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HardcastersAnother Hard ChristmasIt'a that time of year again and while we wait for our exciting Season 2 launch (watch this space) we thought we'd drop this extra special gift down your ear chimney. Merry Christmas!
2021-12-241h 15
Mike's Hard Game CastI May Have Liked Brock Better In The Red RoomGreetings HardCasters! We’re trying something, what do you think? No? It’s a better fandom nickname than the other suggestions we came up with... or at least less inappropriate. Whatever, we’ll workshop it. Tune in to today’s episode with your hosts Taylor Swift, Nostra Dahmer & ol’ Louis Saladbar. #clearthatwipe #wipethatclear #theorderbox #toweloffthatlikebuttonThis episode is sponsored by GetaThreads. Listen closely for a special, limited time promo code!
2021-09-1350 min
HardcastersEpisode 30 - The Last Action Hero & Planet Hollywood: The MovieIt's our season finale! It doesn't taken long into our review of The Last Action Hero to join the dots and realise it's basically Planet Hollywood: The Movie; so we go ahead and pitch that movie! What a way to see out season 1!
2021-05-121h 27HardcastersEpisode 29 - Mortal Kombat Annihilation & Mission of Snake ForceMortal Kombat is back and we at Hardcasters want to celebrate by revisiting the much maligned sequel to the fondly remembered 1995 adaptation. Then, we pitch the ultimate video game adaptation and discuss Jet from Gladiators a bit more.
2021-04-301h 19HardcastersEpisode 28 - Avengement & Eastenders: Savage ApocalypseWe deep dive into the Scott Adkins masterpiece (yes, we said masterpiece) before finding ourselves curiously unsatisfied after we finally get to pitch our action take on Eastenders. Maybe you shouldn't get everything you want. Hmm...
2021-04-241h 28HardcastersEpisode 27 - Double Impact & Three BearzFive for the price of one! You get two Van Dammes and three bears as we revisit the action classic and unearth an aborted project featuring Danny DeVito, Bob Hoskins and Phil Collins.
2021-04-121h 26HardcastersEpisode 26 - Eliminators & McClusky: Steel HoundsNot only is Eliminators one of DePlume's all time favourites it might be one of the best movies ever made. That's right. BEST MOVIE EVER. Visage, of course, hasn't seen it. So get comfy as DePlume takes you through this masterpiece, you won't regret it.
2021-03-311h 29HardcastersEpisode 25 - Death Ring & Hot Geese: Maze of the Kendo MinotaursMcQueen, Swayze and Norris all in the same movie? Too good to be true right? Right? Well... Visage takes DePlume to school on all things Death Ring in this weeks exciting episode.
2021-03-171h 28HardcastersEpisode 24 - On Deadly Ground & Justice for the Hawk PuncherVisage and DePlume got back to nature as we tackle Seagal's spiritual action-opus then we pitch our ultimate eco-movie which might include the most disgusting sound ever recorded. Look forward to that.
2021-03-101h 16HardcastersEpisode 23 - Showdown in Little Tokyo & Explosion at Bicep MountainThe more you see the less you know. We've seen Showdown in Little Tokyo a LOT and have less idea about what is happening than we did on first viewing. But who cares? Lundgren, Lee, Carrere, Tagawa and the best villain death we covered in 23 episodes. Then we go a little crazy with our pitch. Ahem.
2021-03-011h 31HardcastersEpisode 22 - Blood and Bone & Dog and BoneMichael Jai White owns the screen for 90s minutes in this great little underground fighting movie. Come for the discussion on how he defies the laws of physics and oozes charisma then stay for Visage and DePlume's sequel pitch featuring a talking dog.
2021-02-171h 09HardcastersEpisode 21 - Escape From L.A. & Escape From HellEscape From New York is a stone cold action classic so we at Hardcasters, of course, spend an hour and change zeroing in on its much maligned sequel. Spoiler alert - we like a lot of what we find. We then pitch our vision for a long overdue threequel that we think has a chance of getting greenlit. Hopefully the bigwigs at Hollywood are listening. Our average audience is about 11 people, so statistically one of them has GOT to be a big-time Producer right?
2021-02-101h 23HardcastersEpisode 20 - Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning & Universal Soldier: Deveraux's ChargrinIt's rare that Scott Adkin's name does not come up in our podcasts, such is DePlume's reverence for the man. Since last week we were immersed in the world of Universal Soldier, and since Visage had yet to see Day of Reckoning, we thought this would be the first of Adkin's films we'd cover. So strap in for this mind-blowing, skull-crunching martial arts nightmare masterpiece.
2021-02-041h 16HardcastersEpisode 19 - Universal Soldier and Hot Wick: Furious GentlemenVisage and DePlume dabble with the undead in this weeks episode as we turn our attention to Universal Soldier. If that wasn't enough, we pitch a movie where a waxwork cop chases a criminal on a penny farthing. It's like Christmas hasn't ended.
2021-01-271h 09HardcastersEpisode 18 Cobra & Thundercats: The Movie (Live Action)DePlume and Visage take on another titan of the action canon with the mighty Cobra then ponder how cinema, no... LIFE would have been changed by a late-eighties, Stallone-led Thundercats live action movie. Once you've heard what might have been you'll never feel complete again.
2021-01-191h 14HardcastersEpisode 17 - Shadow Warriors: Attack on Devil's Island & Cannonball Warriors: Computer PoliceYou'd think a movie with Hulk Hogan, Carl Weathers, Shannon Tweed, Billy Drago, Trevor Goddard and Martin Kove would be a joyous, slam-dunk of an action movie. Yeah, we thought that too. Still, we have some fun talking about it and, as always, pitch a pretty sweet alternative starring none other than Jet from Gladiators!
