Borrowing Blockbusters: The Best, Worst & Weirdest Die Hard Knock Offs (Part 1)

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  • @hangonsnoop
    @hangonsnoop ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I think that I've watched this at least 3 times. It never gets old. Your editing and humor are consistently on point.

    • @nignamedmutt7270
      @nignamedmutt7270 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Easily the best channel of the "so bad it's good" section of youtube.
      Redlettermedia is good, but my god does Rich Evans laugh get so fucking irritating, and anytime I find myself watching too much of them, they start to come across as pretentious(which isn't ENTIRELY their fault, but sometimes they do seem to take themselves too seriously)

  • @craigjay6820
    @craigjay6820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Glasses off, eyepaint on...I cried when I saw that... comedy gold.

  • @arri275555
    @arri275555 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I worked with Eric Roberts on a project several years ago. He was so kind and down to earth.

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Everyone's second favourite Master!

    • @Panzerkampfpony
      @Panzerkampfpony ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheSmart-CasualGamer More of a Sir Derek Jacobi fan but each to their own.

    • @teejjames3173
      @teejjames3173 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@TheSmart-CasualGamer😊

    • @seewhativescene
      @seewhativescene 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hey! Come back! Can you tell the story about working with Eric Roberts again?

    • @DonnieBrook69
      @DonnieBrook69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Hardest working man in show business.

  • @nal101
    @nal101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I loved Executive Decision as a kid. I was blown away that Seagal was killed off so early.

    • @jeremyseaton4898
      @jeremyseaton4898 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Executive Decision is a great movie. Its one of the best action movies of all-time, IMO, because of how it keeps you guessing after killing off a big-name so early on.

    • @gantz22ify
      @gantz22ify ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So was Seagal.

    • @BrainDamageComedy
      @BrainDamageComedy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      seagul was well liked even back then it seems. the writer/director were aware of his "legendary" status.

    • @seewhativescene
      @seewhativescene 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was written out for being abusive and never allowed back into mainstream Hollyweird ​@@BrainDamageComedy

  • @KassFireborn
    @KassFireborn ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Holy *crap* that Born to Fight near-miss woke me right up. Death was absolutely on-site just in case the coin toss went the other way there.

  • @mirvjournal1693
    @mirvjournal1693 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is my third watch of this video The film analysis, depth of research and humor at off the charts. Great channel

  • @simonhill5139
    @simonhill5139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks

  • @brandonginsburg3120
    @brandonginsburg3120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thorough, organized, unique. Fantastic.

  • @thestokes91
    @thestokes91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I can't believe Allison Pregler isn't the one to tell me that a David Hasselhoff Die Hard ripoff exists

    • @Alucard-A-La-Carte
      @Alucard-A-La-Carte ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And that Film Brain/Diamanda Hagan didn't tell us about the Steve Austin/Stephen Seagal crossover!

  • @mtank30
    @mtank30 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Oliver Harper turned me on to this channel... and I now have a new drug. I can't get enough. Highly entertaining. I love the dry cheeky humor and I looooove the nostalgia feels I'm getting. I worked in video stores all through the '90's so I was familiar with most of these D-grade titles (which were very popular rentals with our customers, believe it or not), but had not thought of them in so long. Now I have tons of new flicks added to my Must Watch (again) list. Thank you so much for such a great fun ride. Cheers!

  • @wimvanderstraeten6521
    @wimvanderstraeten6521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Sudden Death (1995) is a really good Die Hard rip-off. It has some great stunts.

    • @venomous6593
      @venomous6593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Because you said that I am going to watch it on dvd thank you I needed something to watch have a nice day man

    • @WildFungus
      @WildFungus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@venomous6593 check out Space Ice the youtube channel while you are at it.

    • @trouty606
      @trouty606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@venomous6593 Jean Claude Van Damme fights a terrorist who's dressed in the Pittsburgh Penguins mascot costume. The movie is stupid as hell and super entertaining for it!

    • @poppers7317
      @poppers7317 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is the first movie that comes to my mind when I think at "Die Hard in/on an x".

    • @greenkoopa
      @greenkoopa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Van Damme kicks an entire hockey team in the face at the same time while doing the splits between 2 trucks

  • @J0MBi
    @J0MBi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Taking of Beverly Hills 41:51 - did that not get hurt by the collapse of Orion? The behind the scenes stuff on that movie is pretty interesting, the production built a huge chunk of replica city in the desert of Mexico - then just blew it up! The scene with Branscombe Richmond's mulleted bad guy chasing the hero around firing a flame thrower out a pick up makes it worth the effort to track it down alone.

