Suburban Commando (1991)

An interstellar hero from a distant world visits Earth, and tries to fit in with a mundane, yet kind, suburban family.

Director:

Burt Kennedy

Writer:

Frank A. Cappello (as Frank 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, et cetera. 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, with which he's staying, finds his power suit, and the father tries it on.

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Plot Keywords:

space travel | spaceship | alien | hero | soldier | 

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Taglines:

Right suburb. Wrong planet.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Louan Gideon, who played the role of corrupt chemical plant CEO Danielle Atron from The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994), makes a brief cameo appearance as the unnamed businesswoman seen trying to get her cash back out of the vending machine, seen briefly while Shep Ramsey is walking down the street.

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Goofs

When Shep flips the car that almost ran down Charlie's boy, he spins the car around as they walk away. You can clearly see the circular base that the car is resting and spinning on.

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Quotes

Shep Ramsey: I'm here to rent the apartment.

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Connections

Featured in Nostalgia Critic: Demolition Man (2015)

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Soundtracks

Freight Train
Written by Jim Gillete and Michael Angelo
Performed by Nitro
Courtesy of Rampage Records / Rhino Records

User Reviews

Great Fun Throughout

Out of all the movies Hulk Hogan has starred in this is probably my favourite.

Like I said on my summary, it is great fun throughout as Hogan plays intergalactic warrior Shep Ramsey who ends up on Earth after an encounter with evil villains. It is fun to see Shep adjusting to life on Earth (watch out for one scene where Shep locks a cruel dog owner in the back of a car and lets the dog go free)and to see him battle the evil bad guys who are after him (one of them played by Mark Callaway who is still wrestling as The Undertaker).

The dialogue is pretty good throughout the film and as usual, Hogan is playing a moralistic character. Shelley Winters and Christopher Lloyd do a fantastic job as well.

All in all, a great film and I just loved Shep Ramsey's suit in the movie.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Urban Commando

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,947,744, 6 October 1991

Gross USA:

$6,948,859

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$6,948,859

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1