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They were actually going 2 b demolishing the neighborhood 2 put some other things up. They let the filmmakers do that because it was going 2 b done anyway
So, trivia time; they actually did blow up houses in a real neighborhood as well as trash a real mall. The neighborhood was going to be bulldozed to make room for a runway extension at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, so the filmmakers were given permission to blow it all up. The mall was Avondale Mall, also in Atlanta, and it was going through a major remodel and they were given permission to trash it as well. The mall is long gone now, sadly.
Lol Seagal is a real fighter too the only problem is his fighting style is some samurai shit that (trust me) won’t do a goddamn thing if he gets caught in Chicago at midnight. That nigga’s goatee also looks like it fell out or off someone’s ass, I do not approve. I hope they put him in a fucking Marvel movie so I can watch the first IMAX time lapse fight scene. Don’t even give him a character or costume just like the rest of his movies, just walk him on set Burger King bag in hand and let him fight Groot with no context, fuck it 🤷🏾♂️
@@brandonkeys4349 Hahahahaha dude this the best comment I’ve ever read. You’re absolutely correct in that his fighting style was created to allow disarmed samurai a means to defend themselves until they can regain their sword or primary edged weapon. By no means is it effective or practical in a real world situation. Exactly like you said; when dudes roll up on you and start throwing haymakers or even something as simple as a hook and jab combo, his martial art has no real counter.
@@fabianv4794 I never understood how he became as big as he did. Compared to all his fellow action stars, he had all the personality of a cardboard box.
I worked in a video store in the mid eighties and we could not keep that movie on the floor. It was rented out and we had a waiting list for people that wanted to rent it. it was crazy. Back then VHS movies cost around 100 bucks each, so it was worth renting it out.
@@Eralen00 Yes, I also worked in a video store thru high school. Best GottDamn job I will EVER Have!! Met my first girlfriend there and everything!! Anyway, industry-wide standard was $89.99 msrp American for those movies in vhs And betamax Plus tax! True trivia courtesy of IMDB: This movie was the 2nd best selling home video for MGM from 1986-2007; second only to...wait for it..."Gone With The Wind". I need to find out who knocked it out of 2nd Place. GOD. So many movies were saved financially thanks to The Home Video Rental Industry.😎😎
I rented this movie so many times as a kid. Hands down my favorite movie and I guarantee you that I’ve watched this movie more than anyone else ever. some facts 1. Chuck Norris never takes a hit in the movie. Never gets touched 2. The antagonist is terrified of the protagonist the entire film 3. “It’s time to die” is Chuck Norris’ teaser to Raustof. 4. I have no idea where these terrorist came from but they were diverse as hell. 5. The logistics of what and who they attacked were random acts of craziness. 6. Rocket launcher were used so often in this film. 7. Shooting people in the growing just a sick way to take someone out.
The villains came from random Communist countries at the time, as well as those leaning that way, or waiting for the Soviets to take over......but basically it was Cuba and Russia
I watched this at my babysitter's house with the other kids she was watching and some older guy who was I think her son-in-law (older for an 8 year old means he was about college age) ama no one batted an eye. Now, in movies that feature superheroes and CGI cartoons beating the hell out of each other, the characters can't even say the word, "die." Back then our parents weren't afraid to poison our young minds with these dangerous ass l ideas about what a hero and a man were. Were we better for it? Hell no! But we had fun. Ignorance was bliss!
I saw this movie when it came out and told a friend he had to see it. He watched it on a plane coming back from Boston to the west coast and laughed so hard others on the plane thought he'd lost his mind.
I remember an old commercial for this movie back when they used to play it on TV “the USA has been invaded but that’s OK Chuck Norris that’s two machine guns” dun dun dun
12:00 - "Max Maxwell, a 32-year-old stunt man from Memphis, Tenn., filed suit in Superior Court against Cannon Films, Golam Globus Productions, director Joe Zito and the stunt coordinator and special-effects coordinator for the film, 'Invasion USA.' Maxwell was playing a security guard during filming on June 7 in Atlanta. He said the script called for the terrorists to use explosives to collapse a steel door leading into a garage for armored cars. Maxwell was told the door was merely to collapse and he was supposed to take a couple of bullets,' Kroll (his attorney) said. 'Instead the explosion was so awesome it blew the steel door to smithereens and sent debris flying all over the place.' Maxwell was hit by debris and suffered a fractured right forearm, a lacerated forehead, bruised knee and numerous cuts. He will be unable to work for at least three months, Kroll said.
I always considered this movie an all-time classic. At the end of the mall scene, Norris flies off of a truck head-first through the glass doors....and not a scratch on him. He's tough!
In the 80s my brother and cousin knew anytime a GolanGlobus /Cannon film came out it was going fun times, especially if Chuck Norris was in it, which was a lot of them.
Missing In Action 2 is my second favorite Chuck Norris movie. You can't beat how he handled the damsel hostage situation. Greatest kill ever in a movie.
The guy who got hit with the garage door explosion was my driver’s ed instructor! His name was Max Maxwell and he spent six months in a full body cast after the pyro guy screwed up the charge size.
