Executive Decision / The Glimmer Man (1996) - Steven Seagal - Comedic Movie Reviews

Redeye Reviews here to bring you another installment of Karate Korner. Is one Seagal movie not enough for you? You're in luck, because today I bring you two. Executive Decision and The Glimmer Man.
Starring: Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, Brian Cox, Stephen Tobolowsky
and many many more
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[@jelanitarik7423]

“No Steven, no…..walk it off, you’re fine” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Thurston86]

I just seen Executive Decision for the first time recently. I was so incredibly surprised that Seagal allowed himself to be sucked out of a plane like that! I’m 100% sure that the director had to promise him that, despite how it looks on screen, his character miraculously survived somehow.

[@DeadManSinging1]

He didn't. He threw a temper tantrum on set and begged the director to have him survive. Begged them!

[@soulknife20]

@@DeadManSinging1 It was more that the death was supposed to be way gorier than what was shown. He threw a hissy fit, shut down production until they tamed down the death.

[@sym6ol]

May be a parody sequel of Executive Decision could be made where Segal survived, became an undercover special ops blablabla...and his disguise was a hot dog eating champion or something.

[@marcuscowles3384]

Then Luigi searches the mansion for Mario

[@geofff.3343]

No the story is that Seagal was supposed to die more unceremoniously by having his head explode from pressure differential or something, but went on a one-man strike on the production until it got changed to a heroic sacrifice.

[@darrenclements6028]

Vintage Steven Seagal action in the glimmer man Before he became lazy and whispers Before he became a Glazed ham with painted on hair and goatee Seagal was in action prime an ABSOLUTELY Classic

[@michaelmyers3709]

Executive Decision is okay, never quite the same after Seagal’s untimely departure. Special effects shot of him being ejected from the airlock is funny. Never thought I’d see Poirot with a gun. Travis & Cash.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh gosh yeah...they did not do him any favors with the special effects of him ragdolling away from the airlock.

[@damndirtyrandy7721]

I remember the movie coming out and reading that the studio was leery of Kurt Russel as a leading man, so, Seagal was added for the extra box office attraction.

[@ikasando]

You are totally right about Seagal acting alongside OG actors like Kurt Russell. He is WAY out of his league. PS: Executive Decision deserves it's own review, even if Seagal got Yeeted out the plane in the first quarter of the movie. Just keep making disrespectful Seagal references throughout the rest of the review, LOL

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

Oh man, me and my brother used to watch Executive Decision all the time. My dad recorded it on VHS in 1999 with Mexican T.V. commercials and everything. I wish I still had that VHS, it was such a time capsule. I remember watching the part of Seagal's character dying and I was surprised because my dad used to watch his movies and the dude never died, he didn't even get a scratch from what I remember. I watched again a few months ago and I still love it. Kurt Russell was so f o i n e.

[@inferno0020]

After watching the Glimmer Man, I appreciate Se7en even more, because GM would have been exactly how Se7en would have looked like if the same script has been handled by a mediocre director.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh God for SURE. Wait until Kill Switch...it feels even more like a garbage Se7en

[@kenrickeason]

A Director make or break a film.. A great Director can take an awful movie script and make it look good on screen while a bad Director can make an awesome movie script look awful on screen.. I will always say that the Director is one of the most important pieces to making a good to great movie..

[@darthpanic4007]

"You can't out act him one to one" lol

[@eduardopena5893]

Glimmer Man. The movie where nobody can even touch Steven Seagull until he lets somebody hit him, and even then he shrugs it off like nothing.

[@traestyles25]

i actually like executive decision. the f117 is one of my favorite jets of all time.

[@MrNocturno2401]

Saw that in a cinema with some of my friends when it came out. We all just wanted to see it for Seeaal. That's how big of a star he was back then. After the scene where he died, we walked out of the movie theatre because we were so disappointed. Seen from today's perspective, this is simply unreal.

[@djcease1996]

There is nothing wrong with this film. It's a great Seagal vehicle.

[@Zodroo_Tint]

You and your friends were stupid. The movie was great and the reason they killed Seagal is to subvert the expectations, to give something new in mid 90's where people already getting tired of action clishés. 20 years later Holywood doesn't even trying anymore, back then they did but nowadays they know they don't have to.

