With Nate out, Charlie and Pete invited our sisters from another podcast Anna and Hannah of Cinema Slab to join us this week. After the show the question of needing Nate at all if these gals are available came up several times. Just kidding, Nate. (Or am I?)

The legendary Rutger Hauer is Nick Randall, a bounty hunter with attitude and a kick ass shotgun in 1987’s action thriller Wanted: Dead or Alive! As a former CIA agent, Randall is tasked by the FBI with bringing down the baddest of baddies, a terrorist by the name of Malak Al Rahim, played by The Demon himself, Gene Simmons. Doctor Love impresses with his acting chops and Rutger Hauer is…well Rutger Hauer. But can that star power and gritty brutality save a weak script? Find out with us at B-Action!

Funny how things just work out. Pete was all butt hurt that Roger Corman's Death Race 2000 got a "serious and gritty" remake in 2008. So butt hurt that he never gave it the time of day, so when Charlie made him watch it you knew shenanigans would develop and instead of just watching Death Race (2008) we decided to do a double feature with the OG, Death Race 2000 (1975). We chat about the differences and commonalities of both films and make each other giggle over how wonderfully dumb these movies can be. Nate's already regretting taking the month off.  SUCKER!

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is Sam Hell, an outlaw that just so happens to be one the last fertile men on Earth. The ladies of Medtech offer him a clean slate if he'll help them repopulate society! One little problem though. A town of mutant frog humanoids are stirring up trouble in their path. It's a classic B-Movie with charm, bewbs, and some badass moments. With practical effects by the iconic Steve Wang, and all the Frogman action you can shake a stick at, Dustin gives this film 3 Dancing Snakes up!

Troy joins the cast for one of the best action movies of the mid-90s. True Lies is Arnold at his best mixing absurd action with a light comedy that doesn't feel like it's trying to tell a joke. James Cameron is flexing his directorial muscles harder than old Arnie ever could and brings us astonishing shots and bonkers stunts. It's a trifecta of writing, directing and acting. Can you tell we liked it?

Expect No Mercy from the B-Action Boys as we review this 1995 Billy Blanks and Jalal Merhi classic! Two FBI agents infiltrate a guild of assassins training with virtual reality and tons of racist stereotypes. There’s kicks! There’s guns! There’s an Iguana! With that trifecta, who needs acting lessons?! Apparently everyone, except that chick from the Walking Dead. Anyway, roundhouse kicks and one liners give this movie some charm and the Master of Tae Bo shows you some of his slightly better than average moves!

In what hopefully becomes a regular event, the Give Me Back boys have teamed up with our mates over at A Cut Above, Spoils of Horror and Cinema Slab to cover a wonderful franchise; this year it's Critters!  Much like last year when we covered Children of the Corn 2, this year we got to watch the best of the bunch in Critters 2! So is Critters the best tiny monster franchise? Is it better than Gremlins? Three words: Giant-Critter-Ball-of-Death. Well, I guess that's five words. Gimme a break. I'm a podcaster not a math magician.

We know... we know.... We should have saved The Last Starfighter for our next "Kid Month" but Charlie pulled rank when he heard that it's been 40ish years since Pete's seen it and Nate can't remember if he had (spoiler, he hadn't). Even though it's really meant for kids, the nostalgia generated hit the cast like an avalanche and all the feels came bubbling to the surface. Have you ever heard a grown man swoon?  Here's your chance.

This week the guys wanted Predator but Charlie said we had Predator at home as he brings RoboWar starring Reb Brown to the show. Explore the not so deep jungle and encounter not an alien with the guys as they smile and cheer their way thru a truly B Action movie. With a ton of bullets, explosions, and some of the best nicknames in the business...this is definitely worth your time! 

Naked Space Vampires. 

Using those three words to describe a movie directed by Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) written by Dan O'Bannon (Alien and Return of the Living Dead) and this podcast is fully invested. So what happened? How did a movie of such potential fall short? Well for one, it was made by Canon Films and while we certainly enjoy many of their crazy films, Canon doesn't have  much of a reputation for quality.

Naked Space Vampires.  We wanted so much more.