The whole plot of this movie sounds exactly like something a child in the 80's would write - a rock band who know martial arts fight a biker gang of ninjas. It almost sounds like it could be a Saturday morning cartoon, complete with tie-in action figures.
Honestly, I’d LOVE to see a modern revival of this movie. Maybe a series focusing on the origins of the band (New actors, of course), with cameos here and there from the original cast members. Heck, 80s culture has been popular for a while now, so why not give Miami Connection another chance?
History has robbed us of a *Miami Connection* Saturday morning cartoon.. but with the original cast still around, we can still make this happen as a society.
I attended a midnight screening of this at the New York Asian Film Festival years ago. Before it started, one of the guys who run the fest stood up, beer in hand, and announced, "Anyone who shushes anyone else during this will be kicked out." It was a blast.
I can't hate on this film, it's a "bad movie," but only in execution in that it was largely made by people who weren't writers, actors, or directors. But what they were was earnest and gave it their best shot telling a wholesome, ridiculous story of rockstar Tae Kwon Do orphans, friends forever who push back against Ninja cocaine dealers and their Florida man biker flunkies while siblings are caught in the struggle on both sides. It's terrible, it's terrific, and in a better world this is what Florida would be known for.
I love the two full songs in this..."Friends" and "Against the Ninja" were well written and by the guy who plays Tom... He's the only one who has any clue what he's doing on the guitar cuz he actually plays. The one who has the long curly hair and mustache. I always thought it was catchy 80's goodness. Whoever uploaded the full versions from the soundtrack to TH-cam is the shit.
I still remember the first time I played Farcry Blood Dragon and how surprised I was to hear that Friends Through Eternity song playing over the credits
@@willgold9989Now; I REALLY have to play Far Cry: Blood Dragon...now that I know they play the "Friends Through Eternity" song at the end of an 80's style game that ACTUALLY fits it incredibly well? That sounds great...and especially considering I've never even PLAYED a Far Cry game before...
@ it’s nothing but fun. The only downside is, as much as I’ve enjoyed the following games(especially 5), I keep asking myself why they haven’t returned to the Blood Dragon storyline?
"If you get my job back for me, any money I make is yours." Uh, so what's the point of having your job back if you're not gonna make any money from it?
So, the movie "Miami Connection" starts with "Orlando, Florida" appearing onscreen over a red neon sign that says "Coral Gables." It's an intrastate film about an international band!
One of my fave Rifftrax - The original title of this movie is Orlando Connection - not really but it should've been because NOTHING in this movie takes place in Miami 😄
Crap, I just made my own variation of this joke elsewhere. (In my version, this is his attempt to break free from that death-grip Hall has upon him throughout the '80s).
Just watched this entire film last night, as kid who grew up in Orlando during that time, it was a great find. Would love to find the full RiffTrax version
Some of my other edits have the link to their website where you can find the full versions, and there's two, one of them is live and the other is a studio version which has a lot more footage that wasn't trimmed out of the live version, so get that one to see that full movie. www.rifftrax.com should get you there.
Is this movie a cult classic? Because all of a sudden it is all over youtube and the internet!!! The entire movie and the references about the movie!!!
The whole plot of this movie sounds exactly like something a child in the 80's would write - a rock band who know martial arts fight a biker gang of ninjas. It almost sounds like it could be a Saturday morning cartoon, complete with tie-in action figures.
With karate action features! And the motorcycles and vehicles have spring-loaded missile firing action!
That's how some foreigners view american movies.
Honestly, I’d LOVE to see a modern revival of this movie. Maybe a series focusing on the origins of the band (New actors, of course), with cameos here and there from the original cast members. Heck, 80s culture has been popular for a while now, so why not give Miami Connection another chance?
@@TF2Fan101 How about the children of the original members of Dragon Sound starting their own band... WITH a ninja?
History has robbed us of a *Miami Connection* Saturday morning cartoon.. but with the original cast still around, we can still make this happen as a society.
Jim's father is obviously a younger guy in bad age makeup. Love it.