  • @harish1105
    @harish1105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Just want to point out that the guy who wrote and directed Baazi didn't make another movie for 6 years, but his next film 'Lagaan', was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won awards at the Berlin, European and Locarno Film Festivals.
    Moral of the story: if at first you fail, keep trying.

    • @martinwright1358
      @martinwright1358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lagaan is a great movie by any standard - and has a lot of English fans

    • @jabrondestoroyah
      @jabrondestoroyah หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sorry but isn't Lagaan a Mighty Ducks ripoff 🤔

  • @jussing
    @jussing ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What an absolutely amazing video, thank you. I want to see all of these. My wife ran into the room and asked what I was so cracked up about.

  • @rahulthekkedath8923
    @rahulthekkedath8923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a great discovery !! 😁
    Thank you Oliver Harper!!

    • @TheBadMovieBible
      @TheBadMovieBible  2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks, and I'd also like to thank Oliver Harper.

  • @DeathMetalDerf
    @DeathMetalDerf 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Gary Oldman just makes everything he's in that much better. It usually takes me a minute to recognize him, given he looks wildly different in each film. Sure, some are easier than others to suss out, but seriously, I always enjoy whatever he does, even if I don't the rest of the movie that much.

    • @BadWebDiver
      @BadWebDiver ปีที่แล้ว

      Same.

    • @murciadoxial8056
      @murciadoxial8056 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reading this comment after watching oppenheimer

    • @juniorjames7076
      @juniorjames7076 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Gary Oldman is the Boris Karloff of our era.

  • @mikes5637
    @mikes5637 2 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    Just to clarify: none of us cared that Anna Nicole Smith couldn't act.

    • @mihalekhale2590
      @mihalekhale2590 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      there were only two reasons anyone ever watched a movie with her in it

    • @frankowalker4662
      @frankowalker4662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      True dat !!! :)

    • @DNOstalgia
      @DNOstalgia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      She can't act? Huh! I never noticed 😜

    • @bigbearkat2010
      @bigbearkat2010 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mihalekhale2590 the producers seemed to figure that out too

    • @J.S.3259
      @J.S.3259 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She serves a purpose in The Hudsucker Proxy (still the best film from the Coen Bros.)

  • @MalachiLamb
    @MalachiLamb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This channel deserves so many more subscribers, the Borrowing Blockbusters series is one of the best on youtube. Appreciate the content!

  • @tommylakindasorta3068
    @tommylakindasorta3068 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Everything about your videos is so well thought out and so elegantly constructed. You're a consummate professional.

  • @hellbenderdesign
    @hellbenderdesign ปีที่แล้ว +10

    ...it just now occurred to me that 'McGruber' is a combination of John McClane and Hans Gruber, and all it took was hearing the names McClane and Gruber said eight dozen times.

    • @Hardworlder
      @Hardworlder 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Hate to break it to you, but MacGruber is just McGyver.

  • @Arrowsmith86
    @Arrowsmith86 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the greatest channel, pure gold, I wish we blasted this into space as a message to future aliens, what humans are all about

  • @bonvoyageauLSD
    @bonvoyageauLSD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Panna Rittikrai had quite a long history of doing crazy stunts by the time he got involved in Ong Bak. He headed a stunt team in the 80's and 90's who made a lot of ultra low budget action movies. One of the members of his team was Tony Jaa, who he put in Ong Bak and also recycled a lot of his old stunts and ideas into that movie. If you want to see some raw and crazy stunts I recommend his "original" Born to Fight from the mid 80's.

  • @oragamiowl5031
    @oragamiowl5031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant. Can’t believe this doesn’t have more views!

  • @CinnamonGrrlErin1
    @CinnamonGrrlErin1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This has quickly become one of my favorite channels and I can't wait for part 2!!

  • @macrograms
    @macrograms ปีที่แล้ว +1

    14:14 - at which point the script is killing me but your breen joke restarted my heart.

  • @Duggy123
    @Duggy123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the few times these days that TH-cam actually recommends me a channel that's quality.
    Great stuff, man, really enjoying all these videos and insights to some of these films that went below my radar.

