Suburban Commando (1991)

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writer (WGA):

Frank A. Cappello (written by)

Release Date:

October 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi | Action

Tagline:

Right suburb. Wrong planet.

Plot:

Shep Ramsey is an interstellar hero, righting wrongs, etc. His ship is damaged after a fight with an...

Plot Keywords:

Space Ship | Armed | Laser Gun | Children | Monster

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Urban Commando (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Germany:12 (f) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The machine that Ramsey used to find the freeze laser is the PKE Meter from Ghost Busters (1984).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): At least once, Shelley Duvall's character is referred to as 'Shelley' rather than 'Jenny' in the film.

Quotes:

Shep Ramsey: What am I gonna do for six weeks?
Commander: Why don't you try... relaxing?
[shep makes a face]
Commander: Disappear, Shep. Blend in. Get to know the locals.
Shep Ramsey: But I...
Commander: [interrupting firmly] consider it an order... Ramsey.
Shep Ramsey: [commander's face disappears; to himself] Six weeks. What am I gonna do for six weeks...?

Movie Connections:

References Ghost Busters (1984)

Soundtrack:

Almost Like Paradise

Enjoyable, but cheesy

I was flipping through channels and noticed this movie giving, so I decided to see it. Noticing that the quality of the picture was pretty bad (it was on TV), I pretty much assumed that the film was an 1980's flick due to the poor effects (and also due to the fact that Hulk Hogan's in the movie). Imagine my surprise when I found out it was made in 1991!

I will admit... despite the overall cheesiness of the feature, despite the somewhat poor acting, despite the special effects being crap when compared to Star Trek VI (also released around 1991 if I'm not mistaken), I actually enjoyed it. The scenes where Hogan's character (an interstellar hero or something) makes a complete idiot of himself by trying to skateboard or when he whacks a paperboy with his own newspaper are pretty hilarious (some may beg to differ). Of course, the only good part is the one fight scene where Hogan is fighting with two cronies (who happen to be Undertaker and Ed Leslie a.k.a. Brutus Beefcake).

Suburban Commando is only worth watching if you're actually into this type of cheesiness. If you want a serious action movie, look somewhere else.