This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris enter the telepods and discuss 1986's The Fly, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Jeff Goldblum stars as Seth Brundle, an eccentric but brilliant scientist who has been working on creating a way to teleport matter between "telepods".  When he impulsively decides to test transporting organic matter on himself, he doesn't realize that a fly has flown into his pod, fusing their DNA and causing Seth to begin a horrifying transformation.  Zach and Chris discuss the incredible special effects and makeup, other potential issues with the pods combining matter, whether Seth could have monetized his computer system, the late face turn of Stathis (John Getz), and more.

You can buy/rent The Fly on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango, and more.  Next week, we're discussing a recent Jason Statham movie, A Working Man, as a new Statham movie hits theaters with Mutiny.

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The Fly  (1986)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris have the urge to Purge and discuss 2014's The Purge: Anarchy as the romantic comedy version of the concept, One Night Only, hits theaters.

The second film in the franchise, The Purge: Anarchy takes place during the 2023 Purge as Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) gets ready to hunt down the man who killed his son but gets sidetracked rescuing several characters caught on the streets during the chaos; estranged couple Liz (Kiele Sanchez) and Shane (Zach Gilford) and single mom Eva (Carmen Ejogo) and her daughter Cali (Zoë Soul).  The group makes their way through downtown Los Angeles, dodging psychotic Purgers and government kill squads.  Zach and Chris discuss how this movie realized the full potential of the concept set up in 2013's The Purge, how Leo is basically The Punisher, why anyone would choose a melee weapon for The Purge, the surprisingly solid USA TV series, and more.

You can rent The Purge: Anarchy on Amazon, Apple TV, YouTube, and Fandango at Home.  Next week, we're celebrating 40 gooey years of David Cronenberg's The Fly.

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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris web-swing back to 2004 to discuss Spider-Man 2 as a new Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, hits theaters.

Tobey Maguire returned as Peter Parker, who is struggling in his personal life while continuing to protect New York City as Spider-Man.  When Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), one of Peter's science heroes, has a catastrophic accident trying to stabilize a fusion power reactor he's designed, he has four mechanical tentacles fused to his body, and their AI influence convinces him to try the experiment again, only bigger and more dangerous.  Zach and Chris discuss all the famous faces who pop up in tiny roles, the comic origins of Doc Ock, the additions to Spider-Man 2.1, the iconic subway sequence, and more.

You can watch Spider-Man 2 on Disney+.  Next week, One Night Only is hitting theaters and is basically "The Purge for sex," so we're revisiting the best entry in The Purge franchise, The Purge: Anarchy.

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Spider-Man 2 (2004)

For the latest Everything Action Commentary, inspired by this month's Evil Dead Burn, Zach and Chris enter the cursed movie theater of the 1985 Italian cult classic, Demons.

Directed by Lamberto Bava and produced by Dario Argento, Demons follows a group of moviegoers attending a mysterious free screening of a horror movie.  When the horror spills off the screen and into real life, the group tries to survive and avoid being possessed by evil demons.  While watching the movie, Zach and Chris discuss the surprising leadership abilities of the pimp Tony (Bobby Rhodes), the rocking licensed soundtrack, the insane practical effects, why we keep cutting back to a group of cokeheads just driving around West Germany, and more.

You can watch the version of Demons we watched on YouTube below or watch it on Shudder, PlutoTV, Tubi, and more and sync it up with our commentary track to watch along.

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Everything Action Commentary: Demons (1985)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris make sure they have their Multipass and discuss Luc Besson's 1997 classic The Fifth Element, which is back in theaters on July 26th and 27th [https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/the-fifth-element-2026/].

Starring Bruce Willis as former special forces soldier turned taxi driver Korben Dallas, the literal savior of the universe falls into the back of his cab in the form of Leeloo (Milla Jovovich).  The mystical "Fifth Element", Leeloo is a perfect being and the only weapon that can defeat pure evil that is heading toward Earth in the form of a massive, burning planet.  Working on behalf of that evil is ruthless industrialist Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman), who is looking to prevent Leeloo from acquiring four powerful stones that represent the classical elements and are part of the ritual that allows her to unleash her power.  Zach and Chris discuss whether this is Luc Besson's best movie, the incredible production design, Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker) storming into the movie like a tornado, the final action sequence feeling like a mini Die Hard, and more.

You can watch The Fifth Element in theaters on July 26th and 27th or, if you can't make it out, watch it on Netflix, Tubi, or YouTube.  Next week, with a new Spider-Man movie out in theaters, we're revisiting arguably the best movie featuring the wallcrawler, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2.

