is “Psyc...

Next week's sequel is "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay" and this week we are talking to comedian Jon Reep. You know Jon from winning the 5th season of "Last Comic Standing", his most recent comedy special "Gingerbeard Man" (which is available on Amazon Prime), his acting roles, but everyone who watched TV in the mid-2000s knows him from the "That Thing Got A Hemi" Dodge Commercials....

This week we are discussing our very 1st Steven Seagal sequel, "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory". This sequel has a young Katherine Heigl and Morris Chestnut along with a laundry list of legendary henchmen.  We discussed cooking on the train, Casey Ryback never getting dirty, the lack of passengers, an odd main villain, Mike Pence, and more.  Of course, we brought back our action movie seq...

Next week's sequel is "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory" and this week we are talking to legendary actor and villain, Patrick Kilpatrick. You've seen him in movies like "Death Warrant", "Eraser", "Minority Report", "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory". Patrick talked about how he went from a career in Advertising to be one of the most recognizable actors in Hollywood, his journey in Hollywood, teaching ac...

This week we are discussing the 2006 sequel "National Lampoon's Dorm Daze 2" which had a lot of familiar faces in it like Jennifer Lyons, Danielle Fishel (Topanga from Boy Meets World), Jasmine St Claire, Vida Guerra, Sherminator, Mr. Sheffield from "The Nanny" and lots more.  We discussed the many subplots, smoking a monkey to get high, lots about Rusty, the lack of students, Dr. Joyce Broth...

Next week's sequel is "Dorm Daze 2" and this week we are talking to Actress Jennifer Lyons who you know from the "Dorm Daze" movies, "Married with Children", and so much more. Jennifer talked about how she grew up in a family of entertainers, her acting legend uncle who was on "The Dukes of Hazzard", how she started acting, Ed O'Neill, Bernie Lomax, and lots more.   This is a video inter...

This week we are closing out the franchise of "Karate Kid" with "The Next Karate Kid" starring Hilary Swank and this sequel had a lot to discuss. We brought back our "Karate Kid" expert Gina from the "Nope, Never Saw It" Podcast to help us break it all down. We discussed Julie's teenage angst, owning a hawk, Miyagi playing a father figure, the Alpha Elite Squad, Monks bowling, the lack of extras,...

Next week's sequel is "The Next Karate Kid" and this week we are talking to Actor Michael Cavalieri who plays the villain "Ned". Michael talked about landing that role, growing up in NYC, the movie "Showdown", Italian-American stereotypes in Hollywood, his new film "Ritornato" (which will be out May 8th, 2021), and so much more. Great chat with an inspiring person. Michael's Links ritornatothemovi...

OH MY GOD! This week we are discussing what is called the "Best Worst Movie", "Troll 2", which means it's the best worst sequel too. I first saw it when it premiered on HBO in the early 90s and this was Jamie's first time. We discussed Troll 2 being Anti-Vegetarian propaganda, lack of Trolls, swapping houses, Grandpa Seth, the creepy townspeople, and so much more. Enjoy your stay in Nilbog and its...