That song "Tough Guys" was definitely way more aspirational than descriptive
Tough guy? With that scarf?!
@@Turbo9987 TWO scarves?!
@@ChaelMi1He looks like he raided his grandma's closet...
It bring a tear when the "best of" is pushing nearly a half hour.
I attended a midnight screening of this at the New York Asian Film Festival years ago. Before it started, one of the guys who run the fest stood up, beer in hand, and announced, "Anyone who shushes anyone else during this will be kicked out." It was a blast.
"Friends through eternity, sharing the utilities, picking pubic hair off the soap."
LMFAO!
😂😂😂😂🤮🤮🤮🤮
“They can all fit inside my giant coat”
“Give me some of that shit”
“Golden Corral’s new slogan” 😂
“Randy Newman goes synth-rock”
“Suck it, Wilhelm”
Y.K. Kim makes Jackie Chan look like an English teacher.
Well, at least he can take a joke. I heard he was in the audience for this.
Hu don scarr me hat holl!!
@@moebetta4224 ET ULL!! Goodbye!
The light pole is the best actor in this movie.
Well, the light pole had the best lines in the movie after all.
That Scott Toilet Tissue line is taking on a whole new meaning in 2021.
I can't hate on this film, it's a "bad movie," but only in execution in that it was largely made by people who weren't writers, actors, or directors. But what they were was earnest and gave it their best shot telling a wholesome, ridiculous story of rockstar Tae Kwon Do orphans, friends forever who push back against Ninja cocaine dealers and their Florida man biker flunkies while siblings are caught in the struggle on both sides. It's terrible, it's terrific, and in a better world this is what Florida would be known for.
"Studied with Grand Master Elaine Benes!" Perfect description!
“Friendship gets me hot.” So they predicted the Netflix She-Ra fandom.
I think its more of "all Fandom ever" than just she ra
"Mozart and Salieri used to argue like that..."
“Ahh, the ‘80s”
“Oh, we’re wearing black today?”
“Watch my mom jeans and my Reeboks”
“We’ll get a pizza with extra cheese, and we’ll watch an r-rated movie, and I snapped a guy’s leg in a brutal street fight”
I love how they were mostly speechless during that whole argument
This is a great example of why 80's glam rock and Jackie Chan's stunt double attempting to act don't blend well lol.
"Stunt double"?
Shouldn't glam rock be... glamorous?
Jackie Chan did his own stunts.
I love the two full songs in this..."Friends" and "Against the Ninja" were well written and by the guy who plays Tom... He's the only one who has any clue what he's doing on the guitar cuz he actually plays. The one who has the long curly hair and mustache. I always thought it was catchy 80's goodness. Whoever uploaded the full versions from the soundtrack to TH-cam is the shit.
What, no love for “Tough Guy” or “Escape Miami” or whatever the title track is called? Lol.
@@NWAWskeptic Eh.... Not a huge fan of those.
I don't think much of Friends... but Against The Ninja is epic.
@@ian_b Agreed, That's the banger of the movie.
@@whoohaaXL I've seriously considered it for my funeral! XD
Oates really struggled before finding Hall.
I still remember the first time I played Farcry Blood Dragon and how surprised I was to hear that Friends Through Eternity song playing over the credits
SAME
@@willgold9989Now; I REALLY have to play Far Cry: Blood Dragon...now that I know they play the "Friends Through Eternity" song at the end of an 80's style game that ACTUALLY fits it incredibly well? That sounds great...and especially considering I've never even PLAYED a Far Cry game before...
@ it’s nothing but fun. The only downside is, as much as I’ve enjoyed the following games(especially 5), I keep asking myself why they haven’t returned to the Blood Dragon storyline?
@willgold9989 Yes, exactly. Why NOT return to the Blood Dragon storyline? I don't know...maybe they don't have good ideas at the moment?
“Oh, we’re wearing black today? Thanks for the heads up, dicks.”
That part had me CRYING when I first saw this one. 😂
Man ....That blow he took from that sword , why did that ninja followed through like that ?? 🫣 He didn't scream enough 😂😂😂
As a USF alumnus, I giggle every time Bill calls UCF a "community college."