Idl why, but the explosions and weapon characteristics in older movies looked much better imo. Lot of corny shit don't get me wrong but the effects and sounds were great
I first met Chuck in 1967. I can neither confirm or deny we were part of a delta force team operating in Cambodia. What I can confirm is he is all man.
I haven’t laughed this bad in years. I was alone in my living room and I woke up my fiancé because I was laughing so hard, I had to cover my face with a blanket 😅😅
I actually watched this last night. Hadn't seen it since the late 80's. I totally forgot just how bad it was...and not in a good way either. The way they portrayed the soldiers was honestly hilariously insulting. But if you have around an hour and a half to dispose of and don't care how you waste it this movie will certainly do the job.
One of the best scenes in this movie is when he carry his dead friend in the blown up house that was engulfed with flames earlier.. Just to thrown a kerosene lamp over it and burn it down again. Hillarious!!!
THIS was Chuck's best action film whereas "The Octagon" was his best martial arts film (with "Lone Wolf McQuade" a close second). His best film overall in terms of story and acting is "Code of Silence" with "An Eye for An Eye" a close second. You should watch "An Eye for an Eye" - its one of his better films and lots of spin kicks.
@@JasonBrant you should SBIG the Octagon. There is literally random whispering going on as like background sound. Its like Ninja whispers.. or chuck thinking to himself… I dont remember what it was all about. But it is a weird ass film lol
So you don't think "We need rugged, traditionally masculine American men of action who aren't bound by the law or Geneva Convention to defeat evil foreigners with their guns." isn't a message? I mean, it's escapist OTT fun, but it's far from apolitical, this is the NRA's wet dream.
This is one of those movies that makes fun of itself. Even though it's rated R for legal reasons you know the theaters were packed full 12-14 year old kids because this ridiculous action is SO COOL to them, they loved it while everyone else was laughing. 12:44 XD
Wanna know a cool fact? The guy Who dubbed Chuck in the latino versión (seconds or third dubbing) was Beto Vélez, Who Is famous for dubbing Homer Simpson (1990-2005) and returned just for season 32.
“I would not accost this man”. Should have been one of the taglines on the VHS tape box. Also, the chill dude playing sax at 5:30 in the middle of hood is so choice! 🤙
Literally just found your channel while looking for reactions to this movie. You guys rock for reacting to this film. This has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid in the 80's and it just gets better and better each time I've seen it. It truly is one of the best 80's action films ever made. As cheesy a rep Cannon had for cranking out action films, they knew what the hell they were doing when they made this one. I'll take a Cannon action film over the majority of what gets passed for an action film these days.
Have you seen Delta Force? It's not half as good as this, but the finale does have a bike with rockets on it... I remember being disappointed with this movie as a kid as I wanted more Norris kicks. But seeing clips again, I was stupid. This rules! That stuntwoman hanging off the side if the truck is the true MVP of the movie though.
@@JasonBrant what's weird is Delta Force is based off a real hijacking and aside from the kill count, there's actually a reasonable amount they get right. Sans Rocket bikes of course 😄
Love Delta force. Delta force 2 is deffo in invasion USA territory though. Waaaay ott excessive and Billy Drago stealing every scene. You'd love it! Lol.
@@JasonBrant and a Happy New Year to you ! Thanks for the channel and keeping these 80s cheezdick movies alive! The nostalgia runs deep for any Golan-Globus film 😁👍
Have you guys ever seen Avenging Force with Michael Dudikoff? It was intended to be a sequel to Invasion USA with Dudikoff now playing character of Matt Hunter. It’s a Hard Target movie before Hard Target where he’s hunted through the bayou by a team of killers each with unique methods of dispatching prey. It’s worthy of this channel as is Death Wish 3 with Charles Bronson. Now THAT is a beer and a laugh out loud movie!!
@@onlythetruth4039 I think, in this movie, they were motivated politically. All of the terrorists were from different communist countries and/or groups. Pretty sure the Cold War was still going quite strong when this movie came out. Kinda "funny", too, if you look at it from the "Operation Northwood" proposal angle nowadays.
@@markuswierer1755 I noticed that most of the enemies of Chuck Norris are always central Americans, Arabs and communist Europeans. I heard that Chuck's Native Indian father and uncles always told him how mad mexicans were toward Cherokees and other American natives. Although Chuck identify as a white guy, his native Indian side is still there in his mind. He made many interviews about the danger of Mexican immigration and the MS-13 gangs. He supported Reagan, Georges Bush and Trump with their wall projects.
A friend of a friend was in this movie. They worked as a park ranger at one of the filming locations and got a part as one of the invaders off the boat.
The Cannon Group only spent like Five Million Dollars on any film they ever made. The neighborhood house attack scene was filmed in an abandoned part of town in Atlanta, GA that was set to be demolished which eventully became the runway at the Main Atlanta Airport.
Nice one lads!, your commentary is hilarious!. I saw this when it first came out when I was 9, it's a blinding film! (Blinding is London slang for something really good).Cheers lads!
