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This week we cover 1988's Midnight Run

When Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) hires tight-lipped bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to locate a mob accountant named "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) and bring him to L.A., Eddie tells Jack that the job will be simple, or a "midnight run." But when Jack finds The Duke, the FBI and the mob are anxious to get their hands on him. In a cross-country chase, Jack must evade the authorities, hide from the mob and prevent The Duke's erratic personality from driving him mad.

Release date: July 20, 1988 (USA)

Director: Martin Brest

Box office: 81.6 million USD

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin

Edited by: Chris Lebenzon; Michael Tronick; Billy Weber

This week we take a trip back to Dustin's childhood and watch "Best of The Best"

Martial arts drama in which a misfit team of American kickboxers must undergo rigorous training for an all-important contest against a ruthless Korean team. Along the way, the hardened fighters learn to lay their personal ghosts to rest.

Release date: November 10, 1989 (USA)

Director: Robert Radler

Sequel: Best of the Best II

Distributed by: 20th Century Studios, Taurus Entertainment

Box office: $1.7 million (US)

Music by: Paul Gilman

 

Our 300th Episode!!! We are so original that we are cover 2007th 300 for our 300th episode. 

In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy.

Release date: March 9, 2007 (USA)

Director: Zack Snyder

Sequel: 300: Rise of an Empire

Distributed by: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures

Adapted from: 300

Box office: $456 million

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8/10IMDb   82% Rotten Tomatoes   71%Metacritic The Raid 2    90% liked this film Google users   Description After surviving a bloody fight with powerful gangsters, rookie Jakarta cop Rama (Iko Uwais) thinks he can resume a normal life. However, his exploits during that fateful incident have attracted the attention of criminals even more deadly than the last. His family at risk, Rama has no choice but to go under cover. He gets himself thrown in prison, where he befriends the son of a prominent crime kingpin. Rama must lay his own life on the line to finally destroy the criminal empire. Release date: March 28, 2014 (USA) Director: Gareth Evans Budget: $4.5 million Music by: Joseph Trapanese; Aria Prayogi; Fajar Yuskemal Box office: $6.6 million (excluding Indonesia and Japan)

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It's our weekly discussion of what were watching with a few games thrown in.

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Retired CIA agent Matt Hunter (Chuck Norris) is forced back into the business when a villain from his past re-emerges. Soviet Mikhail Rostov (Richard Lynch), a terrorist whom Matt once caught, wants to exact revenge. After failing to find Matt at his Everglades home, Rostov and his army of Communist

Release date: September 27, 1985 (USA)

Director: Joseph Zito

Music by: Jay Chattaway

Box office: $17,500,000 (US)

Story by: Aaron Norris; James Bruner

Budget: $12 million

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This week we talk with Dean from The Talking Back Podcast about the most excellent holiday movie ever made, Trapped In Paradise.

5.9/10 IMDb

5% Rotten Tomatoes 

63% JustWatch

81% liked this film

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Fresh out of prison, Alvin (Dana Carvey) and Dave Firpo (Jon Lovitz) pull their brother Bill (Nicolas Cage) back into a life of crime. But the siblings' foolproof bank heist takes a tailspin when Alvin gets lost in the getaway car. That's how the criminal nitwits wind up trapped in the snowbound bur… MOREDescription

Initial release: November 21, 1994

Director: George Gallo

Music by: Robert Folk

Box office: $6 million

Check Action, Action here: Instagram Letterboxd Patreon   This week on the Podcast we go way into left field and watch what is considered to be one of the worst Hallmark Christmas movies of all time, Fir Crazy.   6.4/10IMDb 68%JustWatch   87% liked this film Google users   Description A woman who has always hated Christmas is forced to take over running her father's struggling tree lot when he breaks his leg. Helping people find the perfect decoration for their homes inspires a newfound love of the season and she starts to fall for a repeat customer - but she also has to save the… MORE Initial release: November 24, 2013 Director: Craig Pryce

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6.7/10 IMDb

38% Rotten Tomatoes

42% Metacritic

87% liked this film

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NASA astronauts observe that a large asteroid will hit earth in the next eighteen days and destroy life. They realise that their only hope of survival is Harry Stamper, an oil driller.Description

Release date: July 1, 1998 (Canada)

Director: Michael Bay

Featured song: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Story by: Robert Roy Pool; Jonathan Hensleigh

Box office: $553.7 million

Screenplay by: Jonathan Hensleigh; J. J. Abrams

We are back with another BFOP Network Round Table Review episode! This time, Adam & John are joined by Dustin from Action, Action, Tim from Talking Back, and Zak & Corey from Podcasting After Dark and Cartwright to discuss Ghostbusters Afterlife! This is a spoiler review, so if you haven't seen the movie, might be best to watch it first......or don't. It's up to you. Enjoy!

Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021) synopsis: “When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.”

Starring: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul RuddDirector: Jason Reitman

We hope you enjoy this roundtable discussion! All the links for each show in our network can be found at BFOPNetwork.com

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