Product: Suburban Commando [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 2.0
"I was frozen today!"
"Suburban Commando" is one of wrestler Hulk Hogan's many forays into "family-friendly" movies. In this one, he stars as Shep,an intergalactic hero on the run from evil bounty hunters and a preening,flamboyant bad guy. He crash lands on Earth, meeting an uptight businessman (Christopher Lloyd) and his wife (Shelley Duvall). He gives helpful inspirational moral lessons throughout the film, not unlike the '80s kiddie shows of the time "He-Man" and "She-Ra." The difference being,those shows were only a half hour,and actually enjoyable. In one cringe-worthy scene, Lloyd and Duvall are on the verge of making love. Yes,one day the kids will ask where babies will come from, but this scene will make them celibate. The final fight is horribly cheesy. "Suburban Commando" does embody the crass materialism of the suburbs.... no, it's just a bad movie.