Latchkey Action Theater: Recent Episodes
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Join Dave and Dan on a trip down Gen-X action movie memory lane, where stunt men risked their lives, CGI was non-existent, screenwriters were drunk, and mom left a house key under the mat and a bowl of Honey Combs on the counter.
Dave and Dan are back for Season 2 of Latchkey Action Theater and they've mixed things up! But don't fret - curmudgeonly Gen-X tomfoolery still abides.
We are joined by our pal Steve Power from the podcast They Came from the North to talk about Prey, the newest installment of the Predator universe. Frankly, we don't get the hype.
Dave and Dan continues to pay homage to the Almighty Dolph with a look back at this underrated goofball scfi-detective extravaganza. So fire up your alien suck tubes and join us!
It's Dolphtoberfest - a celebration of Dolph Lundgren, the patron saint of Gen-X action movies! And what better way to kick off this month than with Universal Soldier?
So ice up, strap on your ear necklace, and join Dave and Dan as we hoist our Ecto Coolers in honor of this sublime beefcake blitzkrieg.
Our final installment in our Cannon series is all about the Man of Steel cratering in such spectacular fashion Dave and Dan half-wonders if this pathetic outing was actually a superhero parody. Nah - all hail Mark Pillow!
Our journey into the maw of Box Office Bombs takes us deep into Cannon Country with this goofy but lovable Van Damme scifi actioner.
Get your crucifixion on with Dave and Dan as they tangle with Fender and dodge the plague.
Dave and Dan fire up their cosmic key to travel to a magical time of Eternian geopolitical strife, wanton music store destruction, and BBQ ribs.
Good journey!
Why would Dave and Dan choose to tackle this polarizing romp through the world of child slavery and heart-ripping? Fortune and glory, kids.
Fortune. And. Glory.
Dave and Dan track down their wonderful toys for a trip through Axis Chemicals - and reflect on the cultural phenomenon that Tim Burton's comic book opus brought upon us. Trust us - you had to be there.
Dave and Dan run wildly from exploding miniatures and low-grade composite visual effects to reflect on the blockbuster that launched the Will Smith era, taught us all to despise slow-motion leaping dogs, and marked the terminus of the Latchkey Action Theater generation. Let's kick the tires and light the fires!
Huh? Is this some sort of mistake? Oh no friends - it's no mistake. It's perhaps the greatest inadvertently bad movie that no one talks about anymore. And, well, Terry Silver and Mike Barnes and Snake, and, of course, Dennis himself can't have that.
So grab your Bonsai Tree and your Dyantox Industries windbreaker and jump with us into the abyss.
The Living Daylights was the appetizer; Licence to Kill is the extea rare and bloody steak dinner . Take a flying leap with Dave and Dan into this cocaine grinder of a bare-knuckle 80s revenge action movie masquerading as a James Bond film.
The first of our two-part 00-Dalton doubleheader, where we hang out with the most underrated - and underappreciated- James Bond, the super-spy who says take your wanton intercourse and debonair fashion sense and shove it - because there are bad guys to murder in the most painful ways possible. That's right, it's Timothy Dalton, and we get the fun started with The Living Daylights. Grab your milk bottle grenade and your Members Only jacket and join us for Dalton's debut!
Dave and Dan mount up with Bombaata, Zula, and the gang for an adventure into the realm of high-80s fantasy cheese.
Do you want to live forever? Dave and Dan attempt to solve the riddle of steel while trying their best to dodge warhammer blows - that's right, it's the latchkey kids fantasy classic, Conan the Barbarian.
We tackle this scifi/fantasy fever dream that was a Saturday morning mainstay. After a quick retrospective, we whip out the Latchkey Action Theater Fridge List and get to work.