Episode 148 - Glick In House

We return to one of our favorites this time as we look at two films from director James Glickenhaus. We start off with the Jackie Chan vehicle The Protector from 1985. It co-stars Danny Aiello and casts Jackie as super-cop Billy Wong, a New York city cop with connections in Hong Kong. It is a crazy international story that has Chan and Aiello punching and shooting in a variety of exotic locales as they try to stop a sinister crime lord and rescue a socialite he had kidnapped. It has moments of Chan's signature stunts and some standout action set-pieces. VERY worth your time. We follow that up with 1988's Shakedown, starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. Also set in New York City, it follows a public defender played by Weller who relies on his rough and tumble, undercover cop friend played by Elliott to help him bust up a group of "blue jean cops" that are going wild in the city. There are some really nutso stunts and a very well told story that rockets right along until the very end. Another one well worth checking out.Send us your thoughts on the show and recommendations for future episodes to [email protected] or [email protected]. You can also reach us on Facebook, Instagram, Letterboxd. YouTube.