@@JasonBrant My only regret in that movie is that Chuck didn't cut this evil guy in pieces for all he has done. Killing him with a bazooka seem more like a mercy killing, he could have take his time with more bold karate moves and all sorts of Steven Seagal type of violences.
04:22 Fun fact. The production of the movie did really blow out a whole set of real houses in an Atlanta suburb. The Atlanta International Airport was going to bulldoze an entire suburban neighborhood to extend a runway, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy the existing homes. Similarly, part of Avondale Mall was being rebuilt, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy everything in the actual mall.
I love the way you 2 guys love the brutal violence. Has anyone noticed that Golan-Globus/Canon films has recycled that dramatic theme music in multiple movies.
Hilarious stuff guys! Subscribed! My favorite 80's action movie. Must've watched it 20 times at least. Pure hilarious badassery! Maybe you guys can do perfect weapon or showdown in little tokyo or red scorpion if you haven't already.
You guys have an awesome channel. Finally decided to subscribe, as I have had so much fun already watching these "masterpieces" through your reactions (ok, this movie was actually ok, as far as cheesy 80s action movies go).
What was the point of blowing up houses? They’re not military assets. OMG, all the point blank executions and dick shooting are amazing. How is this movie not more famous? Even weirder since that Chuck Norris meme photo is from this movie.
Also the LAW (Light Anti tank weapon) he's using can only be fired once. But since it's one of "those" types of movies he has the infinity ammo cheat activated LOL
The aim of the terrorists is to destablize the entire U.S., make everyone afraid of everyone else. Random killings, blowing up neighborhoods, masquerading as cops or military, would all be a part of that. In the Novel version, there's a sequence where the terrorists shoot up a Synagogue, and their car license plates are fake duplicates of plates belonging to known White Supremacists. Also a sequence where the terrorists destroy a Social Security records office.
@@DougRayPhillips Fear, of course, was part of their plan. However, there is no chance those who planned 9/11 would have anticipated the scope of what unfolded as a result (it would take pages and pages to list all the unintended consequences of both their actions and ours). After all, terrorist attacks never so completely transformed a country or the world before 9/11. Half the consequences wouldn’t manifest until technology advanced (it’s hard for many to grasp how analogue the world still was in 2001).
Pretty sure Chuck has drop-kicked a car or two, but i'd love to see a movie where he kicks a rocket mid-air. I was expecting his shot at the end to hit the other guy's shot perfectly. A missed opportunity, there.
I just realized something even after seening this movie twice irl the guns sound excellent in this movie like they really pack a punch. They dont sound anemic like some other movies. Well done prop gun dude who's official title escapes me at the moment.......... ARMORER! TOOK ME A SECOND BUT I GOT THERE!
According to the documentary on Cannon Films, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, the scene where terrorists destroy homes in a suburb with rocket launchers featured explosions in actual houses. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was going to bulldoze an entire suburban neighborhood to extend a runway, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy the existing homes. Similarly, part of Avondale Mall was being rebuilt, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy everything in the actual mall. Norris said this sequence cost $5 million. "There are tanks firing, and helicopters flying among the real buildings", he said. "It's a battle like in Gone with the Wind, one of the best action battle scenes that's ever been done so far." [Source: Wikipedia]
I remember seeing the grey striped VHS box for this in virtually every place that rented VHS tapes. I've lived my entire adult life assuming it was some lame entry like Silent Rage, thanks to your review I'm watching it ASAP 👍
Invasion USA was the turning point of my watching TV. Without watching the full movie I remember a scene of a pencil (John wick) paid homage , as well as the joker..
1:00 - Heard "That was Chuck Norris actually doing it" but didn't look up 'til 1:07; thought I'd missed Chuck snorting lines of Coke! Is that a rocket launcher - he's going to fight Chuck!! lol >XD How many push-ups can Chuck Norris do? All of them... and he doesn't push his self up, he pushes the world down!! :D
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They were actually going 2 b demolishing the neighborhood 2 put some other things up. They let the filmmakers do that because it was going 2 b done anyway
@@xanderharris1104 such a great idea
Oh no !!! Steven Seagal is now running you tube and eating all the comments !!!
I guess it's because you b.tched about a wroooong person in one of your videos 😂
@@JasonBrant I thought we only subscribe one time, why I keep subscribe again?
So, trivia time; they actually did blow up houses in a real neighborhood as well as trash a real mall. The neighborhood was going to be bulldozed to make room for a runway extension at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, so the filmmakers were given permission to blow it all up. The mall was Avondale Mall, also in Atlanta, and it was going through a major remodel and they were given permission to trash it as well. The mall is long gone now, sadly.
Thanks for the info! Those scenes were amazing.
I miss Avondale Mall, I broke my virginity in the parking lot. I’m from East Point
DUDE I LIVE HERE. MY GRANDMAS BOYFRIEND WOULD TELL ME ABOUT THIS ALL THE TIME.
@@gregd4633 didn’t they turn Avondale mall into a Walmart now? Like wasn’t it the one by the blimpie? Or am I remembering a different mall?
