Chuck Norris from A to Z
Carlos Ray Norris was born on March 10, 1940 to Wilma and Ray Lee Norris. Nobody at the time could have predicted that little Carlos Ray would grow up to become on of the most iconic...
Missing in Action
Action Spotlight: Cynthia Rothrock and Chuck Norris
Two martial arts legends celebrate birthdays in the month of March and to celebrate we are putting both in the Bulletproof Action spotlight… Coming up on March 8th, “The Lady Dragon” herself, Cynthia Rothrock will celebrate...
Bullet Points: Braddock: Missing in Action III
The third and final chapter of Cannon’s Missing in Action Trilogy was released on January 22, 1988. In honor of the anniversary, I cracked open the Kino Lorber Blu-ray release of Braddock: Missing in Action III...
The Essentials: 1984 Action
Our New Year’s Day tradition continues, with a look back at twelve action movies that will celebrate a milestone anniversary in the New Year. This year we are turning the clock back to 1984 and spotlighting...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Missing in Action
Kino Lorber recently released the Missing in Action Trilogy on Blu-ray and in typical Kino Lorber fashion, they knocked it out of the park with beautiful 4K scans of the original 35mm negatives and a mix...
Bulletproof Podcast: Episode 71 – The Chuck Norris Cannon Countdown
On Episode 71 of The Bulletproof Podcast, your hosts Chris the Brain and Chad Cruise are joined by Austin Trunick, the author of The Cannon Film Guide, to countdown Chuck Norris’ Top 10 Cannon Films. From 1984’s...
Bullet Points: Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Under the leadership of Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, The Cannon Group released more films per year than any other studio in Hollywood during their heyday. But of all the films under the Cannon banner, only...
Bullet Points: Missing in Action
When Menahem Golan first signed up Chuck Norris to a multi-picture deal with Cannon, I can’t imagine either man knew how monumental that would be. Chuck Norris became a cornerstone and huge draw for The Cannon...
The Ultimate Cannon Countdown
I honestly do not believe there would be a Bulletproof Action if there was never a Cannon Films. Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus changed the movie game and created a generation of action junkies in the process....
My Favorite John Rambo Knockoffs
One of the most popular and most often replicated action star gimmicks is the war-veteran turned unlikely hero bit made famous by John Rambo. It was the role, way back in 1982, that solidified Sylvester Stallone as more...
