Get your motor runnin' because we're headed out on the highway in today's B-Movie Babylon as we tackle 1991 biker action flick Stone Cold! Bosworth, Henriksen, and Forsythe...it's a B-movie action fan's dream! Want to support the channel? www.patreon.com/Horrorgeek ko-fi.com/thehorrorgeek Get Your Horrorgeek Merch! horrorgeek.creator-spring.com/ Purchase Stone Cold here! amzn.to/3FrcBq8 Hard Target: amzn.to/3QtLwsP I Come in Peace: amzn.to/3Mc3Tjt Disclaimer: this is an Amazon affiliate link. By purchasing through this link my channel will earn a referral fee. This will not make the item cost more. Amazon simply pays me for sending business to their site. It's another way you can support the channel. Listen on podcast platforms: Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2Cn1lep5PYVfzxZF8tzjz9 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b-movie-babylon/id1709027230?uo=4 Google Podcasts: podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy50cmFuc2lzdG9yLmZtL2ItbW92aWUtYmFieWxvbg== Amazon: music.amazon.com/podcasts/bb97037d-4331-478a-9498-58c58efc2033 Follow me on social media! Twitter ► twitter.com/horrorgeek Instagram ► instagram.com/geekpocalypse Facebook ► facebook.com/mike.bracken The Horror Geek FB group ► facebook.com/groups/11186... Blue Sky ► @horrorgeek.bsky.social
Mike, I'm really digging this new show, just like Sick Flicks. Please keep it up, and: Yes, FOX is King of canceling shows and thank you for mentioning Brimstone. I watched it until it was canceled.
Remember Brian Bosworth used to be in a T.V. series called Lawless? I used to think that Kate Bosworth was related to him. Lol! Stone Cold was a good movie but looking back it makes me laugh to think that Brian Bosworth looks like a younger, much more photogenic version of Dog the Bounty Hunter, lol! 😂
Baxley, man. What an unsung meat and potatoes journeyman filmmaker - Stone Cold, Action Jackson, I Come In Peace, and 2 of some of the best Stephen King projects for TV with Storm of the Century (probably of the best King films in general) and Rose Red.
I love this movie so much. It's actually a really competently developed actioner and Bosworth was surprisingly natural as an action hero. The cast was amazing, too!
I absolutely love this B Classic,thanx Mike!I still remember the TV ad promo for it where the Boz talks directly into the camera & says "Hello there this is Brian Bozworth and I cordially invite you to come see my new movie STONE COLD."I took him up on it and was glad ever since.
I remember seeing William Forsyth in this movie and being blown away by that dude. Then I later found out that he was in Cloak and Dagger playing the computer geek and It about blew my mind. That dude has so much range and ability it is not funny. Thanks for your time and effort on this. I loved this movie back in the day and am happy you covered it. Excellent work as always Buddy.
the squibs in this film are some of the best I've ever seen in a film. i saw this opening night at the theater. it surprises me how many b movies I've seen in the theatre.
Nice review. This is a great male centric machismo movie. Funny personal story: i saw this in a second run theater back in the day in MS. In walks three bikers to watch the film. They kept calling out to people they knew on screen. I assume the film crew utilized real bikers. A few minutes later, a couple of police officers came in and escorted them out, without incident. I don't know what that was about but it definitely added to the ambiance of the movie going experience.
My grandpa was a night owl after retirement and I watched many a crappy B-action movie on the typical outstanding late-night cable/Showtime weekend lineups with him. I distinctly remember this one in particular!
I love this movie, one of my all time favorites as well. I just watched it a few weeks ago when I found it on my movie app. I agree that Henrickson and Forsythe, added to the legitimate awesomeness to this movie and I’ll never forget it!
Saw this in a packed indie theater a couple months ago. Mostly a younger crowd, and they were blown away by the pacing and general Stone Coldness. We'd seen I Come In Peace at the same place a couple weeks before--definitely a good pairing. Thanks for giving this one the deep dive!
My best friend and I were just kids when my older brother rented this for us. We thought The Boz was the coolest guy ever! You got me covered! More of these PLEASE!
These are fun to do but a lot of work (they weren't supposed to be, but I always make shit more work than it needs to be... :p) but there are more on the way. Highlander next week.
As a fellow Tampa area denizen, I loved the talk about the local landmarks. I adore this series and there’s something to pique my interest in every one you do! Thanks Mike!
Glad to hear it! Someday I'll get to something that lets me talk about hanging out at WMNF with Digital Underground crew before they got famous, shopping at University Square Mall and Tampa Bay Center, and so on. :p
Another great B movie Babylon Mike, you've really found your calling with these. What can I say, I watched Stone Cold last night for the 1st time in 20+ years, I used to really like it but went into it with low expectations and was absolutely blown away it just doesn't let up , it is mmmmmm , mullets,monitor lizards, motorbikes, mayhem, mirth and mammaries. What more could you ask for? Henrickson and Forsyth are brutal and acting their chops off in this, Bosworth is surprisingly good now I know he was a NFL player (we don't know things like that in the UK) I would have liked to have seen more action films with him. I had no idea this was done by the guy who did Dark Angel (I come in Peace) another 90s favourite of mine , but now I know I can see it, definitely has the same style in storytelling and action sequences, I didn't know he also did Storm of the Century and Rose Red , both of which I consider to be The best of the Stephen King mini series and not forgetting Action Jackson , that's a good run of low budget classics. What was the budget on Stone Cold? It feels quite high budget especially the final act it's absolute Carnage. I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen it to go watch it now it is up there with the best action films.
