The Cannon Cruisers

The Cannon Cruisers

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  • Cannon Cruisers S08E06 - Dangerously Close (1986)
    Greetings and Salutations Fellow Travellers,
    This week we return to 1986 to check at the Albert Pyun's Cannon Classic, "Dangerously Close".
    This is a film that had proven to be difficult to find up until recently, and JD was quite excited to check it out.
    Please enjoy.
    19 min
  • Cannon Cruisers S08E05 - Death Warrant (1990)
    Due to Cannon's financial and legal troubles at the time the film we're discussing this week was released by MGM, not Cannon. Regardless of what it says on the tin, this film is CANONICALLY a Cannon film (Paid for and Produced) and we treat it as such.
    So tune in, tune out, and hear what JD and Randy thought about the 1990 Jean-Claude Van Damme classic, "Death Warrant",
    21 min
  • Cannon Cruisers S08E02 - The Apple (1980)
    In this week's episode of the Cannon Cruisers, we revisit a film near and dear to all our hearts, "The Apple" (1980).
    Have our thoughts on this Cannon classic changed since we first talked about it 2017? Join us to find out.
    29 min
  • Cannon Cruisers S08E01 - Treasure Of The Four Crowns (1983)
    Welcome to another exciting season of The CANNON CRUISERS!
    Who'd have thought that we'd still be cruisin' that Cannon catalogue into an eighth season?
    This week, we travel back to a time when people thought that 3D FILMS would be the NEXT BIG THING, 1983, and of course Cannon had to try to get their piece of the 3D pie flying right out of the screen with, "Treasure of the Four Crowns" (1983).
    15 min
  • The Warriors (1979)
    The Warriors (1979) - Action Thriller

    Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Randy here! And we're back for another season of Cannon Cruisers! As usual, we're kicking things off with a Non-Cannon adventure as JD and I check out Walter Hill's The Warriors (1979). After being falsely blamed for the murder of a powerful gang leader, the Warriors have to make their way across New York City and back to Coney Island while seemingly everyone in the city is hunting them.

    JD and I talk about how Walter Hill turns that simple journey into something much more distinctive, from the stylized gangs to the way he repeatedly shoots the Warriors moving toward the camera. We also get into the film's enormous influence on later pop culture and why its version of late-1970s New York remains such a major part of its identity. Since we watched the original theatrical cut, the conversation also touches on Hill's later director's cut and how differently the two versions present the same movie.

    Content Warning: This episode contains strong language and discussion of homophobic slurs and sexual assault.

    19 min
  • Cannon Cruisers Season 7 Non-Cannon Wrap-Up - Non-Cannon Retrospective

    Cannon Cruisers Season 7 Non-Cannon Wrap-Up - Non-Cannon Retrospective

    Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Randy here! Welcome back to the Non-Cannon-ical Adventures of JD and Randy. Part two of our Season 7 wrap-up tackles the nearly 30 Non-Cannon films we somehow watched along the way. We start by revisiting our John Carpenter run before getting into the season proper, including The Running Man and the very large summer detour that followed.

    JD and I look back at movies that surprised us, ones that absolutely did not, and a few that became favourites. The Manhattan Project turned out far better than expected, while Heat and Tombstone gave us two of the strongest films we'd covered. New York Ninja somehow became another highlight before we closed the season where we began, with John Carpenter and The Thing. Randy is going back to sleep now.

    Content Warning: This episode contains strong language and discussion of violence, self-harm and mature sexual themes.

    35 min
  • Cannon Cruisers Season 7 Cannon Wrap-Up - Cannon Films Retrospective

    Cannon Cruisers Season 7 Cannon Wrap-Up - Cannon Films Retrospective

    Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Randy here! Happy New Year! We somehow covered almost 40 movies in Season 7, so JD and I split the wrap-up in two. This first half is all Cannon, kicking off with American Ninja 4: The Annihilation before moving into the studio's final years. Chuck Norris turns up in The Hitman before eventually returning for Hellbound.

    We work through the Cannon side film by film, including American Samurai and our 100th episode pick, Street Knight. By the time we reach Chain of Command, we've worked our way to 1996 and roughly 100 Cannon movies covered overall. We didn't want to rush the recap. Spoilers: we ended up rushing anyway.

    Content Warning: This episode contains strong language and discussion of violence and sexual content.

    38 min

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Cannon Cruisers is a weekly film podcast with JD and Randy. What started as a journey through the Cannon Films catalogue has grown into 400+ movies from the 1970s to today, with plenty of 1980s and…