When the government cancels the order for a fleet of Thunderboats, huge speed boats with heavy armament and high tech voiced computers with supreme navigational software, ex-Navy SEALS Spencer and ...
Spence, Bru and their arch-nemesis Hammerhead are afloat on a raft in the middle of nowhere after a skirmish. First they fight, but soon they discover that some of their memories may not be real.
A mysterious treasure may mean the end of financial troubles for Spencer and Brubaker.
The acclaimed actor stretches his range with John Wick: Chapter 3 and plays with how he says the name of "Bosch."
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Title: Thunder in Paradise (1994)
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| Hulk Hogan | ... | Randolph J. 'Hurricane' Spencer 22 episodes, 1994 | |
| Chris Lemmon | ... | Martin 'Bru' Brubaker / ... 22 episodes, 1994 | |
| Carol Alt | ... | Kelly LaRew 22 episodes, 1994 | |
| Patrick Macnee | ... | Edward Whitaker 22 episodes, 1994 | |
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Russ Wheeler | ... | Thunder / ... 21 episodes, 1994 |
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Ashley Gorrell | ... | Jessica Whitaker Spencer 19 episodes, 1994 |
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Jimmy Hart | ... | Jimmy 16 episodes, 1994 |
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Ed Leslie | ... | Brutus / ... 14 episodes, 1994 |
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Kiki Shepard | ... | Trelawny 10 episodes, 1994 |
| Jim Neidhart | ... | Kawolski / ... 9 episodes, 1994 | |
Randolph Spencer and Martin Brubaker were ex-Navy SEALS-turned-mercenaries who hired themselves out as soldiers of fortune for a very high fee. On their missions, Spence and Bru relied heavily on Thunder, which was a souped-up, gadget-ridden speedboat originally built by Spence for the U.S. Government Written by Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
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I really liked this show as a kid. You have to understand the context. Thunder in Paradise was not about the acting. Hulk Hogan can't act very well. He is not terrible, since all wrestlers get experience in acting, but Hulk has never risen above the wrestling-level of acting.
However, this show did combine a number of things that could really appeal to a boy living in the cold North:
1. The paradise. The blue water and palms sent you away from your rainy hometown on a little vacation. It's similar in effect to reading travel magazines or watching travel shows.
2. The boat, Thunder. It is awesome! It looked like a cooler version of the F117 stealth bomber. It had mini-guns and missiles and other spaceship tech. The show used computer generated effects for the boat transformations that even today look kind of OK. This thing was the true star of the show that kept me hooked.
3. The theme song. This has a lot to do with point 1 on this list. The holiday-themed song just helped transfer you to that vacation setting.
Thunder in Paradise was a colorful show. Blue water, green palms, orange explosions, etcetera. It was not about the acting or camera work or plot. The fact that it was silly only underlined the happy attitude it was going for.
If you were an adult when this show started playing, and especially if you were an adult living in a warm country, then I can see how you would not enjoy this show because it is not of the highest quality.