I’m not sure how I never mentioned this movie but boy was that a mistake.  When you’re talking cheesy 80s Sylvester Stallone movies Over The Top should definitely be a top five choice.   Here’s a quick little synopsis in case you haven’t seen the film.

Lincoln Hawk (Stallone) is a struggling trucker who’s trying to rebuild his life. After the death of his wife, he tries to make amends with his son who he left behind years earlier. Upon their first meeting, his son doesn’t think too highly of him until he enters the nation-wide arm wrestling competition in Las Vegas.

Ah and let’s not forget that his son was attending military school and is a complete brat.   And another thing.  His name is Lincoln Hawk!  I mean come on.  How awesome is that?  The movie is filled with ridiculous lines, scenes, and of course funny faces because of the arm wrestling.

Let’s just say you will be highly entertained as you might from seeing a cheesy Arnold Schwarzenegger film when Arnie was ginormous.  Anyway, the trailer is after the jump…..

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Some of you might remember the character Max Headroom.    First it started off as some dumb character that acted kind of like a robot and then it actually evolved into a show in the late 80s.   Anyway, most people never really knew the guy behind Headroom.  It was Matt Frewer.  Even less people know that Frewer is an actor whose been in a ton of stuff.   In fact he’s got 114 titles to his name.

You might also remember him as the neighbor in Honey I Shrunk the Kids or as Moloch in Watchmen.    Bottom line is that this guy’s been around and he’s actually a fun actor to watch.   I highly recommend you see more of his stuff.

A clip of Max Headroom after the jump….

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I’m sure all of you watched A Christmas Story at least once during the holidays.   And during that time you clearly saw this scene.   To this day I can’t get over how funny yet random it is.

I mean how the hell did they come up with placing some random kid with goggles in a store mentioning how much he likes the tin man and Wizard of Oz.  And how about before that?  How awesome is Ralphie when he says, “Don’t bother me, I’m thinking.”

A.  This is an amazing movie and B.  I think this scene could be one of the best in Christmas Movie history.   That is all.

There have been plenty of movies about music and those that chronicle bands and singers.   But I don’t think I’ve seen one quite as refreshing as The Commitments.    This film covers just about every angle you could imagine from the musical perspective.  From formation, to touring, to fighting, to talent, it’s a great movie to watch.  Here’s the synopsis on Wikipedia:

Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) aspires to manage the world’s greatest band, with only one music in mind: soul. Disgusted with bands in Ireland, he assembles a soul band in the tradition of Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett. Jimmy holds auditions at his parents’ house and assembles a group of young musicians. Unlike his idols, Jimmy’s band is all white. With the help of Joey “The Lips” Fagan, the veteran musician in the band who has unlikely stories about meeting and working with famous musicians, Jimmy begins to whip the rest of the members into shape – only to have the group fall apart in a clash of egos.

It’s a mostly unknown cast but the lead singer who’s supposed to be 16 in the movie has a ridiculous voice.  And it’s really him.   His real name is Andrew Strong and the guy still sings today.   Anyway, it’s a great movie and I think you guys should check it out.

Trailer after the jump…..

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You’ll always know who Billy Drago is if you saw the movie The Untouchables.   He was one of the coolest assassins in movie history. Drago is well-known for his villainous parts (leading or supporting), and he is renowned for his rugged, yet scary looks and evil smile.

Bottom line.  He’s great at playing freaky parts.  He’s your ideal man for playing the guy you see walking on the street that you really don’t want any part of.   Amazingly he’s got 105 titles to his name which I had no idea of.

Other cool roles he played…well I don’t really know because 90% are B movies.  But trust me, you know this guy.   A cool clip of Drago after the jump…

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It’s not often that we post documentaries as movie recommendations but this one particularly hit home to me.   And for those of you that live in the Northeast you might enjoy this.  Despite the fact that I’m a Yankees fan,  The Last Play at Shea was an incredibly poignant and well done documentary chronicling the life of Billy Joel and his relation to Shea Stadium, all leading up to his final concert (and subsequently last concert period at Shea) there.

Featured in the movie are interviews from tons of people in Joel’s life including Christie Brinkley, his daughter, his producers, and a ton of others.  And at the same time we’re seeing old footage of baseball, music, nightlife, etc etc.

It’s truly a tremendous “journey” and it certainly makes you teary eyed at times.  I highly recommend it.   The trailer is after the jump….

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He always plays that kind of a douchebag heavy set guy who you kind of want to punch in the face.    I think that’s about the best explanation I can give.   I mean I’ve never seen Michael Lerner ever play a nice guy, have you?

To me there are two roles that really stick out that Lerner was just so annoying yet you had to like it because he played the parts so well.  The first was Harlem Nights where he played gangster Bugsy Calhoun.   The second was the movie No Escape where he played a ruthless warden with no name credited.

All tolled, Lerner has 151 titles to his name so he was long overdue for a spot on this site.   A clip of Lerner after the jump…..

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And no people, I’m not talking about the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence movies.   I’m talking about 1983 and I’m talking about Sean Penn.  If you haven’t heard of this movie then you really should.  It’s called Bad Boys and it truly kicks ass.

The movie takes place in Chicago and focuses on troubled youth.  A rising criminal, Mick O’Brien (played by Penn)  is sent to reform school after accidentally killing Paco Moreno’s (played by Esai Morales) kid brother.

Moreno takes revenge by raping O’Brien’s girlfriend so that he could get sent to prison to go after O’Brien.   Drama ensues and the movie is just awesome from beginning to end.   Great side characters.  Full of action.

Just an all around great prison flick.   Check out the trailer after the jump….

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You guys are definitely familiar with this guy.   He’s an Asian American actor and stuntman that has picked up a cult fan following based around his numerous appearances in high voltage action flicks from the mid-1980s onwards.

Al Leong nearly always turns up as a bad guy with his lean muscled physique, incredible agility, amazing martial arts skill’s wispy black hair and Fu-Manchu style mustache.

I’m surprised he only has 59 titles to his name but you can be sure he made each one count.  A clip of Leong after the jump….

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Now I may be dating myself a little bit here but if any of you were around during the second season of The Real World which took place in Los Angeles you might remember this scene.

By the way, that season to me was the best one ever.   It included Aaron and Dominic and that psycho country boy John.   And of course there was David, the comedian, and Tammy, who later married an NBA player Kenny Anderson.

Anyway, this is probably the funniest moment from that show.  It’s when David was ripping Tammy’s clothes off and at first she was laughing but then comes raging into his room and screams out “It wasn’t not funny!”