    • @alecb8509
      @alecb8509 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you watch a lot of sub par content, that is what will be recommended to you. Watch better content and it will suggest better content.

  • @cen7ury
    @cen7ury ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Fun fact: the F-117 Nighthawk isn't actually a fighter jet, despite the "F" designation. The Nighthawk is strictly a bomber, as it has no onboard radar, and no capability to carry air-to-air missiles, and no cannon or gun, either.
    Definitely a minor detail in an otherwise brilliant video. Love your work, man!

    • @RipOffProductionsLLC
      @RipOffProductionsLLC 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They labeled it a fighter officially because the design made it more fitting to be piloted by fighter pilots, who's egos couldn't handle being told to fly a bomber.
      Or something like that.

    • @cen7ury
      @cen7ury 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RipOffProductionsLLC I had heard that as well.

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why would any combat plane not have radar?

  • @Lucky_Chase
    @Lucky_Chase 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    37:18
    That chick just ambles toward the door!!🤣🤣😂😂

  • @EICKonaHIKE
    @EICKonaHIKE ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is important work documenting these films. Thank you for doing this.

  • @TheBeird
    @TheBeird 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good stuff dude, you got a subscriber

  • @marcsmith285
    @marcsmith285 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Fantastic! I worked at a cinema when Turbulence was released and it sold 26 tickets, all of whom clearly walked away with the memory of watching Ray Liotta do whatever he fancied.

    • @keyaamabrahams7984
      @keyaamabrahams7984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I can remember Turbelance being very popular on video.

    • @Usernameisavailabe
      @Usernameisavailabe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ray Liotta just doing Ray Liotta things is worth the price of admission alone tbh.

    • @reptongeek
      @reptongeek 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I bought one of those tickets! My memory of that film was nobody warned me about the strobe lights, when they did before I saw Titanic earlier in the year

  • @briansinger5258
    @briansinger5258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well, this channel is undervalued. Is the stock public? I want in.

  • @kw9172
    @kw9172 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Which isn´t how embassies usually work" made me spill my tea!

  • @perchr.halling772
    @perchr.halling772 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, John. It was so nice to hear about your journey with Aliens.
    I don't have any of my 8mm reels back, so it's a joy watching your videos the take me back to where I started collecting movies.
    Keep up the great work 👍🏽 👏🏼

  • @qbatmobile
    @qbatmobile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    DMN mate!
    Your channel is awesome!
    I had to sub.
    GJ!

  • @VERMISIMILITUDE
    @VERMISIMILITUDE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sent here from Oliver Harper!!! Amazing channel!!!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @erika8214
    @erika8214 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Several years ago, My mom and I were on the same flight as Jurgen. She was so happy. Of course, we didn’t bother him. Thanks for this review of movies. I’ve seen many of them. I’m thinking about looking some of them up for rewatch for fun.

  • @4Everlast
    @4Everlast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    7:27 Best window dive I've ever seen. Looks like a hard landing to pull off safely.

  • @Belgand
    @Belgand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    The takeaway I have from this is that Jurgen Prochnow really got around in this particular sub-genre.

  • @i.m.evilhomer5084
    @i.m.evilhomer5084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hehehe... Mock McClane.
    Can't wait to see Part 2!

  • @glenharper3875
    @glenharper3875 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jesus u must have one hell of a movie collection, I’ve only seen Air Force one , passenger 57 & executive decision oh and die hard obviously great work mate

  • @youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580
    @youtubeletmeintoyoutube4580 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “It wants to be disaster 🦐 but can’t afford it” 😂😂

  • @seveneyedlamb
    @seveneyedlamb ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the gymkata reference 45 min got ya my sub.

  • @repugnus
    @repugnus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video thank you

  • @Vertabreaker3
    @Vertabreaker3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another amazing video my man, keep up the great work!

  • @owie4070
    @owie4070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Oliver Harper sent me here 😊

    • @archangel1of7
      @archangel1of7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Likewise.

    • @FILMCANPRODUCTIONS
      @FILMCANPRODUCTIONS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Same here.

    • @JoeChillton
      @JoeChillton 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same.

    • @RB-qh7ix
      @RB-qh7ix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here!

    • @TheBadMovieBible
      @TheBadMovieBible  2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Thanks for heeding is advice! (Also thanks to Oliver himself... not for the first time.)

