Oct 23, 2019
Suburban Commando was a 1991 family-friendly comedy starring Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, and Shelly Duval. Hulk Hogan stars as Shep Ramsey, an intergalactic bounty hunter that seeks refugee on Earth after his space ship is damaged. Lessons are learned, characters grow, and mimes are hurt in gratuitous ways. It’s fun for the whole family!
Suburban Commando was Hulk Hogan’s attempt at mainstream movie stardom. After becoming an ‘80s pop culture icon and the biggest star that wrestling and WWF had produced up to that point (based largely on his appearance in Rocky III as Thunderlips), the next place that Hulkamania wanted to run wild on was your movie screens. No Holds Barred wasn’t the platform that provided that boost, so maybe a cameo in Gremlins 2: The New Batch and a family-oriented comedy featuring proven actors would help.
Just as Hogan paved the way for future wrestlers to transcend the square circle, did he also make the Hollywood transition easier for guys like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and John Cena?
If you’re a fan of vintage WWF or current WWE, it’s worth checking out this movie for the rare out-of-character performance from The Undertaker. The Dead Man plays a silent bounty hunter who is trying to capture Shep Ramsey…but this bounty hunter has a reason for his silence: he sounds like a baby when he talks. Fun for the whole family!
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Check out a longer, comedic look at Surburban Commando by listening to episode 2 of “Someone’s Favorite Movie”, a new movie podcast dedicated to the b-movies, guilty pleasures, and forgotten gems that people love to talk about. Got your own guilty pleasure that not many people know about, but you feel deserves to be seen? Email us at someonesfavoritemoviepodcast@gmail.com and tell us about the movie and why you love it. We might cover it on a future episode!
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