@@ExtremelyOnlineGuy naw you’re absolutely right, it’s a Walmart unfortunately
Think with Chuck is, unlike Seagal he actually embraces memes, and is a real martial artist
He definitely gets it. Seagal isn't in on the joke, for sure.
@@JasonBrant Can you do Bruce Willis Die hard series?
When you do, please let me know with a notification so I bring the chips and the beers 😂
@@onlythetruth4039 those movies are way too good for this show.
Lol Seagal is a real fighter too the only problem is his fighting style is some samurai shit that (trust me) won’t do a goddamn thing if he gets caught in Chicago at midnight. That nigga’s goatee also looks like it fell out or off someone’s ass, I do not approve. I hope they put him in a fucking Marvel movie so I can watch the first IMAX time lapse fight scene. Don’t even give him a character or costume just like the rest of his movies, just walk him on set Burger King bag in hand and let him fight Groot with no context, fuck it 🤷🏾♂️
@@brandonkeys4349 Hahahahaha dude this the best comment I’ve ever read. You’re absolutely correct in that his fighting style was created to allow disarmed samurai a means to defend themselves until they can regain their sword or primary edged weapon. By no means is it effective or practical in a real world situation. Exactly like you said; when dudes roll up on you and start throwing haymakers or even something as simple as a hook and jab combo, his martial art has no real counter.
Fun fact: This movie was #1 at the box office during it's opening weeks.
Hell yeah.
With a bullet…
I 100 agree and cmon psssh its CHUCK NORRIS
@@fabianv4794 I never understood how he became as big as he did. Compared to all his fellow action stars, he had all the personality of a cardboard box.
First 100 tickets buyers also received a signed UZI.
Being the explosives special effects guy on a Chuck Norris movie in the eighties must have been the best job ever.
Seriously!
My dad was one of them.
@@jtlyncharts5093cool.
Wouldn't count on that. Cannon was know for short changing people
This movie is, in fact, a documentary. We follow Chuck Norris in the process of being Chuck Norris.
Hah, so true.
I had the privilege of seeing this in the theater. I saw every bad-ass 80s movie when they actually came out! I love the 80s!
80's movies rock. Lucky you seeing this in the theater.
GOLON- GLOBUS / CANNON ROCKED MY LOCAL GRIND HOUSE. Me and the boys would sneak cases of beer and lots o' weed on Monday night $2.00 ticket night .
LOL - In the mall scene Norris' Truck literally does more damage than the bomb itself. This is a classic.
Hah, that's a great point!
They blew up the Hallmark section! How could they?!?
It's ok, nobody shops at hallmark.
In a newer truck all the air bags woulda gone off! They don't make trucks like they used to.
Chuck Norris actually wrestles an alligator. Seagal wrestles with the sweaty pillows and sheets looking for the remote.
Wait, did Seagal wrestled with pillows and sheets? That's absurd since it was his stunt double who did it.
Chuck can make an alligator skin itself! 😂😂
😂😂😂😂
I worked in a video store in the mid eighties and we could not keep that movie on the floor. It was rented out and we had a waiting list for people that wanted to rent it. it was crazy. Back then VHS movies cost around 100 bucks each, so it was worth renting it out.
People in your town had great taste.
Yes it was always checked out everywhere back in the early vhs store days.
Damn why were they so expensive? You mean 100 in 80s dollars or todays money? Still a lot either way
@@Eralen00 100 in 80's money...crazy. So, if you saw a video store with many copies, they had deep pockets! 😀
@@Eralen00 Yes, I also worked in a video store thru high school. Best GottDamn job I will EVER Have!! Met my first girlfriend there and everything!! Anyway, industry-wide standard was $89.99 msrp American for those movies in vhs And betamax Plus tax! True trivia courtesy of IMDB: This movie was the 2nd best selling home video for MGM from 1986-2007; second only to...wait for it..."Gone With The Wind". I need to find out who knocked it out of 2nd Place. GOD. So many movies were saved financially thanks to The Home Video Rental Industry.😎😎
I rented this movie so many times as a kid. Hands down my favorite movie and I guarantee you that I’ve watched this movie more than anyone else ever. some facts
1. Chuck Norris never takes a hit in the movie. Never gets touched
2. The antagonist is terrified of the protagonist the entire film
3. “It’s time to die” is Chuck Norris’ teaser to Raustof.
4. I have no idea where these terrorist came from but they were diverse as hell.
5. The logistics of what and who they attacked were random acts of craziness.
6. Rocket launcher were used so often in this film.
7. Shooting people in the growing just a sick way to take someone out.
Those are all reasons why I loved this movie. It's a classic.
The villains came from random Communist countries at the time, as well as those leaning that way, or waiting for the Soviets to take over......but basically it was Cuba and Russia
The invaders looked suspiciously like randoms from a casting call for extras ... Lol
8. 11:51 That stuntman was left with a fractured right forearm
@@vd89198 Jesus, not surprised 😂
Ahh yes, shoulder fired anti-material weapons are by far the best choice for a single assailant in a CQC situation… The fucking 80’s man.
Glorious.
Like you wouldn't do it too if you had the option.