I forgot to add, I didn't expect to see Henrickson in such good shape , he was surprisingly built in this , fair play to him. I also had to laugh at the end tho ,Joe would've certainly lost his job and got sent down as the whole bust went to shit and nearly everyone died in the courthouse 🤷 yeah they got the gang but the gang still managed to pull off D day .
Yeah, this one had a fairly decent budget...like 15-25 mil depending on the source. It's a real shame it didn't earn out...but I kinda knew that was gonna happen when I saw it twice in virtually empty theaters. :p We don't talk about Baxley's work enough...dude made great movies.
This movie KICKS ASS!!! I was in the Marine Corps when this film was released, and we ate it up! Henriksen and Forsythe were outstanding in their roles! This movie is on RUclips.
I'd pay you to do it!! But i"m on disability at the moment due to a stroke. I'm on your patreon as MICHAEL MYERS I think. It's been a tough year... @@TheHorrorGeek
I was born in 1981, and I watched it on VHS when I was around 11 years old. I must have watched it a dozen times in a week. Showed it to my friends, and some of their parents were mad that their kids had watched it. It was a very small town.
Love what you say about traveling back in time when you press play. These movies and period were great and it even makes my kids envious that I was around then. Memories and nostalgia are precious and when it comes to movies relatively accessible to relive. Thanks for yet another great show.
In honor of my mother and late life mate, I’m going to recommend the double feature of Stone Cold and Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man. They were both motorcycle enthusiasts and loved both movies. So let’s have a 1991 movie double feature
I met Forsyth at Son of Monsterpalooza one year. I told him of all of the amazing roles he's played that his "what do ya think of THIS!?" from Duece Bigalow was the thing I will never forget and will always be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
I've always had a soft spot for Stone Cold. I have friends who to this day still talk about it and how sinister Lance Henriksen's scene editing the video of the Whip just repeating "death death death death death death" and Henriksen laughing...that was stone cold of Chains. I met William Forsythe at the now defunct Rock and Shock convention years ago. What a great guy. Many people I know always get excited when they see him onscreen. A guy who used to tattoo me brought it when he saw him show up in The Devils Rejects. I thought it was best I tell Mr. Forsythe how much love when he's in movies and what a great actor he is. He was pretty moved. Great episode! 🤘
Oh I remember "Movies for Guys who like Movies." Good times! I remember this used to be shown on TBS and TNT a lot in the 1990s and early 2000s, but I never watched it. Thank you for reviewing this one. I was curious as to who "The Boz" was and why was seemingly his only movie.
Incredible Action movie. I saw it in 1992 when i was 12 and was blown away. Since then i watched it about 30 Times maybe more and it still rocks. Brian Bosworth was my hero in my childhood. Thank you for this. Greetings from Germany 👍🏻
There's so much testosterone in this movie every time it's played a man is cured of his impotence. Also, I think the Cologuard sponsor tie-ins write themselves. 'I'm Mike Braken. I watch a lot of crap movies. But your crap can help save your life.'
They should've gone all Lethal Weapon and had BOTH agents shoot the bad guy...Lance Henrikson was in Pumpkinhead!! Love Pumpkinhead... The things we love were once replacements of the things our parents loved...
Thanks for covering this movie because I was trying to find the name of the movie for ages so I can add to my video library, definitely one of those movies where you spend the weekend and just turn off everything and watch some B-movie awesomeness
This movie was 110% a "Cinemax Friday Premiere" (you know, the movie that started 3 hours before you turned on Cinemax) in 1992. "The Boz" is a pretty good sports (auto)biography. Man lived his character. Feels like you need the clip of him getting smurfed by Bo, though. Also, he was a first round pick in the supplemental draft- a draft specifically for guys who had any number of issues between the regular draft and end of school year, of which yes, Bosworth. Lance and Billy don't have to carry any movie that has a beefhouse like Sam McMurray to do the heavy lifting. This was right at the launch of the NC-17 rating, so I'm excited to see how similar to "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and Her Lover" this is. I always thought there should be a strip club called "Wild Cherries", I continue waiting. Is that the Tom McGee from the Bret Hart "best match no one ever saw"?
Thanks for the nostalgia trip Mike. This one is definitely a classic. Hard Target and Dark Angel are also great fun. I hope you'll cover, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man at some stage 😁
Mike, you're a good man. I'm right there with ya, growing up in the same time as you. Many of these 80's movies have become cult gems. It's great to enjoy your commentary throughout. Rock on-.
Oh man, I LOVE Stone Cold. Thankfully it made it to cinemas here in the UK in the early 90's and it immediately became a firm fave for all the reasons you give. Great supporting cast and Baxley doing top notch work with the stunts and action. Agreed that it's a damn shame they don't make movies like this any more. And yes, Dark Angel is also fab. Gotta love The Bax! 😁
I never really knew about Lance until I saw the bulletproof vest scene on Siskel & Ebert. I thought he was terrifying. Then I saw him on Letterman promoting Millennium, and he was the most normal guy in the world (except for the voice).
The best story about Lance that hardly anyone seems to know is that he was illiterate until he was like 30 or something. Imagine having to not only learn to read as an adult, but then getting good enough at it to be an actor...
