5/10/2010

Thunderground (1989)


Thunderground (1989)-* * *

AKA: Boxcar Blues

Directed by: David Mitchell

Starring: Jesse Ventura, M. Emmet Walsh, Paul Coufos and Michael Ironside




"It's not the underground...it's the THUNDERground!"





Thunderground is a very silly film. It's about a would-be boxer, Bird (Coufos) and a kid who want to fight the ultimate bad guy: "The Man" played by Jesse Ventura. The acting is pretty bad except Ventura who knows he's in a goofy film, and he overacts with glee.

I'm happy when movies like this see the light of day and not disappear off the face of the earth.

Thunderground is a mixture - a ridiculous mixture - of Rocky (1976), Over The Top (1987), and Bloodsport (1988). If you want to see hobos beat each other up and Jesse Ventura fighting in a remote forest, this is the movie for you. Also check out the semi-sequel to this movie Busted Up (1986) with Paul Coufos. He reprises his role as Bird.

Comeuppance review by: Ty

2 comments:

Ry said...

Saw this one back in 2009. I expected it to be hilariously bad, but it actually ended up being okay.

Also, M. Emmmet Walsh actually plays Wedge, the guy who arranges the fight between Coufos and Ventura. A totally different actor plays the evangelist.

Ty said...

I agree. Thunderground really wasn't that bad. I will fix the M. Emmett Walsh bit in the review. Thanks for the tip.