  • @r_jd279
    @r_jd279 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are great, gotta say. Sadly, this is the second to the last "Borrowing Blockbusters" I could find. What's a little more sad, but a bit heartwarming at the same time is thanks to my older brother and stepmom. I've seen at least 2/3rds of everything you threw at us in most of the BBs and it brings back memories. Thank for that and for the vids.

  • @ACab05050
    @ACab05050 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I have met Steven Segal before but the funny thing is it was when I was getting Danny Trejo"s autograph. They were sitting at the same table in a bar. I walked up to both told Danny I was a huge fan of his work. I asked for an autograph (which I stiil have) Trejo thanked me; we shook hands and I walked away barely acknowledging Segal. Funny but true story.

    • @toolbag-sy9ij
      @toolbag-sy9ij 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That makes you cooler than Segal!

    • @alecb8509
      @alecb8509 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@toolbag-sy9ij It doesnt take much to be cooler than Segal.

    • @jesseowenvillamor6348
      @jesseowenvillamor6348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah these "making fun of Segal" jokes are just getting old

    • @ACab05050
      @ACab05050 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jesseowenvillamor6348 Nah he deserves it. The reason I didn't care about meeting Segal was because I had learned what type of person he is. Just Google "Steven Segal s*xual misconduct" and see what I mean. He is also a bully to co-stars and stuntmen behind the scenes. A legendary stuntman named Gene LeBelle once guillotine choked Segal until he passed out and pissed himself because Segal was not pulling his punches while choreographing a scene. Also his martial art aikido is useless in an actual fight and his "acting" skills suck. Bullies and women predators SHOULD be ridiculed and exposed, in my humble opinion.

    • @ACab05050
      @ACab05050 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@toolbag-sy9ij Gene LeBelle was the cool one for choking that POS out and not putting up with his crap!😎👏👍

  • @mclovin6829
    @mclovin6829 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen that shot of Leguizamo talking smack 100x, and still laugh out loud every time.

  • @kurtfranklin2680
    @kurtfranklin2680 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the opening of the “active war“ segment; the line about “the embassy is located in the heart of the country, which isn’t usually how embassies work.“ part got me good.😂😂😂

  • @chriscornelious8393
    @chriscornelious8393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    These videos are incredible. Kudos to you for watching so many Try Hards. Wow.

  • @damienstegman5667
    @damienstegman5667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love your videos! Incredible that you mentioned whiteout and born to fight. Really good ones.

  • @EurDawg
    @EurDawg ปีที่แล้ว

    Another fantastic video! Nobody researches these movies like you do!

  • @theeflake
    @theeflake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Man I always felt Ken Wahl should of been way bigger. Every time I watch The Wanderers I always think he just has that leading man vibe about him. Haven't seen the The taking of Beverly Hills however but I will be now. Thanks for showing that.

  • @powercage
    @powercage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This one finally did it.
    Subbed.
    Thanks for all your hard work.

  • @stevegeorge6880
    @stevegeorge6880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I think one of the great mysteries will forever be what happened and what could have happened with Ken Wahl. He was also in a movie shot around the same time but released later called The Favor where he was the sexy alternative to the quiet safe option of.. Brad Pitt. That's how high the higher-ups in Hollywood were on his potential at one point. My summary theory is that he coasted on natural ability and metabolism as long as one could before injury and alcoholism took him down without hope of a Brad Pitt style comeback. But I'm sure there's a deeper dive to be made.

    • @MrPolicekarim
      @MrPolicekarim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He did his back in, didn't he? Slipped outside a female friend's house. He didn't want to name her, I seem to remember.

  • @Yaksniffer2
    @Yaksniffer2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video as always! Can’t wait for part 2, I want to check out a ton of the movies you mentioned here!

  • @marilynknepper1953
    @marilynknepper1953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow I think I have found my new favorite channel. I'm a long time action movie fan . I have seen some of these and definitely want to track down some of these to watch. Thank you

  • @chrisperry7963
    @chrisperry7963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man, this is fantastic!

  • @MatadorShifter
    @MatadorShifter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A pre Die Hard Die Hard in a building: an episode of The Equalizer made and released over 2-3 years prior to Die Hard. A terrorist group led by Detective Monk's Tony Sholboub take over a building during a wedding ceremony. Among the guests is McCall - a retired spec ops commando who doesn't show his cards and plots on eliminating the terrorists and liberating the building. One of the best episodes of The Equalizer

    • @jeremyseaton4898
      @jeremyseaton4898 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wow! That's awesome! I've gotta check that out.