Lance Hendrickson has one of the best whacko of the week in Hannibal. Bosworth has a fantastic appearance in other b action films Substitute and Extreme Prejudice a underrated gem with Nick Nolte, Michael Ironside, and Powers Boothe. Bosworth has a scene that will have you laughing under your breath as he and his mercenary partner create a distraction in the unemployment office.
Stone Cold is the absolute zenith of 90s action flicks. It's too bad Boz didn't get more opportunities from the film, but at least his first outing was alongside two of the best actors working during my lifetime. Lance and William elevate everything they're in, beyond a doubt. They both should have won an Emmy or an Oscar by now.
Dude, the Superbowl Shuffle made me a Bears fan for years! The Boz was definitely overshadowed by Bo Knows in my world, which makes me wonder if there were any projects that started with Bo Jackson in mind.
Organized crime was an issue in Mississippi in the 80’s. I remember a story about a prominent woman in Biloxi who was dead set against allowing casinos in the state who was murdered by members of an organized crime group trying to get the casino bill pushed through. It was a whole thing, believe it or not.
Yeah, I figured there was some, but had no idea that the gambling brought in so much of that sort of thing...which was just me not thinking. Happens a lot. :p
The German movie poster does state: Michael Douglas präsentiert (which obviously translates to Michael Douglas presents). Despite it's not very promising performance during it's theatrical run in the US, the distributor over here seemingly had high hopes as they even commissioned a novelization. In 1997 Bosworth played a (kind of) similar character in the tv movie Back In Business, directed by Philippe Mora (The Howling II & III). It was released theatrically here in Germany as Heart of Stone (actual title, not translated from German) but for the video release (and subsequently DVD) it was titled Stone Cold II - Heart of Stone. And I think in Italy it was marketed as a sequel to Stone Cold too.
Nice level up with your new set Mike. Your right about Bosworths mullet. Even Gods mullet isn't that legendary. I've always wondered why he didn't transition over to pro wrestling after Quincy finished the autopsy on his movie career. B squared had what counted in the squared circle at that point & time. Sweet mullet,basic acting skills, muscles and familiarity with steroids... It may be that he did give it a shot and it didn't pan out, but if not,too bad. It's interesting that you mentioned I Come in Peace, I'd be curious to know if you plan on covering it for the show? Anyway, nice pick for this week. Stay sick Mike! Listen to S.O.D.!!!
There are too many great Henrikson roles to pick a fave, but his turn in Near Dark has supplied me with quotes for years. The man is a National Treasure. (and he should be in a National Treasure movie)
Not only does Bos look like Randy Orton with a mullet, but the guy at 15:52 looks like a buff version of Kenny Omega! And seeing Lance Henriksen in the priest outfit makes me think of his role as an actual priest in the forgotten horror anthology movie Nightmares.
Well now have to check this one out again to see Henrikson and Forsythe in their prime. Ahh cable, the great wonderful graveyard of failed box office films that were totally worth watching.
My dad got me into biker movies Psychomania, I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, Undertaker and His Pals, Born Losers, The Wild One, Above The Law, Last Rider, On Any Sunday documentary series, an hour and 30 minutes later I finally get to Easy Rider and Great Escape just me listening random movies he got me into
This preacher I listen to Mike recently said that for the past year, he has asked his audience at the beginning of every night, "Who is as happy now as they were 20 years ago?". He says that not one person has ever put up their hand. So it's not just longing for our youth like generations before us, but maybe the world really is changing in some way?
Yeah, I think it's always normal to be nostalgic for your youth, but I also think the past 8-10 years have seen such weird changes in the world that many of us just would really love to go back to the 80s and 90s when it feels like everything was simpler, people were nicer, and there was just more hope for lack of a better term.
The opening montage is just incredible. And they don't really ruin the action by worrying about explaining too much, like why the biker shows up at the christening to blast a priest through a window. The revenge plot for the DA is insane, too. Even if they completed it according to plan, how are you gonna get away with it? It also turns action hero tropes on it's head. Stone doesnt save the girl or prevent the massacre, or even prevent any murders or explosions, and he doesn't kill the bad guy. He literally fails at everything except being a badass.
Great episode! This movie reminds me of my dad who passed about 12 years ago. He loved this movie. Oh and fun fact, I named my son Bishop (mostly) after Lances character in Aliens.
If it’s cool I might actually hit you up on ig,, I’ve never worked in a theater or known anyone that has and I just been wondering about how some of it works
I'm in the same boat... saw this in hs and later looking back, it seemed to be the end of an era for these movies. Boz got short changed - I think if he'd been at the beginning of that era instead of the end, we'd be talking about him with Arnold, Sly, and Bruce. Kinda wish Tarantino would have picked him up for a role, but Boz didn't seem to fall into the right era for that, like Travolta did. Ah, what could have been. But, we'll always have Stone Cold. Thanks for covering this gem, Mike. As always, we appreciate ya!
This reminds me of Fixing The Shadow (1993) with Charlie Sheen and Michael Madsen. I also remember Lance Henriksen as Dr. Jarret in the sci-fi horror movie Man's Best Friend (1993).
As someone who grew up in a 1% household, this was a frequent go-to comedy classic. It's too bad the governing body couldn't be suede, it was cool back then.
