This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris enroll at Pacific Tech and talk about 1985's Real Genius for its 40th anniversary.

Val Kilmer stars as Chris Knight, a senior who takes physics prodigy Mitch Taylor (Gabriel Jarret) under his wing as the pair work as part of a team developing a powerful laser.  The team is unaware that their professor, Jerry Hathaway (William Atherton), is secretly working for the CIA and plans to turn over the laser, if it gets completed in time, to be used as an orbital weapons system.  Zach and Chris discuss the extent of the damage being done to the Pacific Tech campus, the lack of a unique soundtrack song, how the pranks are based on actual events, why the CIA would outsource a top-secret weapons project to a college science professor, and more.

You can watch Real Genius on Philo or rent it from Amazon, Fandango at Home, and Apple TV.  Next week, we're getting ready for the return of Hutch Mansell in Nobody 2 by revisiting the first movie from 2021.

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Real Genius (1985)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris pull the ripcord on 1994's Drop Zone, starring Wesley Snipes, which just released on 4K [https://amzn.to/3HhcK3T].

Snipes plays US Marshal Pete Nessip, who is escorting a computer hacker, Leedy (Michael Jeter), on a plane with his brother and fellow Marshal, Terry (Malcolm Jamal Warner).  The aircraft is hijacked, with the hijackers kidnapping Leedy and skydiving out of a blown hatch from the plane.  Terry and several other passengers are killed, and Pete is determined to track down the skydiving crew who pulled off the hijacking and get justice for his brother.  Yancy Butler co-stars as Jesse Crossman, who introduces Pete into the world of skydiving.  Zach and Chris discuss how Pete can instantly perform solo skydives, Gary Busey's overly complicated villain scheme, how world champion skydivers wrote the movie, how the film evolves into a classic slobs vs. snobs 80s sports movie, and more.

You can watch Drop Zone via the new 4K release or on digital platforms like Prime Video, AppleTV, or Fandango at Home.  Next week, we're heading to Pacific Tech to discuss Real Genius for its 40th anniversary.

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Drop Zone (1994)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris get Fantastic and talk about the 2005 version of Fantastic Four as the new movie featuring Marvel's First Family, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, opens in theaters.

Opening in July 2005, Fantastic Four was part of the Fox side of Marvel movies, which also included the X-Men movies, Daredevil, and Elektra.  Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis are the titular superhero team, given superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation during an experiment in Earth's orbit.  Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon), CEO of Von Doom Industries, is also affected and gradually decides to become a supervillain, eventually clashing with the Fantastic Four in the last 20 minutes or so of the movie.  Zach and Chris talk about how the Fantastic Four are cause their first big hero moment saving people from a bridge accident, Victor brutally murdering the head of his company's board with zero consequences, X-Games and the other product placement, Jessica Alba constantly being forced to strip, and more.

You can watch Fantastic Four on Disney+.  Next week, we're pulling the ripcord with Wesley Snipes and discussing 1994's Drop Zone, which is getting a new 4K release.

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Fantastic Four (2005)

For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris are joined by special guest Addam to watch the 2012 martial arts movie The Man with the Iron Fists.  Directed, written by, and starring RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, RZA is The Blacksmith aka Thaddeus Henry Smith.  Working in "Jungle Village" making fantastical weapons for whoever pays, he's trying to raise enough money to free his love Lady Silk (Jamie Chung) from having to work as a prostitute for Madam Blossom (Lucy Liu), and he eventually gets drawn into a battle between warring factions of the Lion Clan.  While watching the film, the guys discuss how long it takes for the titular Iron Fists to appear, Russell Crowe's unhinged performance as Jack Knife, if the entire movie was just a ploy to shoot endless footage of sexy Asian women, the constant introduction of new characters, and more.

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Everything Action Commentary: The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head back to Southport and discuss the 1997 slasher movie I Know What You Did Last Summer as the legacy sequel hits theaters.

When four friends (Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Ryan Phillippe) hit someone with their car after a night of partying on July 4th, they decide to dump the body in the ocean and never discuss it again.  One year later, the quartet starts getting threatening letters, and bodies start piling up as someone is aware of their actions and looking for revenge.  Zach and Chris discuss how Ryan Phillippe is a psychopath from the start, how the killer is more interested in pranks than killing for a large portion of the movie, the bizarre topography of Southport, how the iconic "What are you waiting for?!?!" scene was directed by a kid who won a contest, and more.

You can watch I Know What You Did Last Summer on MGM+, Philo, and Fubo.  Next week, we jump back 20 years to talk about 2005's version of Fantastic Four, as Marvel's First Family makes their debut in the MCU proper with Fantastic Four: First Steps.

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris get seduced by 1995's Species, which came out 30 years ago this week.