If I had the option of not killing myself at the same time, sure!
@@Bl4ckD0g I don't wanna get cooked by the backblast man, no thanks
@@user-njyzcip nah, that's half the fun.
I remember watching this as a kid - couldn't have been the best fan service, 80s over-the-top action film. It's got everything of everything.
It's so much fun.
I remember seeing this on our vhs shelf but I never watched it
I watched this at my babysitter's house with the other kids she was watching and some older guy who was I think her son-in-law (older for an 8 year old means he was about college age) ama no one batted an eye. Now, in movies that feature superheroes and CGI cartoons beating the hell out of each other, the characters can't even say the word, "die." Back then our parents weren't afraid to poison our young minds with these dangerous ass l ideas about what a hero and a man were. Were we better for it? Hell no! But we had fun. Ignorance was bliss!
No boobs though. On demerit in my book. That's why Death Wish 3 is it's superior. In my humble opinion!
Same Here its was so good done movie.💥💥💥👍👍👍😎 I was a Kid then. Greetings from Helsinki, Finland🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸🇫🇮🇺🇸
This flick should win a special Oscar every year.
Hell yeah.
Despite Rotten Tomatoes low score.
I saw this movie when it came out and told a friend he had to see it. He watched it on a plane coming back from Boston to the west coast and laughed so hard others on the plane thought he'd lost his mind.
You're a great friend to suggest this gem.
I remember an old commercial for this movie back when they used to play it on TV “the USA has been invaded but that’s OK Chuck Norris that’s two machine guns” dun dun dun
That sounds like a killer commercial.
I literally begged my mother to take me to see Invasion USA in the movie theater. She was appalled by it.
Too violent for her? My mom was the exact opposite. She loved seeing Chuck wipe out bad guys left and right.
Gotta hand it to this movie the villains are not fucking around giving out long-winded speeches, just straight to the point.
Very true! They get right to it.
12:00 - "Max Maxwell, a 32-year-old stunt man from Memphis, Tenn., filed suit in Superior Court against Cannon Films, Golam Globus Productions, director Joe Zito and the stunt coordinator and special-effects coordinator for the film, 'Invasion USA.'
Maxwell was playing a security guard during filming on June 7 in Atlanta. He said the script called for the terrorists to use explosives to collapse a steel door leading into a garage for armored cars.
Maxwell was told the door was merely to collapse and he was supposed to take a couple of bullets,' Kroll (his attorney) said. 'Instead the explosion was so awesome it blew the steel door to smithereens and sent debris flying all over the place.'
Maxwell was hit by debris and suffered a fractured right forearm, a lacerated forehead, bruised knee and numerous cuts. He will be unable to work for at least three months, Kroll said.
That sucks. At least the stunk looks incredible, though!
Worth it. But I don’t wish that on anyone
Heh, I just looked that up as well. The scene was savage. I wasn't sure if that fluid flying around in the slo-mo was coffee or blood from his face.
Was that the dude that looked like he actually got knocked back by the explosion? The one they joked about being a dummy? At 11:51?
@@jellymop Yes, he suffered that explosion for real. For all intents and purposes, it wasn't a stunt or FX, to him, it was real in every way.
This is legitimately the greatest TH-cam channel ever. This is the most fun I've ever had watching movie reviews. Thank You 😁
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words. More to come!
@@JasonBrant You're so very welcome. The nostalgia value of this channel is brilliant. Brings back so many good memories 😁
I'm fairly addicted. So many treasures to find.
Cannon, they really knew how to make movies, a studio like Cannon, it's something that film industry is missing today.
Couldn't agree more.
"Why has Invasion U.S.A. stalled?!"
"Sorry sir. We're all out of ammo. We used it all blowing up a cul-de-sac."
I don’t know what it says about me that I’m in tears laughing watching men blow up a entire neighborhood. This movie is insane!
I don't know what it means either... but I loved it.
Check, out Death Wish 3 & Death Wish 4
The film "Brokeback Mountain" was originally a documentary about the pile of dead terrorists on Chuck Norris' front lawn.
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You mean a "Bareback Mountain" ?
😂😂😂😂
I always considered this movie an all-time classic. At the end of the mall scene, Norris flies off of a truck head-first through the glass doors....and not a scratch on him. He's tough!
🤣 He's Chuck Norris!
This along with Delta Force are my favorite Chuck Norris films
In the 80s my brother and cousin knew anytime a GolanGlobus /Cannon film came out it was going fun times, especially if Chuck Norris was in it, which was a lot of them.
We're slowly making our way through Cannon's collection. Glorious movies.
Missing In Action 2 is my second favorite Chuck Norris movie. You can't beat how he handled the damsel hostage situation. Greatest kill ever in a movie.
"He just slowly walked around and whispered."
Wait, I didn't think Steven Seagal was in this? 😂
The guy who got hit with the garage door explosion was my driver’s ed instructor! His name was Max Maxwell and he spent six months in a full body cast after the pyro guy screwed up the charge size.
