Product: Suburban Commando [VHS] (1991)
Rating: 5.0
Shows the hulkster as he truly is
I love this movie. Like the famous commercial for Gillette Right Guard deodorant ("Anything else would be uncivilized!"), it shows Hulk Hogan's sweet side. I recently read the final chapters of Hogan's biography, "My Life Outside the Ring," and found my suspicions about his real nature were delightfully confirmed. After a very difficult life involving a painful marriage, divorce, lawsuit, and vilification by a drooling press (CNN played an especially nasty role), the Hulkster emerged with a new, positive attitude - his inner goodness triumphed. It's an impressive, inspiring book, by the way. Where was I? Oh yes, Suburban Commando shows the funny, irrepressibly upbeat, life-loving side of Hogan. Whether he's rescuing a kitten from a tree, dealing with white-trash neighbors and their boat, or fighting interspace bounty hunters, it's all done with humor and a wonderfully cheerful, tongue-in-cheek spirit. A classic of the big guy as likeable nice guy genre (e.g., Arnold's "Kindergarten Copy").