@@dougrussell1926 I think it is on RUclips, ran two seasons. Based on the supposedly true story of a guy that infiltrated three separate motorcycle clubs. Let's just say season one had a prospective member be given his full patch and a motorcycle because he didn't own a motorcycle
Hi Mike. Everything you said about the lapsing of time and things not being the same really resonates with me. It's nice to be alive and appreciate what you have around you, but when those things don't stir you as things used to, it does invoke melancholy.
Agreed. I'm at an age where I've started losing people I loved and I know that it is just going to happen more and more. At the same time I still feel like I am in my early 20s a lot of the time and reconciling those things is hard! As flawed as this world can be there's still inspiration to be found in its beauty in the creativity of its inhabitants. I'm going to stick around and take in joy when it comes along and do my best to support those who are still with us as they find theirs.
As Steven Seagal falls to the concrete unconscious John Saxon sets his J & B down and says "Hold my drink." And that was the last anyone has seen Stone 😆.
Hello mike! Big Fan from austria here, love your channel, it helped me thru the pandemic! This movie was one of my favorites, i was 16 when it came out in cinemas. This movie and harley davidson and the marlboro man where my favorite biker movies in the 90s. Also made of steel with charlie sheen. Thank you for the review and keep those great videos coming! Lets get to the gore and find out! Greetings from austria to you sir!
Nice shoutout to Brimstone, such a fun series. While not a big fan of The Boz, i did like Stone Cold. I grew up with those kinda action flicks. Nice to see the 'alien' gun from I Come In Peace make an appearance, Ice must of had it set to low, as the biker and everything else didn't explode heh.
@@TheHorrorGeek I don’t see why either. This is Sick flicks universe expanded. Come on fellow gore hounds, mikes never disappointed us. Why would he start now. Gymkata was great too. I remember the days of the VCR rental, and then the two tape trick as well. Still have old copies of the inhumanoids cartoon. And a vcr that’s older than my kids combined ages😂
That was one of my favorite action films from the 90's I can't believe Bosworth was one and done after this film. Pretty much all his other movies went straight to home video and he also had one failed TV show. I remember that same year, The Perfect Weapon also came out. Jeff Speakman's and Bosworth's careers both fizzled out after their first films.
Both their first films were awesome debuts. I thought they were both going to be the next two big action stars. If Speakman were in his prime today, he'd be the perfect Batman. He'd wouldn't need any stunt double for his fight scenes. Tom Magee also got to fight Jeff Speakman in his second film. @@TheHorrorGeek
Great review. Your summation of life at the end really nailed it, I feel like I went to bed one night in my mid- twenties, and woke up collecting Social Security. It sucks. Looking forward to Wednesday. Till then, take care.
I feel that way a lot now...I'm 51, why does everything I love feel like it was a hundred years ago and why did we replace it all with shit that sucks? :p
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BRIMSTONE ! ! ! Christ, we're old !!!
One of the best Lucifers ever !
Mike, I'm really digging this new show, just like Sick Flicks. Please keep it up, and:
Yes, FOX is King of canceling shows and thank you for mentioning Brimstone. I watched it until it was canceled.
Remember Brian Bosworth used to be in a T.V. series called Lawless? I used to think that Kate Bosworth was related to him. Lol! Stone Cold was a good movie but looking back it makes me laugh to think that Brian Bosworth looks like a younger, much more photogenic version of Dog the Bounty Hunter, lol! 😂
I got my motor running, headed out to the boulangerie, looking for some pastries and whatever comes my way
Lance Henrikson elevates every film he’s in.
100% agree. He knows not every movie he's in is worth a damn, but he's always a professional who brings his "A" game.
That is the opposite of the stupidest thing I've ever fkn heard.
Remember him as the detective in The Terminator?
That's the first role I think of, oddly enough.
@@ninjabearpress2574 Yes. He talked about a guy that fornicated with his afghan.
& MAN did he stay in shape! Gotta give credit when due
When you said Aikido "Master"...I fell out of my chair. Boz would wipe the floor with Segal's head.
Haha! Yeah...I think Seagal is struggling in this segment so far.
Baxley, man. What an unsung meat and potatoes journeyman filmmaker - Stone Cold, Action Jackson, I Come In Peace, and 2 of some of the best Stephen King projects for TV with Storm of the Century (probably of the best King films in general) and Rose Red.
Yeah, dude just made good stuff that wasn't big budget or anything but was always entertaining.
I remember watching those movies/mini series when they came out and they were and are great. On par with It. Even surpassing in certain ways.
plus a stunt coordinator - The A-Team, Dukes of Hazzard & The Warriors - some great stuff
@@dennisk207 He also worked on the first Predator film.
@@TheHorrorGeek You really need to cover One Man's Justice AKA One Tough Bastard in a future video; The Boz vs. Karl Sovak
I love this movie so much. It's actually a really competently developed actioner and Bosworth was surprisingly natural as an action hero. The cast was amazing, too!
Kinda hoped I'd see William Forsythe narrating. He does so much on the Horror Geek.
1. Stone Cold is badass
2. I’m loving the Monday uploads!
This was one of my fave on showtime at late night. Underrated for sure.
I absolutely love this B Classic,thanx Mike!I still remember the TV ad promo for it where the Boz talks directly into the camera & says "Hello there this is Brian Bozworth and I cordially invite you to come see my new movie STONE COLD."I took him up on it and was glad ever since.