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The Fifth Element (1997)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris strap on some armor and discuss 2004's Troy as Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey hits theaters.

Loosely based on Homer's epic poem, The Iliad, Troy stars Brad Pitt as Achilles, Ancient Greece's deadliest warrior.  Driven by the promise of eternal glory, he joins the war against Troy led by the power-hungry Agamemnon (Brian Cox), who wants to expand his control to the neighboring kingdom.  Eric Bana co-stars as Hector, Troy's best warrior and an expert tactician whose brother Paris (Orlando Bloom) kicked off the entire war by sneaking the beautiful Helen (Diane Kruger) away from her husband, Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson).  Zach and Chris discuss Achilles ' go-to lunging sword strike, the terrible advice of Troy's high priest, the seemingly casual nature of ancient warfare, the lack of anything supernatural, and more.

You can watch Troy on YouTube (the TV edit) or Philo, or rent the theatrical or director's cut from Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.  Next week, we're getting our Multipass and discussing The Fifth Element, which is returning to theaters for two nights on July 26th and 27th.

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Troy (2004)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris face some Deadites and discuss Evil Dead II, as the latest entry in the series, as Evil Dead Burn hits theaters.

A "sequel" to the original The Evil Dead, the film stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, who travels to a secluded cabin with his girlfriend, Linda (Denise Bixler).  After playing a recording he finds from the cabin's owner, Professor Knowby (John Peaks), a demonic evil force is unleashed that possesses Linda and tries to possess Ash.  Zach and Chris discuss how this is the middle ground between the first movie and Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell's amazing physical comedy, Ted Raimi literally sweating buckets as Henrietta, what the Deadites/Evil actually wants to accomplish, and more.

You can watch Evil Dead II (and the rest of the series) on HBO Max.  Next week, before we set out on The Odyssey, we're revisiting 2004's Troy for what happens prior to Odysseus trying to make the journey home.

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Evil Dead II (1987)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris celebrate Independence Day and discuss the 90s summer blockbuster classic as it turns 30.

Coming from Roland Emmerich and really kicking off the 90s disaster movie boom, Independence Day finds the Earth under attack from an alien force with ships that have the ability to destroy a major city in minutes.  Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid, Vivica A. Fox, and Judd Hirsch are just some of the many characters the movie follows in the lead-up and then aftermath of the alien attack.  Zach and Chris discuss the marketing hype and merchandising, why Jasmine (Fox) would work a shift at the strip club when it's empty, the alternate ending where Randy Quaid's Russell Casse straps a bomb to his cropdusting plane for the final battle, Harry Connick Jr. channeling Goose from Top Gun, and more.

You can watch Independence Day on Disney+/Hulu, Tubi, or AMC+.  Next week, with Evil Dead Burn hitting theaters, we're confronting the Deadites of Evil Dead 2.

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Independence Day (1996)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris soar into 1984's Supergirl as the latest version of the Woman of Tomorrow opens in theaters.

Helen Slater made her film debut as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, who heads to Earth from "Innerspace" to recover the Omegahedron, a powerful device that keeps her home of Argo City functioning.  The Omegahedron falls into the hands of Selena (Faye Dunaway), a witch who seeks to use the device's power for her own nefarious ends.  Zach and Chris discuss all the A&W and Popeye's product placement, Supergirl's biggest foe being a runaway piece of construction equipment, a large portion of the movie turning into a Porky's knockoff, Zaltar (Peter O'Toole )'s weird eagerness to be cast into the Phantom Zone, and more.

You can watch Supergirl on HBO Max.  Next week, we're celebrating our Independence Day and discussing the 1996 classic as it turns 30.

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Supergirl (1984)

For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris go undercover with Arnold and watch 1986's Raw Deal, which turned 40 this month.

Arnold plays Mark Kaminski, a former FBI agent turned small-town sheriff.  When an old friend, Harry Shannon (Darren McGavin), approaches him to help get revenge on the Chicago mob after his son is murdered at a safe house, Mark fakes his death and becomes Joseph P. Brenner, working his way up the ranks while trying to take apart the mob from the inside.  Zach and Chris discuss Mark's explosive way of faking his death, Mark's love interest being a degenerate gambler, if this movie has the most driving action in an Arnold movie, the various Chicago locations, and more.

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Everything Action Commentary: Raw Deal (1986)

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