It gives me tremendous pleasure to announce the long-awaited return of Bad Movie Friday, which has been on hiatus for a couple of weeks. I’m bringing it back after discovering a trove of utmost goodness on YouTube—namely, the collection of Andy Sidaris, previously lionized in this space as the writer-director behind the legendary Hard Ticket to Hawaii. Sidaris’s entire oeuvre is a wonder to behold, but for the moment I’ve chosen to share his 1990 Erik Estrada vehicle Guns. I believe the jury is still out as to whether Estrada makes for a good villain; something about his line readings makes me think he was born to play a real-estate pitchman rather than a sinister arms dealer who commands an army of jiggly assassins.
Brian Moore // Aug 20, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Wow.
Jordan // Aug 20, 2010 at 1:51 pm
Erik Estrada AND six Playboy Bunnies. Now there’s an Oscar-winning lineup.
It’s also completely unclear what the plot of the film is supposed to be. I can only suppose that they need something to hang the explosions and T&A on.
Brendan I. Koerner // Aug 20, 2010 at 2:06 pm
@Jordan: From IMDb:
“A South American gunrunner uses an island in Hawaii as his base of operations. A squad of beautiful government agents is sent to put him out of business.”
Amazingly, Danny Trejo has a supporting role. I doubt he includes this one on his otherwise impressive resume.
scottstev // Aug 20, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Andy Sidaris holds a special place in my heart. His films were one of few I could con my parents into renting for us at 14, thereby sneaking some all-important T & A.
Brendan I. Koerner // Aug 20, 2010 at 3:53 pm
@scottstev: Sidaris is basically the Orson Welles of Skinemax.
Brendan I. Koerner // Aug 20, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Actually, check that–he was the Orson Welles of Skinemax:
http://www.southernyosemite.com/sidaris.htm
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