This week, we talk about dumb action movies and why we love them! This week’s wine pairing is a seriously amazing 2011 Victorian Claret from Guenoc. And a quick note: remember to come to our web site and answer our listener questions! We haven’t yet started calling out to our listener responses in our podcasts …


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This week, we talk about dumb action movies and why we love them!


This week’s wine pairing is a seriously amazing 2011 Victorian Claret from Guenoc.


And a quick note: remember to come to our web site and answer our listener questions! We haven’t yet started calling out to our listener responses in our podcasts yet, but only because we currently have about a six week buffer on our episodes. Listener responses will start showing up in the episodes in just a couple weeks!


But for now, we give you the greatest trailer ever made: STUNT ROCK!



Also, here’s proof that Melissa once met Alan Ruck:



Further show notes behind the cut!



Movies mentioned:

Commando

Who’s the Boss (TV)

Shoot ‘Em Up

The Transporter

Point Break

Hot Fuzz

District B13

Escape from New York

Punisher: War Zone

Roadhouse

Dead Heat

Predator

Stunt Rock

Rambo

Rocky

Demolition Man

No Cure for Cancer

Super Maro Bros.

Rhinestone

Tango & Cash

Over the Top

Stop or My Mom Will Shoot

Total Recall

Conan the Destroyer

Beastmaster

G.I. Joe

White House Down

Miami Connection

Crank

Crank 2

D.O.A.

Redemption

Blitz

Con Air

The Rock

Face/Off

Reign of Fire

The Raid: Redemption

Dredd

Judge Dredd

Speed

Twister

The Last Action Hero

Pain & Gain

The Island


People mentioned:

Chuck Norris

Arnold Schwartzenegger

Alyssa Milano

Jason Statham

Katherine Bigelow

Patrick Swayze

Keanu Reeves

Lori Petty

David Bell

Joe Piscopo

Sam Elliot

Sylvester Stallone

Sandra Bullock

Wesley Snipes

Denis Leary

Dolly Parton

Paul Verhoeven

Grace Jones

Maryam D’Abo

Olivia D’Abo

Wilt Chamberlain

Marc Singer

Rip Torn

John Amos

Channing Tatum

Dennis Quaid

Roland Emmerich

Nicholas Cage

John Travolta

John Woo

Steve Busciemi

Matthew McCaughnahey

Christian Bale

Alan Ruck

Bill Paxton

Helen Hunt

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson

Mark Wahlberg

Ewan McGregor

Scarlett Johansen

John McTiernan


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