Suburban Commando (1991)

Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an interstellar nasty and he must hide out on Earth until it can recharge. He leaves his ... See full summary »

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writer:

Frank A. Cappello

Stars:

Hulk Hogan, Christopher Lloyd, Shelley Duvall

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hulk Hogan	...	Shep Ramsey
Christopher Lloyd	...	Charlie Wilcox
Shelley Duvall	...	Jenny Wilcox
Larry Miller	...	Adrian Beltz
William Ball	...	Gen. Suitor
Jo Ann Dearing	...	Margie Tanen
Jack Elam	...	Col. Dustin 'Dusty' McHowell
Roy Dotrice	...	Zanuck
Tony Longo	...	Knuckles
Michael Faustino	...	Mark Wilcox
Mark Calaway	...	Hutch
Laura Mooney	...	Theresa Wilcox
Dennis Burkley	...	Deak
Luis Contreras	...	Ringo
Nick Eldredge	...	President Hashina

Storyline

Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an interstellar nasty and he must hide out on Earth until it can recharge. He leaves his power suit at home, but still finds himself unable to allow wrongs to go unrighted and so mixes it up with bad drivers, offensive paperboys, muggers and the like. Then the family he's staying with finds his power suit and the father tries it on.

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Plot Keywords:

power suit | hero | fight | robber | knife | 

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Taglines:

The Wilcoxes were having some problems around the neighborhood... until the ultimate security system landed in their backyard.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Urban Commando

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

$6,948,859 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Special effects technician Michael Colvin was accidentally killed on the stage of the second unit visual effects shoot when he fell through a trap door while testing it.

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Goofs

Whilst entertaining the Japanese businessmen, Beltz mentions that Nick Adams was in Rodan. This is untrue. Although the US version of Rodan was dubbed and featured some World War II stock footage at the beginning, there we no new scenes shot using American actors as with Godzilla, and certainly nothing involving Nick Adams.

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Quotes

Shep Ramsey: Where's my N-210 Algorizer?
Margie Tanen: [points a gun at Shep] All right, drop him, Kong.
Charlie Wilcox: It's OK, Margie, this is a friend of mine.
Margie Tanen: Well, then, take it outside. You know, maintenance has enough work to do without your blood on the carpet.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Do You Want To Party?"
Written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch
Performed by KC & The Sunshine Band
Courtesy of Rhino Records

User Reviews

Laugh out loud funny

This movie gets funnier as I get older. Not a good sign, but oh well. Lets face it, this is no blockbuster film, but deep in your hearts that part of being a kid comes out and just laughs at this film. Hogan is the king of cheasy. The dialogue is hilarious and there really isnt a bad actor in this film. Lloyd is one of the better actors ive seen in my life and Larry Miller is always good for a laugh or two. Shelly isnt bad herself. I dunno, this movie fits some peoples humor and not others.