2021-01-131h 18HardcastersA Very Hard ChristmasSo this is Christmas and what have you done?Well, we've done a Christmas special that encompasses all of the things that make a traditional Christmas, in that it probably goes on too long and you may feel a little sick afterwards. However you spend the next two weeks, try and enjoy yourselves. Merry Christmasx
2020-12-221h 20HardcastersEpisode 16 - Never Say Never Again & Hard RemembranceFor the first time in a LONG time Visage and DePlume revisit the out-of-canon Bond from 1983 and find a treasure-trove filled with hi-tech motorcycles, single-entendres, age-gaps and toxic urine. It's an interesting film, we'll give it that.Then stick around as we pitch a hyper-violent Gina Gershon lead cyberpunk cold-war movie that, frankly, might be the greatest film never made. I know we say that about all our pitches but this time we mean it.
2020-12-151h 20HardcastersEpisode 15 - Roadhouse & Neon Devils: Wheels of JusticeRoad House is a perfect movie. Almost. This, is a perfect podcast episode. Except for long sections of juvenile laughter. And all the other reasons.Y'know what? It's an awesome movie and we have a pretty good stab and analysing and a bloody good time coming up with our own version. let's just leave it at that shall we?
2020-12-081h 20HardcastersEpisode 14 - Commando & Commando 3: Steel Avenger (Part 2)DePLume and Visage finish what they started! They round out their proposed Commando trilogy with a third entry that sees Klaus Kinski firing lightning from his hands! What are you waiting for? Get stuck in!
2020-11-2842 minHardcastersEpisode 13 - Commando & Commando 2: Throbbing Bandits (Part 1)It was only a matter of time. In this momentous episode DePlume and Visage finally take on the action behemoth that is Commando. So important, so genre-defining is this film that it burst out of the confines of a single episode into two epic parts!In Part 1 the two French students of justice-seeking talk about the film itself, add some new keywords to its imdb page and then pitch what could of been its sequel!
2020-11-261h 29HardcastersEpisode 12 - Who Dares Wins & Commando Vengeance: Codename LustVisage and DePlume tuck into one of their all-time favourites: Who Dares Wins AKA The Final Option. This loose re-staging of the embassy siege has some wonderful action beats and is a showcase for utterly brilliant Lewis Collins. Check it out!
2020-11-181h 29HardcastersEpisode 11 - A Better Tomorrow 2 & A Pocket of WindFinally, Visage and DePlume get to John Woo and, as is our want, we avoid his biggies and head to a less talked about, but utterly awesome, work of his. Strap in!
2020-11-101h 25HardcastersEpisode 10 - Tough and Deadly & Piss and VinegarPiper! Banks! Toughness! Deadliness! Tough and Deadly might not have the scale or verve of our favourite action movies but it has a charm that shouldn't be ignored. Plus the keywords, pitches and all our usual nonsense.
2020-11-031h 07HardcastersEpisode 9 - Jaguar Lives & Improper BazookasDePlume and Visage revisit Jaguar Lives, a martial arts movie that comes frustratingly close to greatness. What? That not enough? Well how about we pitch a Ric Flair spy movie and provide invaluable advice for those seeking justice? And all for the price of £0. If that's not a bargain I don't know what is.
2020-10-311h 10HardcastersEpisode 8 - Lady Dragon & Blank CanvasLet's Rothrock and Roll with Lady Dragon! Then buckle-up as Visage and DePLume pitch not one, not two but THREE movies with the Blank Canvas trilogy. We're amazing really. And you're not so bad yourselves.
2020-10-2054 min
HardcastersEpisode 7 - Demolition Man & Octagon of FeetThe Hardcasters LOVE Wesley Snipes and we think he owns Demolition Man. So listen to us blather on about how he steals this movie (from some stiff competition) and then pitch a film where he enters an international fighting tournament run by Noel Edmunds.
2020-10-131h 07
HardcastersEpisode 6 - Action Jackson & Maximum ScorpionAction Jackson often gets overlooked and DePlume and Visage are not happy about it. Join us as we delve into this joyful action romp and then imagine what kind of justice Carl Weathers would bring as Mayor of a quaint seaside town.
2020-10-061h 11
HardcastersEpisode 5 - Death Warrant & Hot BallsDePlume and Visage go deep into the world of undercover prison serial-killer fighting. Then, we pitch futuristic sports movie Hot Balls. It's like Christmas and your Birthday all in one. God bless us.
2020-09-3057 min
HardcastersEpisode 4 - Dark Angel & Hobo HeatDePlume and Visage go head-to-head with intergalactic drug-dealers in Dolph Lundgren's sci-fi action classic. Then, we pitch a film where the Swedish beast plays a homeless person who must complete in the Winter Olympics to avenge his wife's death, or something.
2020-09-2559 min
HardcastersEpisode 3 - Lone Wolf McQuade & ShatterforceThe Hardcasters tuck into Chuck Norris' Neo-Western then ponder a world where the bearded fury got to headline a Space Opera. Oh what a world that would be...
2020-09-1547 min
HardcastersEpisode 2 - Red Heat & Danko and GoodnightDePlume and Visage close out fists over hot coals and drag the 1988 Schwarzenegger buddy-cop movie into the snow for a nappy-clad brawl. It's a fun flick for sure, but one that is weird in so many ways. We also pitch a movie in which Arnie and John Candy travel the world together. So what more could you want?
2020-09-0851 min
HardcastersEpisode 1 - Out for Justice & Dawn of JusticeDom DePlume and Dick Visage gush over the Seagal action classic, then pitch the film they feel he should have made afterwards.
2020-08-3054 min