  • @danweber6972
    @danweber6972 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The air force 1 transition is gold. 🎉

  • @CapntSpankey
    @CapntSpankey ปีที่แล้ว

    So glad i found your channel. This video was amazing! You nailed everything. Excited to see more!

  • @TheMarolen
    @TheMarolen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recently found your gem of a channel, this is the kind of show where 30 minutes passes in like 10. Thank you.

  • @alexr4208
    @alexr4208 ปีที่แล้ว

    35:32 That's when movies could still surprise you. I was in the theater thinking "Did Stephen Seagal just die?"

  • @MegaCunnie
    @MegaCunnie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ‘What’s the matter piss eyes, you need a fresh jump start ?’
    Hahahaha

  • @connorbrennan4233
    @connorbrennan4233 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great to see you back with another one of these!

  • @larshansson1953
    @larshansson1953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    it's really funny to me how Craig Sheffer is in both Turbulence 2 and Turbulence 3 but in different roles.

  • @adamg9173
    @adamg9173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Guys like you save so many of us from actually watching many of these films. Ty.

  • @serrisvalentine6225
    @serrisvalentine6225 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol i had this on in the background and the Seagull shade made me laugh 😂

  • @thatpart
    @thatpart 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I suspect that a recent dive into recent Seagal movies and knockoff mob movies with Sopranos folks brought me this in the algorithm. Happy it did. 😂
    Your narrative style is like buttah. 🙏

  • @thelongerrun
    @thelongerrun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How is this channel so under-subscribed? Fantastic work as always. The combination of scholarship and snark is unmatched.

  • @alexanderdesmouceaux4395
    @alexanderdesmouceaux4395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This entire channel is absolute GOLD.

  • @devekut2
    @devekut2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    43:53 - I literally gasped. There must be no unions wherever they were filming.

  • @wonderboy76
    @wonderboy76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This is super! Irresistible Force with Cynthia Rothrock was actually a TV movie pilot for a TV show that never happened. A shame as it's one of her best roles and acting performances.

    • @ianfryer8386
      @ianfryer8386 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I remember that one - she was partnered with Stacey Keach

    • @Belgand
      @Belgand 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Best in North America or best in Hong Kong? Because I feel like her HK work was significantly better.

    • @DrWhom
      @DrWhom ปีที่แล้ว

      Fox Force Five

  • @brandonhinrichs4393
    @brandonhinrichs4393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    When he said "that'll do" i busted out laughing and everybody started staring. Im in the library supposed to be studying lol

  • @ThatPurpleGirl81
    @ThatPurpleGirl81 ปีที่แล้ว

    I know it really had nothing to do with the main video, but I had completely forgotten about Beastmaster 2! (42:11) 😅 I must have blocked it out bc of the crappy time portal thing...is ____ through-a-time-portal a sub genre worth your, well, time? Seems like there might be a video in there somewhere... 🤔

  • @ES_Glenn
    @ES_Glenn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just fell in love with this channel

  • @DaboooogA
    @DaboooogA ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent series, and I must commend the breadth of your film knowledge!

  • @VorpalDerringer
    @VorpalDerringer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    4:25 If I had a nickel for every time Brion James was an albino bad guy, Id have two nickels.
    That's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

    • @martinwright1358
      @martinwright1358 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you would have had 15 cents - yu forgot Tango and Cash

    • @VorpalDerringer
      @VorpalDerringer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martinwright1358 I guess I need to rewatch Tango and Cash, then, thank you!

  • @jkb2016
    @jkb2016 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    4:35 No matter how bad or boring it gets, you know that at least Bryon James will deliver! R.I.P.!

  • @djmobman1727
    @djmobman1727 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Most relaxing movie review channel love the suggestions kind of want to watch all these riffed and unriffed

  • @Crazy_Borg
    @Crazy_Borg ปีที่แล้ว

    Charles M. Huber playing a card carrying villain in a Die Hard Knockoff? Never knew that, now I have to watch Skyscraper.
    Same goes to Heaven's Fire, there aren't many movies with Eric Roberts as the good guy.
    Thanks for bringing all these obscure movies we never knew existed to our attention.