This movie is legit like.. the ultimate Chuck Norris joke lol
Idl why, but the explosions and weapon characteristics in older movies looked much better imo. Lot of corny shit don't get me wrong but the effects and sounds were great
Absolutely. So many action movies today lack a punch.
I first met Chuck in 1967. I can neither confirm or deny we were part of a delta force team operating in Cambodia. What I can confirm is he is all man.
Wow !
Love how Dave laughs when people get their shit fucked up.
12:45 is my favorite movie moment of all time. The high five whiff is a close second...though not a movie scene. BTW, they did so much for only $12m.
We might have been a few beers deep at that point...
The height of the escalations in this movie has is off the charts lol. Out of control 🤣🤣
I haven’t laughed this bad in years. I was alone in my living room and I woke up my fiancé because I was laughing so hard, I had to cover my face with a blanket 😅😅
That's a huge compliment. Thanks!
I actually watched this last night. Hadn't seen it since the late 80's. I totally forgot just how bad it was...and not in a good way either. The way they portrayed the soldiers was honestly hilariously insulting. But if you have around an hour and a half to dispose of and don't care how you waste it this movie will certainly do the job.
This movie is EPIC AF!
For 12 million, every single scene of action in this is 12 million times better than the slop we get in 300 million 'modern blockbusters'
Chuck Norris wasn't born, he just was!
he blocked her hahahahahah that shit had me in tears
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I remember when I was a kid. It seemed like there was always a Chuck Norris movie on.
As there should be.
Chuck Norris movies are always playing 24/7/365 on every network in every country but to show mercy they allow other shows and films to be seen too
One of the best scenes in this movie is when he carry his dead friend in the blown up house that was engulfed with flames earlier.. Just to thrown a kerosene lamp over it and burn it down again. Hillarious!!!
I can die now... I've heard the most pure words of wisdom in my 48 years: "I would not accost this man."
🤣 What kind of idiot accosts Chuck Norris.
THIS was Chuck's best action film whereas "The Octagon" was his best martial arts film (with "Lone Wolf McQuade" a close second). His best film overall in terms of story and acting is "Code of Silence" with "An Eye for An Eye" a close second.
You should watch "An Eye for an Eye" - its one of his better films and lots of spin kicks.
Is it SBIG material? Or should I watch it off camera?
@@JasonBrant well, Code of Silence is not cheesy as Norris' Canon films, it's just a pretty good movie as far as I remember
Code of Silence has a semi-famous robot tank in it as Chuck's co-star. o:
Dude. The Octagon was so fucking weird. All the whispering and bs going on. I could never get into the Octagon lol. Absolute madness
@@JasonBrant you should SBIG the Octagon. There is literally random whispering going on as like background sound. Its like Ninja whispers.. or chuck thinking to himself… I dont remember what it was all about. But it is a weird ass film lol
When people made movies just to be fun and not send some kinda message
Damn the 80s was good lol
Amen.
So you don't think "We need rugged, traditionally masculine American men of action who aren't bound by the law or Geneva Convention to defeat evil foreigners with their guns." isn't a message? I mean, it's escapist OTT fun, but it's far from apolitical, this is the NRA's wet dream.
@@paulgibbon5991 you're an idiot
@derekprospero exactly. Glad you realized 😊
@@derekprosperoAmerica is the message 😤😤😤
The intro to the badguy that alone makes we want to rewatch this again.
This is one of those movies that makes fun of itself. Even though it's rated R for legal reasons you know the theaters were packed full 12-14 year old kids because this ridiculous action is SO COOL to them, they loved it while everyone else was laughing.
12:44 XD
I would have lost my mind if I'd seen this at 14!
This movie is timeless
Wanna know a cool fact? The guy Who dubbed Chuck in the latino versión (seconds or third dubbing) was Beto Vélez, Who Is famous for dubbing Homer Simpson (1990-2005) and returned just for season 32.
That is a cool fact. Insane that The Simpsons has aired for 32 seasons too.
“I would not accost this man”. Should have been one of the taglines on the VHS tape box. Also, the chill dude playing sax at 5:30 in the middle of hood is so choice! 🤙
Great review guys! So much fun watching y'all have fun with these terrific movies.
Thanks! We're having a blast watching these.
Chuck had so many entertaining movies in the 80s. This, Code of silence, Hero and the Terror, the delta force movies. Dude just killed it in the 80s
Literally just found your channel while looking for reactions to this movie. You guys rock for reacting to this film. This has been a favorite of mine since I was a kid in the 80's and it just gets better and better each time I've seen it. It truly is one of the best 80's action films ever made. As cheesy a rep Cannon had for cranking out action films, they knew what the hell they were doing when they made this one. I'll take a Cannon action film over the majority of what gets passed for an action film these days.
IIRC the 'dillo survived the house explosion. Yep, all the insanity this flick pulled but it drew the line at killing a pet. I love it 🤣
Billy Drago dies in everything he's in.😆
🤣🤣
He didnt die in the japanese/american collaborated horror film imprint, directed by takashi miike.
He's in Hero and the Terror.
Richard Lynch is the main villain and the poor guy gets shot in his nether regions is Billy Drago.
Richard Lynch is a legend.
