13: Cheesy Action At A Distance

_This episode was originally recorded and edited in May of 2020. _

Is it Throwback Thursday already? No! This is one of those episodes that fancy podcasters record and put them in a bank for when things get wacky. Oh, in case you haven't been paying attention to the news, things are getting real wacky here in our home state of Wisconsin.

So here's an evergreen episode, as evergreen as we're capable of making, anyway. Join us as we consider Cheesy Action Movies and why they make us feel so good.

• Wisconsin Supreme Court Invalidates ‘Safer at Home’ Order — On May 13, 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in Wisconsin Legislature v. Secretary-Designee Andrea Palm, et al. and declared the state’s Safer at Home Order unlawful, invalid, and unenforceable, creating a rush by local jurisdictions to issue orders to prevent the spread of COVID-19, resulting in uncertainty for businesses as to how to operate.
• Humans are the real monsters — So the Speculative Fiction protagonist is fighting one or more nonhuman entities, and is one of the major forces of his kind. Battling onward, the hero is hit with true horror: the villains aren't fighting their equals or lessers, but their own monsters, who see the hero hat through a history of violent characteristics and nefarious motivations.
• The babysitter and the man upstairs - Wikipedia — They explain that the calls were coming from inside the house, and that the unidentified prowler was calling her after killing the children upstairs.[
• IGN's Top 25 Cheesy Action Movies - IGN — Cheesy action movies stand apart from regular action films; cheeseball action movies revel in their ridiculous plots, corny one-liners, and absurd stunt sequences.
• Bloodsport (film) - Wikipedia — Bloodsport is a 1988 American martial arts action film directed by Newt Arnold. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, and Bolo Yeung.
• Double Impact - Wikipedia — Double Impact is a 1991 American action film written and directed by Sheldon Lettich, and written, produced by and starring Jean-Claude van Damme in a dual role as Chad and Alex Wagner.
• Beverly Hills Cop - Wikipedia — Beverly Hills Cop is a 1984 American action comedy-drama film directed by Martin Brest, written by Daniel Petrie Jr. and starring Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, a street-smart Detroit cop who visits Beverly Hills, California to solve the murder of his best friend.
• Hudson Hawk - Wikipedia — The film was a huge critical and commercial failure in the United States, only grossing $17 million and earning three Razzies (including Worst Picture), but overseas it was better received and grossed $80 million for a worldwide total of $97 million.
• Home - Chuck Norris — Chuck Norris's webpage beat up your webpage.
• Tango & Cash - Wikipedia — Tango & Cash is a 1989 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance and Teri Hatcher. Stallone and Russell star as Raymond Tango and Gabriel Cash respectively, two rival LAPD narcotics detectives, who are forced to work together after the criminal mastermind Yves Perret (Palance) frames both of them for murder.
• The Filthy Guy — Sammo Hung is a poor village orphan called 'Filthy Guy' for his unwashed / diseased head whose ambitious landlord's son becomes king and wants to kill him
• Wu Tang Collection : SAMO HUNG in RETURN OF SECRET RIVALS - YouTube — Samo Hung is a poor village orphan called 'Filthy Guy' for his unwashed / diseased head whose ambitious landlord's son becomes king and wants to kill him as a prophecy predicts Samo Hung will replace him. Eventually Samo Hung becomes the first Ming Emperor.
• Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion | Official Trailer (Hindi) | S.S. Rajamouli | Prabhas | Rana Daggubati - YouTube — The most awaited trailer of the year is finally here. After years of wait, the second instalment to the Baahubali series is ready to hit the theatres. It's bigger, better & grander.
• Charles Bronson - Movies, Family & Death - Biography — American film Charles Bronson was best known for playing tough-guy, vigilante roles in films like 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Death Wish.'
• Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F (1984) Beverly Hills Cop - Soundtrack - YouTube — Song Axel F Artist Harold Faltermeyer
• Cheese and Wine on Brown Wooden Chopping Board · Free Stock Photo — Photo by Nastasya Day from Pexels