Only through the elimination of violence can we achieve world peace.
"If you get my job back for me, any money I make is yours." Uh, so what's the point of having your job back if you're not gonna make any money from it?
Also, do they really think they are going to get their jobs back after attacking and threatening their old boss? They pretty much burned that bridge.
Right. "I need to get my job back to make money to support myself. So if you get me my job back, I'll give all my money to you."
Thanks to TH-cam ....
MST3K will live forever!
Kevin: Or-pans?
Mike: My favorite "or-pan" is "Oriver Twast"
So, the movie "Miami Connection" starts with "Orlando, Florida" appearing onscreen over a red neon sign that says "Coral Gables." It's an intrastate film about an international band!
One of my fave Rifftrax - The original title of this movie is Orlando Connection - not really but it should've been because NOTHING in this movie takes place in Miami 😄
“It is like a block of cheese farted DIRECTLY into my lungs...”
Tall guy at 4:13 just passed judgment on the whole movie: "IT STINKS!"
“It stinks.”
-Joel Robinson
My god I gotta see this whole movie ! Rifftrax has gone ridiculous before (birdemic ) But this looks amazing
gil wood it’s one of their best
Thanks, I've seen it in the week since i wrote that ! I lost it ! TOO FUNNY !
THX AGAIN
*AGAINST THE NINJAAAAA!!*
I find your attitude ninjist.
Put me down for twenty bucks…
Pat Benatar has never sounded better
19:43 Everyone is just going to ignore the fact that Ravishing Rick Rude is just wearing a towel?
Wow. Rifftrax predicted toilet paper hoarding at 0:11.
"He took fake keyboard lessons from Linda McCartney"
💀💀💀💀💀💀
8:46 I see fighting but I hear chickens! That my favorite line
What a flashback! I remember Barnett Bank and the Thrifty Nickel, lol.
There's just something about this dumb movie that I can't help but love
21:36 holy sh!t Dr. Ben Carson Ladies and Gentlemen!!!
8:01--"Uh... don't worry. We'll dub in the real lines later..."
All things considered, this movie is pretty bad-ass.
Shut up, Michael Phelps let's see you swim outta this
Michael Phelps stars in college video class project.
8:29 Bill: Yeah YK!
Damn they predicted the future with the Scott Toilet Tissue joke
Ain't... been nobody... since 19...62!
I see fighting, but I hear, “BAWK-AWW! BAWK-AWW!”
"Ha ha, Minnie! He ripped that guy's throat out over a three dollar sandwich!"
Yeah, Oates really struggled before he found Hall
Crap, I just made my own variation of this joke elsewhere. (In my version, this is his attempt to break free from that death-grip Hall has upon him throughout the '80s).
17:38 the origin of the floss dance ... unfortunately.
Just watched this entire film last night, as kid who grew up in Orlando during that time, it was a great find. Would love to find the full RiffTrax version
Some of my other edits have the link to their website where you can find the full versions, and there's two, one of them is live and the other is a studio version which has a lot more footage that wasn't trimmed out of the live version, so get that one to see that full movie. www.rifftrax.com should get you there.
Both the studio and live rifftrax versions are available for streaming on Prime Video
Just to remind you since it's been a year, but the full version is up on their TH-cam channel
@@spooderlover3512 Sweet. Thank you.
Should have riffed 8:03 when Y K Kim channelled Cartman: "LISTEN TIMMEH!"
I still can't tell what this movie is about.
Life.
It's about an hour and twenty-three minutes.
Friendship
And I still don’t know what she’s doing here.
And something having to do with coke but I think that plot point was dropped pretty early on, for drama amongst shitty bands trying to play at a club.
He took a perfect letter U under the belly 😩😩😩
"I'll let you try my Wu Tang shovel..."
You forgot to include ‘No, it’s “oh hi Mark.” That is how you greet Marks in terrible movies.’
And doggies.
Keep in mind, this is not the worst movie the guys have riffed on. Let that sink in...