The way those airboats lined up for the camera after shutting off their engines?? That Had to be the Movie Gods shining down upon the crew!!
Have you seen Delta Force? It's not half as good as this, but the finale does have a bike with rockets on it...
I remember being disappointed with this movie as a kid as I wanted more Norris kicks. But seeing clips again, I was stupid. This rules! That stuntwoman hanging off the side if the truck is the true MVP of the movie though.
I haven't seen it, but I added it to the list after watching this gem. Yeah, the stunt woman was insane!
@@JasonBrant what's weird is Delta Force is based off a real hijacking and aside from the kill count, there's actually a reasonable amount they get right. Sans Rocket bikes of course 😄
@@DeanS946 You had me at rocket bike, haha.
I love the delta force movies. The soundtrack plays in my head sometimes. Highly recommend it
Love Delta force. Delta force 2 is deffo in invasion USA territory though. Waaaay ott excessive and Billy Drago stealing every scene. You'd love it! Lol.
The amphibious landing scene is killing me, seriously.
I can't begin to tell you how much I miss the 80's......
I feel that. Merry Christmas!
@@JasonBrant and a Happy New Year to you !
Thanks for the channel and keeping these 80s cheezdick movies alive! The nostalgia runs deep for any Golan-Globus film 😁👍
Church Norris is such a bad ass that he created time travel just to go back to his birthday...because no one spanks Chuck Norris, but Chuck Norris! 🤣
Have you guys ever seen Avenging Force with Michael Dudikoff? It was intended to be a sequel to Invasion USA with Dudikoff now playing character of Matt Hunter. It’s a Hard Target movie before Hard Target where he’s hunted through the bayou by a team of killers each with unique methods of dispatching prey. It’s worthy of this channel as is Death Wish 3 with Charles Bronson. Now THAT is a beer and a laugh out loud movie!!
Death Wish 3 is coming in two weeks, I believe. Avenging Force is on our watchlist. Thanks!
@@JasonBrant we need more Bronson movies, as well 🥺
this is my favorite movie of all times, right there with John Wick and Escape from L.A.
This movie was awesome! The 12 year old me wore the tape out watching this over and over! “Rostov….it’s time to die”!😜
This is still the best "good" movie you guys have watched! I'll never get tired of this episode.
The cocaine scene still haunts me to this day! Haha One of my favorite 80s movies of all time.
That was such a unique scene. Loved every second of it.
@@JasonBrant I still have no idea what's behind the terrorists violence. Are they similar to the German terrorists in Bruce Willis "Die hard"?
@@onlythetruth4039 I think, in this movie, they were motivated politically. All of the terrorists were from different communist countries and/or groups. Pretty sure the Cold War was still going quite strong when this movie came out. Kinda "funny", too, if you look at it from the "Operation Northwood" proposal angle nowadays.
@@markuswierer1755 I noticed that most of the enemies of Chuck Norris are always central Americans, Arabs and communist Europeans.
I heard that Chuck's Native Indian father and uncles always told him how mad mexicans were toward Cherokees and other American natives.
Although Chuck identify as a white guy, his native Indian side is still there in his mind. He made many interviews about the danger of Mexican immigration and the MS-13 gangs.
He supported Reagan, Georges Bush and Trump with their wall projects.
Who needs Rambo when you have Chuck Norris? Lol
America lost its way when Chuck stopped making films.
Preach!
A friend of a friend was in this movie. They worked as a park ranger at one of the filming locations and got a part as one of the invaders off the boat.
That's killer!
We rented the sh!# out of this movie when I was a kid!! Freaking loved it!!
The Cannon Group only spent like Five Million Dollars on any film they ever made. The neighborhood house attack scene was filmed in an abandoned part of town in Atlanta, GA that was set to be demolished which eventully became the runway at the Main Atlanta Airport.
So they actually went and legitmately blew up the neighbourhood?
Yeah, they blew the entire neighborhood up.
Red dawn and Invasion U.S.A are the real eye opener movies for me. Especially when I was 8 years old.
Love this movie.
Nice one lads!, your commentary is hilarious!. I saw this when it first came out when I was 9, it's a blinding film! (Blinding is London slang for something really good).Cheers lads!
Thanks! We love this movie so much.
Funfact - Mount Everest once scaled Chuck Norris
Another funfact - A bulletproof vest wears Chuck Norris
Surprised. Compared to the others, this one is almost well done.
This movie is so much fun. If you haven't seen it, Invasion USA is a must watch.
@@JasonBrant My only regret in that movie is that Chuck didn't cut this evil guy in pieces for all he has done.
Killing him with a bazooka seem more like a mercy killing, he could have take his time with more bold karate moves and all sorts of Steven Seagal type of violences.
04:22 Fun fact. The production of the movie did really blow out a whole set of real houses in an Atlanta suburb. The Atlanta International Airport was going to bulldoze an entire suburban neighborhood to extend a runway, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy the existing homes. Similarly, part of Avondale Mall was being rebuilt, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy everything in the actual mall.