[@theobnoxiouslycharming1747]

🤣🤣🤣 Walking out of a theater because Steven Seagal is not in the rest is fucking hilarious

[@chrisinri76]

I never saw this movie, after I found out that Seagal dies in it I figured whats the point?

[@willygonutz9687]

@@Zodroo_Tint Bit harsh calling someone stupid because of their opinion,... anyway it's spelt 'cliché'.

[@horumgrombo6519]

I just watched Executive Decision again for the first time in 25 years; not bad, better than I remember it. I think young me couldn't get over big Steve's death.

[@DanielPerez-hh5sy]

8:02 YESSSS, the best piece of dialogue in the whole fucking Steven Seagall career.

[@crimsonvampyre602]

So...can we get a proper full review of Executive Decision one day? It's too good not to get a full review

[@zipzipzommin4329]

I remember when this hit HBO when Seagal died I remember being totally shocked as a kid... Likely the first time my expectations were truly subverted. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Haplo699g]

David Suchet is in the movie and you're worried about Halle Berry and Kurt Russell out acting him? LOL

[@RedEyeReviews]

Truth

[@Zodroo_Tint]

I totally forgot David Suchet IS Poirot when I watched this movie. I was ready to work on my feelings to forget I actually watching a Terrorist Poirot but I never had to do it. David Suchet is good.

[@DeadManSinging1]

A wet paper bag could out act Seagal

[@arkadiuszwitkowski4170]

They didn't know what they doing in that time drugs where everywhere in hollyhatches

[@roryslaine7896]

"I've never seen anything like this before." Wait, you haven't seen anyone be truthful? 😂😂

[@Joshmo1234]

Since I saw these as a child they have a bit of nostalgia for me. I didn't realize how goofy they were at the time so I thoroughly enjoyed them. His newer movies however are a different story.

[@punawelewele]

At the time they were great movies.

[@AmpND]

As my best bud and I always say, "Executive Decision" is Seagal's best movie because he's not in it for long.

[@Al-no2fm]

As a kid and seagal fan i was completely taken aback by his death. I was like “hes… he’s gonna be ok right?”

[@chrisbg99]

About 10 years early for him to walk off that death.

[@kyleolson8977]

Executive Decision was released at the downward turning point in Seagal's career. He's a red herring, a marketing trick for the movie's twist which honestly was not surprising from the info that came out before release. By the time the movie was out on video, Seagal's stock had dropped enough further than they mostly used the Russell-only images for marketing. I like Executive Decision, but it's mostly workmanlike. Director Stuart Baird would make two more forgettable movies and return to being an editor, where he's much better. On that note - one Baird edited film you should do for the channel is Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. I think you would have fun with that one. It's not particularly sane. The Glimmer Man was exactly the kind of self-indulgent mistake Seagal needed to not do to avoid Straight-To-Video. It was a confirmation of every joke being made about him. "I won't kill anyone, except I'll slice throats with a credit card." He's still got the production support to make the movie look like a big budget film, but not for much longer. Keenan Ivory Wayans, the head Wayans, was also trying to be a star in front of the camera, and I haven't looked around but I suspect he thought this was a far better idea before he actually worked with Seagal. His success before and after would still be as a writer and director. The Brian Cox house in the movie is Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House (known for a long time as the Ennis-Brown House). It's seen in many films, most famously as Deckard's apartment in Blade Runner. I love that The Glimmer Man has Seagal vs serial killer Stephen Tobolowsky. Of all the people to face off against Seagal, it's Tobo. Tobolowsky has a great podcast which ranges from Jean Sheppard style stories about his quaint youth to crazy entertainment stuff like spending a night snorting coke with pre-fame bartender Bruce Willis. You don't need "total control of your emotions" to beat a lie detector. You need to not care. Lie detector tests are not much more accurate than chance. The tester is "an a-hole with a box", because it's really about trying to use the test to intimidate the suspect. No matter what the results are, there's no evidence the police can use. I hope if I knock over a TV that my house does not immediately turn into a napalm fireball. I can only assume that Wayans had barrels of gas in his apartment.

[@nicktalksbond]

Yeah Baird is a much better editor, he did two of the best (and more recent) Bond films, Casino Royale and Skyfall.