When SETI receives a transmission from an alien race with instructions for how to create a human/alien hybrid, an experiment is conducted that creates "Sil" (Natasha Henstridge), who escapes the lab she's contained in and disappears into Los Angeles.  The head of the experiment, Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley), assembles a team to hunt her down and destroy her before she can mate and start spreading more alien lifeforms.  Zach and Chris discuss the ridiculously talented cast, the great practical effects and terrible CGI, how easily Sil navigates LA since she looks like a supermodel, Forest Whitaker's "empath" abilities, and more.

You can watch Species on Tubi, MGM+, and Philo.  Next week, we head back to Southport for I Know What You Did Last Summer, as the legacy sequel hits theaters.

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Species (1995)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head to Isla Sorna and discuss the 2001 film Jurassic Park III.  The first movie in the series not to be based on a Michael Crichton novel and not directed by Steven Spielberg, with Joe Johnston stepping behind the camera and bringing back Sam Neill's Alan Grant.  Needing cash to keep his fossil dig going, Grant reluctantly agrees to accompany Paul Kirby (William H. Macy) and his wife, Amanda (Téa Leoni), to be their guide on a flight over Isla Sorna.  Grant's research assistant Billy Brennan (Alessandro Nivola) comes along as well but Grant is horrified when the plane lands on the island.  Quickly attacked by a Spinosaurus, the aircraft is destroyed, and the group is stranded.  The Kirbys reveal the real reason they are there is to find their son Eric (Trevor Morgan), who has been missing for eight weeks on the island.  Zach and Chris discuss Chekhov's raptor larynx, how different the island looks compared to The Lost World, the utterly useless trio of mercenaries, Téa Leoni's similarities to Willie Scott, the insane tie-in books, and more.

You can watch Jurassic Park III on Peacock.  Next week, we're getting freaky with Species to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

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Jurassic Park III (2001)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris revisit M3GAN's original rampage from 2022 as she returns to theaters this weekend in M3GAN 2.0.

One of the biggest recent hits for Blumhouse, M3GAN stars Allison Williams as Gemma, a robotics engineer and toy designer who gains custody of her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), after Cady's parents are killed in a car crash.  Unprepared for parenting, Gemma decides to use her latest creation, a highly advanced AI doll named M3GAN (Amie Donald/Jenna Davis), to try to help Cady.  While great at first, M3GAN begins to extend her directive to protect Cady from harm into killing anything she deems a threat.  Zach and Chris discuss why you would immediately give M3GAN access to the internet, how Funki Toys has access to military-grade hardware, the comparisons to Child's Play, the increased violence of the unrated cut, M3GAN's viral dance moves, and more.

You can watch M3GAN on Starz or buy/rent it from various digital platforms.  Next week, we're heading back to Isla Sorna to revisit Jurassic Park III before Jurassic World: Rebirth opens in theaters.

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M3GAN (2022)

For the latest Everything Action Commentary, Zach and Chris call the Ninjazords and watch 1995's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, which came out 30 years ago this month.

Released between the second and third season of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the movie finds Tommy (Jason David Frank), Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson), Billy (David Yost), Adam (Johnny Young Bosch), Rocky (Steve Cardenas) and Aisha (Karan Ashley) up against their most dangerous foe yet, Ivan Ooze (Paul Freeman).  Released after 6,000 years trapped beneath Angel Grove, Ooze destroys the command center and Zordon's (Nicholas Bell) containment field, causing him to slowly die.  Without any powers, the Rangers have to make a treacherous journey to the planet Phaedos, where they seek to gain the "Great Power" and save the galaxy.  While watching the movie, Zach and Chris discuss how easy skydiving seems to be, how many of the side characters are blatantly Australian, how Ivan can reference things that happened while he was trapped, the terrible CGI, who Mordant is, one-time use powers and weapons, and more.  Unfortunately, the movie is not currently streaming, available to rent, or purchase anywhere. However, it has been uploaded to YouTube, allowing you to sync it up below with our commentary track and watch along.

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Everything Action Commentary: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris try to avoid getting infected by the Rage Virus and discuss 2002's 28 Days Later as the third entry in the series, 28 Years Later, opens in theaters.

Cillian Murphy stars as Jim, a bike courier who awakens from a coma to find the world gone to hell.  An experimental virus, dubbed the Rage Virus, has escaped a UK lab and has spread across the entire country, almost instantly turning anyone infected into a violent monster.  Jim finds a few fellow survivors, played by Brendan Gleeson, Naomie Harris, and Megan Burns, and the group flees London to find a supposed safe haven being broadcast over the radio.  Zach and Chris discuss how it's never a good idea to try to free experimental lab animals in movies, the surprisingly upbeat middle portion of the movie, the horror of how quickly the Rage Virus turns people, Cillian Murphy's transformation into a killing machine during the movie's climax, and more.

You can rent 28 Days Later on Amazon, AppleTV, and Fandango At Home.  Next week, we reunite with a modern horror icon, M3GAN, as M3GAN 2.0 is opening in theaters.

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28 Days Later (2002)

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