Haha! no regrets on seeing this one in the theater for sure.
"I come in peace"...."..and you leave in pieces"
I like the smoothie scene in Stone Cold, but the one in End of Days was even better. Took it to a whole nother level.
I remember seeing William Forsyth in this movie and being blown away by that dude. Then I later found out that he was in Cloak and Dagger playing the computer geek and It about blew my mind. That dude has so much range and ability it is not funny. Thanks for your time and effort on this. I loved this movie back in the day and am happy you covered it. Excellent work as always Buddy.
the squibs in this film are some of the best I've ever seen in a film. i saw this opening night at the theater. it surprises me how many b movies I've seen in the theatre.
Nice review. This is a great male centric machismo movie. Funny personal story: i saw this in a second run theater back in the day in MS. In walks three bikers to watch the film. They kept calling out to people they knew on screen. I assume the film crew utilized real bikers. A few minutes later, a couple of police officers came in and escorted them out, without incident. I don't know what that was about but it definitely added to the ambiance of the movie going experience.
I really enjoyed Stone Cold when it came out. Always surprised they didn't make any more movies with Bosworth. Heinrikson was outstanding as always.
I also love Henriksen as Jesse Hooker in Near Dark!
I actually saw this in the theater. As an action flick chic, I found it very satisfying.
My favorite thing is when they give up calling him his undercover name and just run with it.
My grandpa was a night owl after retirement and I watched many a crappy B-action movie on the typical outstanding late-night cable/Showtime weekend lineups with him. I distinctly remember this one in particular!
That’s a great memory. For me it was my grandmother.
I'm from the UK, and I remember the trailer for this being on pretty much every single video I rented around that time
I love this movie, one of my all time favorites as well. I just watched it a few weeks ago when I found it on my movie app. I agree that Henrickson and Forsythe, added to the legitimate awesomeness to this movie and I’ll never forget it!
Saw this in a packed indie theater a couple months ago. Mostly a younger crowd, and they were blown away by the pacing and general Stone Coldness. We'd seen I Come In Peace at the same place a couple weeks before--definitely a good pairing. Thanks for giving this one the deep dive!
Glad you liked it!
My best friend and I were just kids when my older brother rented this for us. We thought The Boz was the coolest guy ever! You got me covered! More of these PLEASE!
These are fun to do but a lot of work (they weren't supposed to be, but I always make shit more work than it needs to be... :p) but there are more on the way. Highlander next week.
As a fellow Tampa area denizen, I loved the talk about the local landmarks. I adore this series and there’s something to pique my interest in every one you do! Thanks Mike!
Glad to hear it! Someday I'll get to something that lets me talk about hanging out at WMNF with Digital Underground crew before they got famous, shopping at University Square Mall and Tampa Bay Center, and so on. :p
@@TheHorrorGeek awwwwww yeahhhhhh! Nice
Another great B movie Babylon Mike, you've really found your calling with these.
What can I say, I watched Stone Cold last night for the 1st time in 20+ years, I used to really like it but went into it with low expectations and was absolutely blown away it just doesn't let up , it is mmmmmm , mullets,monitor lizards, motorbikes, mayhem, mirth and mammaries. What more could you ask for?
Henrickson and Forsyth are brutal and acting their chops off in this, Bosworth is surprisingly good now I know he was a NFL player (we don't know things like that in the UK) I would have liked to have seen more action films with him.
I had no idea this was done by the guy who did Dark Angel (I come in Peace) another 90s favourite of mine , but now I know I can see it, definitely has the same style in storytelling and action sequences, I didn't know he also did Storm of the Century and Rose Red , both of which I consider to be The best of the Stephen King mini series and not forgetting Action Jackson , that's a good run of low budget classics.
What was the budget on Stone Cold? It feels quite high budget especially the final act it's absolute Carnage.
I highly recommend anyone who hasn't seen it to go watch it now it is up there with the best action films.
I forgot to add, I didn't expect to see Henrickson in such good shape , he was surprisingly built in this , fair play to him.
I also had to laugh at the end tho ,Joe would've certainly lost his job and got sent down as the whole bust went to shit and nearly everyone died in the courthouse 🤷 yeah they got the gang but the gang still managed to pull off D day .
Yeah, this one had a fairly decent budget...like 15-25 mil depending on the source. It's a real shame it didn't earn out...but I kinda knew that was gonna happen when I saw it twice in virtually empty theaters. :p
We don't talk about Baxley's work enough...dude made great movies.
Boz was stone cold before Stone Cold was stone cold!
I was 11 when this movie came out. I loved it then, and it still holds up today.
This movie KICKS ASS!!! I was in the Marine Corps when this film was released, and we ate it up! Henriksen and Forsythe were outstanding in their roles! This movie is on RUclips.
omg!! you are knocking them OUT OF THE PARK!!! i graduated in 91 also and LOVED this movie!!! You need to do REAL MEN with John Ritter!!
Been awhile since I've seen that one!
I'd pay you to do it!! But i"m on disability at the moment due to a stroke. I'm on your patreon as MICHAEL MYERS I think. It's been a tough year...
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I was born in 1981, and I watched it on VHS when I was around 11 years old. I must have watched it a dozen times in a week. Showed it to my friends, and some of their parents were mad that their kids had watched it. It was a very small town.
