1987 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

The Barbarians (1987) Retrospective – Podcast

March 30, 2020 Maverick Staff 0 Comments 1987, cannon films, David Paul, Eva LaRue, Peter Paul, richard lynch, The Barbarians

Join hosts Trevor and Jason as they discuss the 1987 action flick The Barbarians. Starring Peter Paul, David Paul, Richard

Action Drama Reviews

Walker (1987) – Review

November 14, 2018November 13, 2018 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, ed harris, Marlee Matlin, Miguel Sandoval, Peter Boyle, René Auberjonois, Richard Masur, Walker

Alex Cox’s Walker is one of the most peculiar films to have been released by a major studio during the

Action Reviews

Malone (1987) – Review

March 29, 2017March 28, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, burt reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Cynthia Gibb, Harley Cokeliss, Kenneth McMillan, Lauren Hutton, Malone

1987 was supposed to be the year of Burt Reynolds’ big comeback. With three movies slated for release in the

Action Reviews

Over the Top (1987) – Review

March 23, 2017March 20, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, David Mendenhall, Menaham Golan, Over the Top, Rick Zumwalt, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely, sylvester stallone

There is no intellectual defense that could hide the fact that Over the Top is a bad movie. It bombed

Action Reviews

Death Before Dishonor (1987) – Review

March 6, 2017February 27, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Brian Keith, Death Before Dishonor, Fred Dryer, Joanna Pacula, Paul Winfield, sasha mitchell

Fred Dryer is a revenge obsessed Marine involved with Middle Eastern intrigue in the action film Death Before Dishonor. This

Featured

Penitentiary III (1987) – Review

January 29, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Anthony Geary, Jamaa Fanaka, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Marie Burrell Fanaka, Penitentiary III, Raymond Kessler, Ric Mancini, Steve Antin

Penitentiary III is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. This played frequently on HBO in the late 1980s

Action Featured Reviews

Assassination (1987) – Review

July 4, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Assassination, charles bronson, Jill Ireland, Michael Ansara, Randy Brooks, Stephen Elliott, William Prince

Assassination is a particularly shoddy, but relatively tame by Bronson standards, vehicle that looks, sounds and behaves as if it

Drama Horror Reviews

Angel Heart (1987) – Review

October 2, 2015February 23, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Alan Parker, Angel Heart, Charlotte Rampling, Lisa Bonet, mickey rourke, Robert De Niro

Alan Parker’s hellish vision of 1950’s film noir mixed with 1980’s horror genre creates an often magnificent and always interesting

Action Drama Featured

Heat (1987) – Review

July 6, 2015 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, burt reynolds, Heat, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol, RM Richards

Heat (Not to be confused with the 1995 Pacino/DeNiro classic) was to be Burt Reynolds’ triumphant return to the main

Action Family Reviews

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987) – Review

August 26, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold, cannon films, Firewalker, Gary Nelson, Henry Silva, James Earl Jones, King Solomon's Mines, Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone

The second film in the wistfully intended series from Cannon film’s featuring H. Rider Haggard’s literary hero Allan Quartermain is

Family Reviews

Winners Take All (1987) – Review

March 12, 2014March 12, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, BMX Bandits, Deborah Richter, Don Michael Paul, Fritz Kiersch, Gleaming the Cube, Kathleen York, Peter DeLuise, Rad, Robert Krantz, Thrasin', Winners Take All

Ah the 1980’s; a time when any sport or sporting event could be turned into a cinematic cash grab. In

Action Reviews

Rent-a-Cop (1987) – Review

February 7, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Bernie Casey, burt reynolds, james remar, Jerry London, John P. Ryan, Liza Mannelli, Rent-a-Cop, Richard Mauser, Sharky's Machine

Burt Reynolds is back in a semi-sequel to his 1981 hit Sharky’s Machine. This time his character is the similarly

Action Reviews

Caribe (1987) – Review

December 7, 2013December 7, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Caribe, John Savage, Kara Glover, Michael Kennedy, Red Scorpion 2, Stephen McHattie

Caribe is an odd wannabe action thriller, that incorporates James Bond, Deliverance and The Emerald Forrest into one wacked-out adventure.

Action Comedy Reviews

Miami Connection (1987) – Review

July 17, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Miami Connection

If you were of age during the 1980’s karate craze, than you probably remember posing as a dummy for a

Action Family Reviews SciFi

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) – Review

June 15, 2013June 15, 2013 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1987, Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, jon cryer, Margot Kidder, Mariel Hemingway, Mark Pillow, Sam Wanamaker, Sidney J. Furie, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, holds a special place in my film-going memory. It was the first Superman film

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