Episode 119 ~ Stay Tuned (1992)

Every now and and then on Cannon Cruisers we come across a hidden gem that should be far more well known than it actually is. Today's episode features one of those movies. 1992's Stay Tuned is one of the best movies you've never heard of.

Perhaps it was a bit too ahead of its time, and just outside the decade full of movies it is most similar to, but this film is one unlike any you've seen. Think if Joe Dante had decided to direct a Ray Bradbury style story about a salesman selling a satellite dish made by demons and you might get close to this one. There isn't much else like it.

So check out today's episode to learn more about this cult classic. It deserves more than it has gotten so far.

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Brink!

Episode 118 ~ Mom and Dad Save the World [1992]

This is a movie none of us remember. From the writers of the Bill & Ted series comes another zany adventure into the unknown. A parody of Flash Gordon starring a middle-aged married couple? Definitely a bizarre concept.

Despite some great practical effects, it's not as good as it could be. Check out today's episode to see why that is!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Stay Tuned!

Episode 117 ~ Rent-A-Kid (1995)

This was a bit of a detour for us, but not a completely unwelcome one. This pleasant family comedy from the early days of the Disney Channel before the Mouse started making their own, is very much of its time. You know what you're getting on the tin.

That said, despite the above description, it's not all that interesting a watch. Find out how it works in today's episode

Randy's Score: 2/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Mom and Dad Save the World!

Episode 116 ~ Problem Child (1990)

Get ready for another discord episode! We've been dealing with some things in real life recently, which lead to today's episode being done online. Did it work out well? Here's hoping, because it ended up with a longer episode than usual.

Today we take a look at a surprise hit movie and the start of a short-lived franchise in Problem Child from 1990! Does it hold up or is it as bad as the critics said it was? Find out in today's crazy length of an episode!

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: Rent-A-Kid!

Episode 115 ~ Weird: The Al Yankovic Story [2022]

This was the obvious follow-up from last week: it's the other Weird Al movie! And wouldn't you know it, this one is just as good as UHF from 1989!

Weird simultaneously skewers music documentaries with the same brand of Weird Al comedy you definitely know so well by now. To go into what it gets right (and wrong) about Al Yankovic's life story would require an entire episode itself, but what it does get right is the comedy. This film is easily on par with the cult favorite UHF.

Find out how in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Problem Child!

Episode 114 ~ UHF (1989)

We can finally cross this one off our list! After year's of promising 1989's UHF and not delivering, we eventually managed to get around to it! If you don't know what this is, I don't think I can do much to describe it in enough detail to have it make sense. It's the "Weird" Al Yankovic movie with the memes you've probably seen online.

And it not only holds up, it's still as good a movie as ever. You will have just as much of a blast watching UHF today as you did in 1989.

Check out why in today's episode!

Randy's Score: 5/5

JD's Score: 5/5

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Up Next: Weird!

Episode 113 ~ Masterminds (1997)

The idea of "Die Hard In A School" is not a new one for Cannon Cruisers. In fact, every one of them we've covered has been very telling of the era it was made in. 1887's Masterminds is very much a product of the sanitized PG-13 era, and as a consequence holds back in a way Toy Soldiers and Demolition High never did. It is far more corporate.

That said, it is not an unpleasant watch. There is still quite a lot of the '90s charm certain family movies had that this movie still contains. Just do not expect anything too intense or anywhere near as over the top as those earlier films' highs..

Randy's Score: 3/5

JD's Score: 3/5

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Up Next: UHF!