Show Notes
Zip up your SRU vests and prepare for take off! This week the boys cover 1990's Fire Birds, staring Nicolas Cage and Tommy Lee Jones, think Top Gun but with helicopters! With plenty of Apache action, Cage and Lee turning it up to 11 and Dale Dye positively stealing scenes, is the film just a Top gun knock off or does it offer something more? Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com
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The Patreon Pick is back with our wonderful Supporting Cast choosing 1943's 'Guadalcanal Diary'! The film follows US Marines as they fight in the titular battle, based on the smash 1942 book of the same name. Featuring early roles for Anthony Quinn and Richard Jaeckel, 'Guadalcanal Diary' is a fascinating propaganda picture! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com
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This week we ask: can a stacked cast save a movie? Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger and Curt Jurgens star in 1979's 'Breakthrough', a sequel to 1977's 'Cross of Iron'. Can the sequel hit the heights of its cult predecessor? Join us to find out! Check out our website for more - www.fightingonfilm.com