Love what you say about traveling back in time when you press play. These movies and period were great and it even makes my kids envious that I was around then. Memories and nostalgia are precious and when it comes to movies relatively accessible to relive. Thanks for yet another great show.
Glad you liked it!
Seriously, though, props to the prop department for Henriksen's wig, because as much as I enjoy that actor I genuinely didn't recognize him.
One of my all-time fave B action movies. It's absolutely batshit and chock-full of cheesy action one-liners!
In honor of my mother and late life mate, I’m going to recommend the double feature of Stone Cold and Harley Davidson and The Marlboro Man. They were both motorcycle enthusiasts and loved both movies. So let’s have a 1991 movie double feature
Seen this on HBO back in 1993 and watched it over and over. Great film
I met Forsyth at Son of Monsterpalooza one year. I told him of all of the amazing roles he's played that his "what do ya think of THIS!?" from Duece Bigalow was the thing I will never forget and will always be one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
I've always had a soft spot for Stone Cold. I have friends who to this day still talk about it and how sinister Lance Henriksen's scene editing the video of the Whip just repeating "death death death death death death" and Henriksen laughing...that was stone cold of Chains. I met William Forsythe at the now defunct Rock and Shock convention years ago. What a great guy. Many people I know always get excited when they see him onscreen. A guy who used to tattoo me brought it when he saw him show up in The Devils Rejects. I thought it was best I tell Mr. Forsythe how much love when he's in movies and what a great actor he is. He was pretty moved. Great episode! 🤘
Thanks! I have loved William Forsythe since I was a kid...him and Lance...they just don't make actors like that anymore.
@@TheHorrorGeek yeah they're are absolutely brilliant together
Oh I remember "Movies for Guys who like Movies." Good times! I remember this used to be shown on TBS and TNT a lot in the 1990s and early 2000s, but I never watched it. Thank you for reviewing this one. I was curious as to who "The Boz" was and why was seemingly his only movie.
Incredible Action movie. I saw it in 1992 when i was 12 and was blown away.
Since then i watched it about 30 Times maybe more and it still rocks.
Brian Bosworth was my hero in my childhood.
Thank you for this.
Greetings from Germany 👍🏻
Thank you! Greetings from Florida!
Yeah, this flick was a blast! And I too have mailed poop to a lab, my friend. Time has no mercy...thanks for an always enjoyable time.
Haha! I had that fun earlier this year...what a time to be alive. :p
Brian Bosworth plays the sheriff on the Dr. Pepper Fanville commercials. Christ, he's old!
There's so much testosterone in this movie every time it's played a man is cured of his impotence. Also, I think the Cologuard sponsor tie-ins write themselves. 'I'm Mike Braken. I watch a lot of crap movies. But your crap can help save your life.'
HAhaha! They need to sponsor a video for sure. Thanks Matt!
They should've gone all Lethal Weapon and had BOTH agents shoot the bad guy...Lance Henrikson was in Pumpkinhead!! Love Pumpkinhead...
The things we love were once replacements of the things our parents loved...
Excited for a potential "I Come in Peace" review.
Dolph rules.
Thanks for covering this movie because I was trying to find the name of the movie for ages so I can add to my video library, definitely one of those movies where you spend the weekend and just turn off everything and watch some B-movie awesomeness
It’s free here on RUclips.
Stone Cold truly was B-movie GOLD...
This movie was 110% a "Cinemax Friday Premiere" (you know, the movie that started 3 hours before you turned on Cinemax) in 1992.
"The Boz" is a pretty good sports (auto)biography. Man lived his character.
Feels like you need the clip of him getting smurfed by Bo, though.
Also, he was a first round pick in the supplemental draft- a draft specifically for guys who had any number of issues between the regular draft and end of school year, of which yes, Bosworth.
Lance and Billy don't have to carry any movie that has a beefhouse like Sam McMurray to do the heavy lifting.
This was right at the launch of the NC-17 rating, so I'm excited to see how similar to "The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and Her Lover" this is.
I always thought there should be a strip club called "Wild Cherries", I continue waiting.
Is that the Tom McGee from the Bret Hart "best match no one ever saw"?
Yes it’s that Tom McGee
Stone Cold was one of gems you either loved or hated
Thanks for the nostalgia trip Mike.
This one is definitely a classic. Hard Target and Dark Angel are also great fun.
I hope you'll cover, Harley Davidson and the Marlboro man at some stage 😁
Definitely on the list for a potential episode!
Mike, you're a good man.
I'm right there with ya, growing up in the same time as you.
Many of these 80's movies have become cult gems.
It's great to enjoy your commentary throughout. Rock on-.
Thank you so much!
I saw this at the same age. I live how insane this film is
Oh man, I LOVE Stone Cold. Thankfully it made it to cinemas here in the UK in the early 90's and it immediately became a firm fave for all the reasons you give. Great supporting cast and Baxley doing top notch work with the stunts and action. Agreed that it's a damn shame they don't make movies like this any more. And yes, Dark Angel is also fab. Gotta love The Bax! 😁
I never really knew about Lance until I saw the bulletproof vest scene on Siskel & Ebert. I thought he was terrifying. Then I saw him on Letterman promoting Millennium, and he was the most normal guy in the world (except for the voice).
The best story about Lance that hardly anyone seems to know is that he was illiterate until he was like 30 or something. Imagine having to not only learn to read as an adult, but then getting good enough at it to be an actor...