  • @kenjiurban
    @kenjiurban หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That image of Trump Jr as Ellis is GOLD

    • @hanoc101
      @hanoc101 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I laughed so hard at that. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @DNOstalgia
    @DNOstalgia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is absolutely fantastic! Wow! Thank you

  • @johns8369
    @johns8369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched The Taking of Bev Hills late on TV one night, and years later stumbled across the VHS. Love it to bits - though have never found anyone else who has seen it. Nice mention!

  • @Irrelevant402
    @Irrelevant402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Sweeeet! Can't wait to watch this!

  • @WillKeaton
    @WillKeaton ปีที่แล้ว

    3:50 That voice sounded very familiar. Took me ten minutes to place it. it's Fuji Hakayito from _Super Dave_ as played by Art Irizawa.

  • @michaelmartin4874
    @michaelmartin4874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You missed "No Contest," a cheesy, yet oddly competent, Die Hard clone that starred Robert Davi, Andrew "Dice" Clay, Shannon Tweed, and the ever awesome Roddy Piper. 90's cheese at it's finest.

    • @TheBadMovieBible
      @TheBadMovieBible  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's in Part 2 (along with the sequel, in which Lance Hernriksen plays a nazi nerve gas dealer).

    • @michaelmartin4874
      @michaelmartin4874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheBadMovieBible My bad. I didn't know there was a part 2 (pun intended). I do, however, applaud your bad movie knowledge.

  • @thethinkingcatakaneonormie3527
    @thethinkingcatakaneonormie3527 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Actually my 2 favourite Die Hard copycats are the Peter Hymes Sudden Death and the Star trek the next generation episode Starship Mine which is really fun and kinda showed where Patrick Stewart would go in the films as an action man.

    • @TheBadMovieBible
      @TheBadMovieBible  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      At one point I had a bit on that Trek episode. Big fan. Always having to pull back from wandering into TV and doubling the runtime!

    • @FlyingHeadbutt100
      @FlyingHeadbutt100 ปีที่แล้ว

      Trilithium Resin...

  • @MrPolicekarim
    @MrPolicekarim 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Interesting Fact: In The Detective, there is a scene set in a cafe or bar. A group of people enters and walk past Frank Sinatra. One of them is a young Bruce Willis.

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb หลายเดือนก่อน

      What kind of a-hole would post this, and what kind of dummy would upvote it? The Detective was made in 1968, when Bruce Willis was 13.

  • @Edward-xv3bo
    @Edward-xv3bo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I officially love you. This content is so good.

  • @kyleolson8977
    @kyleolson8977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The hero of "Nothing Last Forever" is a "geriatric cynic", and the tone and motivation of the characters is very different, but all of the major action set pieces, including jumping off the building with a firehose, climbing through the ventilation, jumping inside the elevator shaft using his machine gun to hold himself, and the fall at the end.
    The novel is so similar it's like the darkest timeline version of Die Hard.

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb หลายเดือนก่อน

      What do you think you are talking about? The movies was literally based on the book, so of course there are resemblances. This isn't exactly a 'gotcha' observation.

  • @arashimiyazawa8165
    @arashimiyazawa8165 ปีที่แล้ว

    34:49 Right at this time-stamp I said "GET OFF MY PLANE!" and then that exact scene popped up and I cheered like the easy mark I am :D

  • @bradleydahlgren6632
    @bradleydahlgren6632 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Klaus what are you doing here ? lol single funniest movie line ive ever heard

  • @Mkpryor12
    @Mkpryor12 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact I’ve seen all the Bloodfist movies makes me realize I have an addiction to watching bad martial arts/movies movies.

  • @SCLStuntFan
    @SCLStuntFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    26:10 - After the first two or three films, all the Bloodfist movies are completely unrelated to each other. XD
    Oh and I agree, The Taking of Beverly Hills was a LOT of fun. I felt as much excitement as when I watched Commando. ^^

  • @aa11ct9
    @aa11ct9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This channel is a hidden treasure

  • @ivanlyutiy7437
    @ivanlyutiy7437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    OH FINALLY I FIND THIS MOVIE!!!!! (high risk)
    THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @theflyingninja1
    @theflyingninja1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    There were Die Hard type movies before Die Hard. Films where one man takes on a structure full of bad guys. I remember the film Pirates of the 20th Century from 1981.

  • @coreycohencomedy
    @coreycohencomedy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your work is excellent and I’m sharing it with every nerd in my general vicinity.