Hulk Hogan as Shep Ramsey
My neighborhood chum and I spent many saturdays renting Suburban Commando. Hogan transfers his acting talent from wrestler to alien. He comes from an alien race that also speaks english and struggles with male pattern baldness. This film was originally intended for Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny Devito. They decided to do the Palm D' Or winning feature Twins. I can only dream about Arnold performing this scene:
If you watch the film closely, you can also see Christopher Lloyd's Back to the Future money running out.
The Rock as Beck
His best movie so far. It's one of the better action star vehicles in the past ten years and I had hoped he would follow it up with even better work. I have nothing sarcastic to say about this one, which doesn't happen that often. Watch him in action:
Winner! The Rock as Beck
Suburban Commando will always have a cheesy place in my heart, but The Rundown has baboons.
Gremlins 2 vs Be Cool
Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan
Hogan is the only person who can play Hogan in one of the best cameos ever.
The Rock as Elliot Wilhelm
I don't think it's ever a good idea to be in a movie with John Travolta in his post-Battlefield Earth career. Be Cool is a failed attempt at recapturing the success of one of Travolta's best characters. The producers figured if they could fill the movie with as many celebrities as possible, no one would really care what was happening on screen. This movie began a string of misfires for The Rock.
Winner! Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan
Future civilizations will look back Gremlins 2 as a benchmark in cinema while DVDs of Be Cool rot in a landfill.
Mr. Nanny vs The Gameplan
Hollywood Math Problem: Tough guy + sassy children = $$$
Hulk Hogan as Sean Armstrong
I'm guessing in the original script, the main character's name was probably like Sean Smith or Sean Harrison until Hogan signed on. . This time around he plays a "former" wrestler, which adds an extra angle of intense psychological drama. Childish pranks are played on Hogan in an effort to get in him touch with his own inner child and thus become a caring person. To counteract that mushiness it has Sherman Hemsley offering a blackjack and a lead pipe to children in order to take care of a bully.
The Rock as Joe Kingman
Another strategically placed tough guy name. Methinks I see a pattern. The Rock discovers he has a little girl. Childish pranks are played on Rock in an effort to get him in touch with his own inner child and thus become a caring person. Hmmmm...where have I heard that before....? At least in this one the dog wears the ballerina outfit instead of the star.
Winner! Sherman Hemsley
Stay Tuned for Part 3!
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