Lance Hendrickson has one of the best whacko of the week in Hannibal.
Bosworth has a fantastic appearance in other b action films Substitute and Extreme Prejudice a underrated gem with Nick Nolte, Michael Ironside, and Powers Boothe. Bosworth has a scene that will have you laughing under your breath as he and his mercenary partner create a distraction in the unemployment office.
Stone Cold is the absolute zenith of 90s action flicks. It's too bad Boz didn't get more opportunities from the film, but at least his first outing was alongside two of the best actors working during my lifetime. Lance and William elevate everything they're in, beyond a doubt. They both should have won an Emmy or an Oscar by now.
Dude, the Superbowl Shuffle made me a Bears fan for years! The Boz was definitely overshadowed by Bo Knows in my world, which makes me wonder if there were any projects that started with Bo Jackson in mind.
Organized crime was an issue in Mississippi in the 80’s. I remember a story about a prominent woman in Biloxi who was dead set against allowing casinos in the state who was murdered by members of an organized crime group trying to get the casino bill pushed through. It was a whole thing, believe it or not.
Yeah, I figured there was some, but had no idea that the gambling brought in so much of that sort of thing...which was just me not thinking. Happens a lot. :p
The German movie poster does state: Michael Douglas präsentiert (which obviously translates to Michael Douglas presents).
Despite it's not very promising performance during it's theatrical run in the US, the distributor over here seemingly had high hopes as they even commissioned a novelization.
In 1997 Bosworth played a (kind of) similar character in the tv movie Back In Business, directed by Philippe Mora (The Howling II & III). It was released theatrically here in Germany as Heart of Stone (actual title, not translated from German) but for the video release (and subsequently DVD) it was titled Stone Cold II - Heart of Stone. And I think in Italy it was marketed as a sequel to Stone Cold too.
Yes! My buddies and I at Ohio State went to see this at a dodgy theater. This is a B-movie classic!
Nice level up with your new set Mike. Your right about Bosworths mullet. Even Gods mullet isn't that legendary. I've always wondered why he didn't transition over to pro wrestling after Quincy finished the autopsy on his movie career. B squared had what counted in the squared circle at that point & time. Sweet mullet,basic acting skills, muscles and familiarity with steroids... It may be that he did give it a shot and it didn't pan out, but if not,too bad. It's interesting that you mentioned I Come in Peace, I'd be curious to know if you plan on covering it for the show? Anyway, nice pick for this week. Stay sick Mike! Listen to S.O.D.!!!
Will definitely be talking about I Come in Peace at some point.
Dang what a blast from the past! I remember seeing this movie a few times on video, I don't even know why. Lance Henriksen was super cool!
19:53 -- On a scale of 1 to "Cool as Ice," where does this thoughtful bike-riding montage sit? 😁
Haha! pretty high up there.
There are too many great Henrikson roles to pick a fave, but his turn in Near Dark has supplied me with quotes for years. The man is a National Treasure. (and he should be in a National Treasure movie)
Not only does Bos look like Randy Orton with a mullet, but the guy at 15:52 looks like a buff version of Kenny Omega!
And seeing Lance Henriksen in the priest outfit makes me think of his role as an actual priest in the forgotten horror anthology movie Nightmares.
Please Mike! Ginty in Exterminator. Wahl in the Soldier. Chan in the Protector. A Glickenhous wet dream .
It’s the best biker movie of all time!
Well now have to check this one out again to see Henrikson and Forsythe in their prime.
Ahh cable, the great wonderful graveyard of failed box office films that were totally worth watching.
Haven't heard of this before.Have to check it out 🙂🙂
Hope you dig it!
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My dad got me into biker movies Psychomania, I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle, Undertaker and His Pals, Born Losers, The Wild One, Above The Law, Last Rider, On Any Sunday documentary series, an hour and 30 minutes later I finally get to Easy Rider and Great Escape just me listening random movies he got me into
This preacher I listen to Mike recently said that for the past year, he has asked his audience at the beginning of every night, "Who is as happy now as they were 20 years ago?". He says that not one person has ever put up their hand. So it's not just longing for our youth like generations before us, but maybe the world really is changing in some way?
Yeah, I think it's always normal to be nostalgic for your youth, but I also think the past 8-10 years have seen such weird changes in the world that many of us just would really love to go back to the 80s and 90s when it feels like everything was simpler, people were nicer, and there was just more hope for lack of a better term.
The opening montage is just incredible. And they don't really ruin the action by worrying about explaining too much, like why the biker shows up at the christening to blast a priest through a window. The revenge plot for the DA is insane, too. Even if they completed it according to plan, how are you gonna get away with it? It also turns action hero tropes on it's head. Stone doesnt save the girl or prevent the massacre, or even prevent any murders or explosions, and he doesn't kill the bad guy. He literally fails at everything except being a badass.
Hadn’t thought about the Boz in decades. Christ I’m old.
Great episode! This movie reminds me of my dad who passed about 12 years ago. He loved this movie. Oh and fun fact, I named my son Bishop (mostly) after Lances character in Aliens.
Nice job on the name!
100% with you on this movie! Loved it and watched it many times. Thanks for covering it!
I like the fun little trip down movie theater memory lane 👍🏼 I’ve actually been thinking about that quite often lately.
If it’s cool I might actually hit you up on ig,, I’ve never worked in a theater or known anyone that has and I just been wondering about how some of it works
Stone Cold was a fun and entertaining movie!