LLLLllllaaaaaddddiiiieeess....
Best part
At least you understood Jackie, even in Rumble in the Bronx: "...Bitting up pipple, an' robbindum..."
You are all cabbage!
" You don't scare me AT AOWL " LOL
Then it repeats in the background again at lower volume for some reason...."AT AOWL.......AT AOWL" like they double dubbed that line by accident 😂😂
lol
Well, gotta go return my shorts to John Stockton
WOW!!!
😂😂😂😂
“Dude really hates friends” 😂
“Costume by creepy divorced ‘80s mom on the prowl”
I certainly ain't paying for THAT shit!
Axl Rose wanders on the set what do you do?
15:53
There ya go!
I studied Kung Fu for years. I did play in a band with my Sifu, but we were never even remotely this lame.
That doctor at the end looks like a mixture of Tom Snyder and Larry David.
What we all came here for @9:02. and @11:42.
It does look like Men at Work video 😂😂
1:51 Who, if I understand correctly, was there to see the riffing.
Is this movie a cult classic? Because all of a sudden it is all over youtube and the internet!!! The entire movie and the references about the movie!!!
"Oh my gawd!"
🎵Put me down for twenty bucks🎵
🎵Against the ninja🎵
I think it's become a cult classic out of irony because of how so-bad-it's-good and unintentionally hilarious it is.
0:13 turned out to be surprisingly prescient.
Oh my GAD!
They got all their weapons from the Final Fight game
17:46 anyone else notice that the guy on the left is the guy Schwarzenegger "killed last" in Commando?
Not him. Hes in dreamscape though
Grandma! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
“Peyton Manning, no!”
I need to know if y.k. Kim made more movies
I have unironically became one of his fans
Yep. He was the director and one of the main characters.
I heard he even attended this riffing. Make of that what you will.
Y.K. Kim did that toe nose pinch with two of the cast members. I'm guessing they drew the shortest straws on THAT one.😒
The subtitle said “Orlando, Florida”, yet I saw a sign for the Coral Gables Hotel. Continuity error, no?
You missed the big hurricane which blew Coral Gables up to Orlando.
Coral Gables was a bank back in the day
Why is Beto in this at 4:08?
👏👏👏 BRAVO!!!
19:28 It’s weatherman vs. cockroach!
Solid Linda McCartney burn.
Ohh my gooooood!11
even jackie chan's stunt double don't want no trouble
22 plus minutes of hysterically funny riffs over an engagingly bad presentation by the immortal Y.K. Kim.
We all know that Zack Attack's "Friends Forever" was just a rip-off of Dragon Sound's "Friends for Eternity".
The men's Warehouse Guy?!
Watch my mom jeans and my rebboks??!
The 'Axl Rose' character was equal parts cringe and disbelief.
"Action Hobo!"
Ninja with a DadBod...
Soooo what was the connection to Miami, exactly?
It’s in Florida... I guess
I don’t know
The title
@@thekiller7994 That one guy's father? Or the fact that they're a band; I think, at least.
Did anyone else clap out of tune?
#I_come_from_a_down_land_down_under
He took fake keyboarding lessons from Linda McCartney
That riff on Scott Toilet Tissue hits a little bit harder nowadays.
Yeah really. Never thought we'd see a day when toilet paper rolls were being sold on the black market, yet here we are.
14:25 No comment XD
Collin Snider don’t forget 13:46
(I think you meant 14:20)
11:30 80's Eric Jacobus what's up
Rather sporting of these gang members in the southern United States to not have guns.
Y. K. Kim? Why NOT K. Kim?
Well this was back before the big Y2Kim scare.
Why does the background music/band sound like a ripoff of Ninja Sex Party?
8:35 Kevin that's not the midriff. None of those are the midriff.
1. That was Bill.
2. Maybe that guy genuinely didn’t know what his midriff was.
I find Rifftrax hilarious but they're some cock blockers on Amazon Video when you wanna watch some bad movies. Lol
I know your comment’s 4 years old, but I don’t think any of that is RiffTrax’s fault.☹️