I love the way you 2 guys love the brutal violence. Has anyone noticed that Golan-Globus/Canon films has recycled that dramatic theme music in multiple movies.
I hadn't noticed that. I'll pay closer attention.
@@JasonBrant Assassination and Death Wish 4, both with Charles Bronson are 2 of them. I think Chuck used it again as well.
Wow there’s a 10 movie Cannon films collection called bombs, babes, and blockbusters, $20. I’m sold.This is so awesome.
Hilarious stuff guys! Subscribed! My favorite 80's action movie. Must've watched it 20 times at least. Pure hilarious badassery! Maybe you guys can do perfect weapon or showdown in little tokyo or red scorpion if you haven't already.
Will do. Thanks for the suggestion.
God, I borrowed this movie from my grandma when I was 12 and had NEVER laughed so hard at a movie as I did with this, f$cking masterpiece!!!!!
I wish I could have seen it that young. It's so damned hilarious.
You guys have an awesome channel. Finally decided to subscribe, as I have had so much fun already watching these "masterpieces" through your reactions (ok, this movie was actually ok, as far as cheesy 80s action movies go).
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much!
also in the movie, another of my fave 70s characters, Richard Lynch, very excellent character actor. along with Billy Drago.
What was the point of blowing up houses? They’re not military assets. OMG, all the point blank executions and dick shooting are amazing. How is this movie not more famous? Even weirder since that Chuck Norris meme photo is from this movie.
I don't know how I never watched this before, but it's amazing.
Also the LAW (Light Anti tank weapon) he's using can only be fired once. But since it's one of "those" types of movies he has the infinity ammo cheat activated LOL
The aim of the terrorists is to destablize the entire U.S., make everyone afraid of everyone else. Random killings, blowing up neighborhoods, masquerading as cops or military, would all be a part of that.
In the Novel version, there's a sequence where the terrorists shoot up a Synagogue, and their car license plates are fake duplicates of plates belonging to known White Supremacists. Also a sequence where the terrorists destroy a Social Security records office.
@@DougRayPhillips Fear, of course, was part of their plan. However, there is no chance those who planned 9/11 would have anticipated the scope of what unfolded as a result (it would take pages and pages to list all the unintended consequences of both their actions and ours). After all, terrorist attacks never so completely transformed a country or the world before 9/11. Half the consequences wouldn’t manifest until technology advanced (it’s hard for many to grasp how analogue the world still was in 2001).
@@jamesnoble3502 Chuck Norris is the cheat-code.
11:05 Even hubcaps are afraid of Chuck Norris.
Pretty sure Chuck has drop-kicked a car or two, but i'd love to see a movie where he kicks a rocket mid-air. I was expecting his shot at the end to hit the other guy's shot perfectly. A missed opportunity, there.
I just realized something even after seening this movie twice irl the guns sound excellent in this movie like they really pack a punch. They dont sound anemic like some other movies. Well done prop gun dude who's official title escapes me at the moment.......... ARMORER! TOOK ME A SECOND BUT I GOT THERE!
According to the documentary on Cannon Films, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, the scene where terrorists destroy homes in a suburb with rocket launchers featured explosions in actual houses. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was going to bulldoze an entire suburban neighborhood to extend a runway, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy the existing homes. Similarly, part of Avondale Mall was being rebuilt, so the filmmakers were allowed to destroy everything in the actual mall.
Norris said this sequence cost $5 million. "There are tanks firing, and helicopters flying among the real buildings", he said. "It's a battle like in Gone with the Wind, one of the best action battle scenes that's ever been done so far." [Source: Wikipedia]
It's a great scene - worth every penny. Thanks for the info.
I remember renting this one night to watch with the sibs. This is crazy 80s action baby!
I remember seeing the grey striped VHS box for this in virtually every place that rented VHS tapes. I've lived my entire adult life assuming it was some lame entry like Silent Rage, thanks to your review I'm watching it ASAP 👍
Hell yeah!
Boooo silent rage is awesome
Invasion USA was the turning point of my watching TV. Without watching the full movie I remember a scene of a pencil (John wick) paid homage , as well as the joker..
This is without a doubt one of the best videos on TH-cam...............Just total entertainment......Just like the film x
1:00 - Heard "That was Chuck Norris actually doing it" but didn't look up 'til 1:07; thought I'd missed Chuck snorting lines of Coke!
Is that a rocket launcher - he's going to fight Chuck!! lol >XD
How many push-ups can Chuck Norris do? All of them... and he doesn't push his self up, he pushes the world down!! :D
I loved this as a kid. My Dad bought it on VHS back in the day.
This movie is one of the most hardcore ever. I LOVE invasion USA. Chuck Norris was an unstoppable machine.
i loved pretty much all his movies till the 90s came around and he became born again
Chuck Norris roundhouse kicking a rocket in mid-flight...
Now my existence is ruined: I cannot die happy until I see this!
I can't believe we never got to see this.
I looked it up.. that stunt man (Max Maxwell) was pretty seriously hurt. He wore that door like a boss!
Took it like a champ.
Rewatched this movie and I'm still laughing about your John Wick comment. Pure genius 🤣