Yes. Yes it is. And I love Hendrickson and Forsyth ad libbed most of their lines.
I'm in the same boat... saw this in hs and later looking back, it seemed to be the end of an era for these movies. Boz got short changed - I think if he'd been at the beginning of that era instead of the end, we'd be talking about him with Arnold, Sly, and Bruce. Kinda wish Tarantino would have picked him up for a role, but Boz didn't seem to fall into the right era for that, like Travolta did. Ah, what could have been. But, we'll always have Stone Cold. Thanks for covering this gem, Mike. As always, we appreciate ya!
Thank you for watching! Boz definitely should have had a bigger career.
I never have seen Stone Cold this but you have 100% convinced me it was an awesome movie. Nice work with this feature!
Thanks Dennis!
This reminds me of Fixing The Shadow (1993) with Charlie Sheen and Michael Madsen. I also remember Lance Henriksen as Dr. Jarret in the sci-fi horror movie Man's Best Friend (1993).
As someone who grew up in a 1% household, this was a frequent go-to comedy classic. It's too bad the governing body couldn't be suede, it was cool back then.
Have you watched Gangland: Undercover?
@@tonytoes0 No is that a TV show?
@@dougrussell1926 I think it is on RUclips, ran two seasons. Based on the supposedly true story of a guy that infiltrated three separate motorcycle clubs. Let's just say season one had a prospective member be given his full patch and a motorcycle because he didn't own a motorcycle
Hi Mike. Everything you said about the lapsing of time and things not being the same really resonates with me. It's nice to be alive and appreciate what you have around you, but when those things don't stir you as things used to, it does invoke melancholy.
Agreed. I'm at an age where I've started losing people I loved and I know that it is just going to happen more and more. At the same time I still feel like I am in my early 20s a lot of the time and reconciling those things is hard! As flawed as this world can be there's still inspiration to be found in its beauty in the creativity of its inhabitants. I'm going to stick around and take in joy when it comes along and do my best to support those who are still with us as they find theirs.
Frank Black is one of my fav TV characters of all time, Henrikson is so awesome.
As Steven Seagal falls to the concrete unconscious John Saxon sets his J & B down and says "Hold my drink." And that was the last anyone has seen Stone 😆.
Hahaha!
You know, it's in moments like this that I think of my father's last words. Which were: "Don't son, that gun is loaded!"
Words to live by...wait. :p
I love this movie. This is awesome
Brilliant moive night!!
Hello mike! Big Fan from austria here, love your channel, it helped me thru the pandemic! This movie was one of my favorites, i was 16 when it came out in cinemas. This movie and harley davidson and the marlboro man where my favorite biker movies in the 90s. Also made of steel with charlie sheen. Thank you for the review and keep those great videos coming! Lets get to the gore and find out! Greetings from austria to you sir!
Thanks Norbert! Glad you're still enjoying my nonsense. :p
Nice shoutout to Brimstone, such a fun series.
While not a big fan of The Boz, i did like Stone Cold. I grew up with those kinda action flicks. Nice to see the 'alien' gun from I Come In Peace make an appearance, Ice must of had it set to low, as the biker and everything else didn't explode heh.
Forsythe and Henriksen make me wish for a movie with "oops all villains"
Love the new direction. I’ll be tuning in regularly. Mike yer a God!
Thanks! Glad you like these! They seem to be kinda hit or miss so far...not really sure why that is.
@@TheHorrorGeek I don’t see why either. This is Sick flicks universe expanded. Come on fellow gore hounds, mikes never disappointed us. Why would he start now. Gymkata was great too. I remember the days of the VCR rental, and then the two tape trick as well. Still have old copies of the inhumanoids cartoon. And a vcr that’s older than my kids combined ages😂
Holy crap, I remember watching this movie in the theater. Yep, that's right. It was in the theater at one point.
Yeah, I saw it in the theater as well.
This setting is so much better. 🙂
Man this brings back memories!!! Keep doing what you’re doing! 🤘🏻
Thanks! Will do!
Thanks Mike, gonna go watch this flick I can't believe I hadn't seen yet
I LOVED the Boz when i was a kid, and in turn loved this movie. Go Hawks
I remember this one, did think much of it, until I saw it.. Totally Awesome! Thanks Mike. I'm going to check it out again today.👍
Hope you dig it!
Been a Long time since I've seen this one. You've made me want to see it again.
That was one of my favorite action films from the 90's I can't believe Bosworth was one and done after this film. Pretty much all his other movies went straight to home video and he also had one failed TV show. I remember that same year, The Perfect Weapon also came out. Jeff Speakman's and Bosworth's careers both fizzled out after their first films.
Speakman should have had a bigger career too.
Both their first films were awesome debuts. I thought they were both going to be the next two big action stars. If Speakman were in his prime today, he'd be the perfect Batman. He'd wouldn't need any stunt double for his fight scenes. Tom Magee also got to fight Jeff Speakman in his second film. @@TheHorrorGeek
Great review. Your summation of life at the end really nailed it, I feel like I went to bed one night in my mid- twenties, and woke up collecting Social Security. It sucks.
Looking forward to Wednesday. Till then, take care.
I feel that way a lot now...I'm 51, why does everything I love feel like it was a hundred years ago and why did we replace it all with shit that sucks? :p