[@mroctober3657]

Kyle be droppin' them movie trivia gems.

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

I acknowledge its faults, but damn it, I like The Glimmer Man. It helps that it was (I think) my first Seagal film, so I had no idea it was a copy and paste of the rest of his films except that his partner is a Wayans brother for some reason. I only think it was my first Seagal film because I was six when I saw it, and I saw it and Out for Justice over a two week period. I cannot for the life of me remember which I saw first.

[@twig8523]

😆 ok. Your voice over for the firefighter EMT at the end really got me. The "Just one more piece of tape" guy... when you got to "Ya know the roll is almost empty" I really cracked up. 🤣

[@RedEyeReviews]

Lol I'm so glad it hit you in the funny bone :)

[@csongorandras4217]

That museum, the building decorated with the aztec tiles is the Ennis House in Los Angeles. I recognize those aztec tiles from Blade Runner. And on the Segal side. Why did he said "get your ugly white ass out of here" Was he playing a mixed race character like Native American/Chinese or Segal just read the line Wayans was supposed to say?

[@seanmcclure]

I know it’s been said but I just have to say again that Owen Wilson puts out some great movie reviews.

[@RedEyeReviews]

hahaha. thank you thank you

[@nignamedmutt7270]

Goddammit I'm an idiot..... I actually looked up "Owen Wilson movie reviews" to see if he had a channel..... Side note to Red Eye Review: Start saying "WOW" more like him. It'll be fucking hilarious.

[@valkyrie9646]

Damnit, Sean! Now I can't stop hearing Owen Wilson.

[@Treblaine]

Is everyone good at fighting? The fact they all get beaten up by Seagal suggests that in fact, they aren't.

[@luvisacigarette8]

The story @6:00 is regarding the scene @10:09. Also, (and I may be wrong) I'm pretty sure Steven Seagal *wrote* the song that's played as the credits roll and it's performed by the greatest blind guitarist of all time, Jeff Healey

[@benbrutta8967]

I don't care if he's a scumbag or not (He is). He still made some of the most entertaining films ever made. The films up until Exit Wounds are still fantastic. I watch them all the time and they never get old. For his niche he was an excellent movie star.

[@jr2904]

Lol

[@coreyhall1150]

A friend of mine said "THE ONLY GOOD MOVIE HE EVER DIIID was the one where he falls out the bottom of the plane in the beginning" (With his old man hillbilly voice) I started dying laughing hahahaha. And he was serious as a heart attack.

[@asbjrnandersen4222]

The scene sounding like a script reading is SO him reading from the paper in his hand 😂

[@hephaestus6365]

LOL "Didn't you hire him?" Also, the "sort this shit out"... GOLD. You're amazing.

[@PoutingTrevor]

Isn't The Glimmer Man the movie where Steven started acting like a black dude, which he still does this to this day? That "white ass" comment had me rolling lol

[@RedEyeReviews]

Yes exactly this

[@devintariel3769]

You dont even know how da check yo six?

[@punawelewele]

Bro your commentary over your cut from the tattoo slip to Segal pistol whipping the dude repeatedly was the funniest thing I've seen in weeks.

[@ProgSnob14]

Stuck at home sick, and discovered your 50+ Seagal playlist and needless to say, I've got some serious watching to do! 🤣

[@RedEyeReviews]

Glad i can provide some entertainment. I hope you feel better soon :)

[@CaptainCanuck1975]

Supposedly test audiences applauded when Seagal's character died in Executive Decision.

[@RedEyeReviews]

I heard that! I would have paid big bucks to be in that theater lol.

[@jaywhite9028]

I binge watched you stevie segall critiques from beginning to end. LMAO good job! double thumbs up!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much!

[@dustinedwardanderson]

this is a great channel... thank you for doing this.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much!

[@ryanoliver7829]

Dude.... do striking distance, with bruce willis. I promise you will love it.

[@ryanoliver7829]

Better yet, id enjoy seeing all the alcoholic bruce willis cop movies. With love.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Absolutely! Bruce will be on the channel!

[@nickgavis0305]

Lol the parts with the Tom segura slits get me in every video

[@nonapplicable8817]

People need to clip that airlock scene and spam Steven's social media profiles with it. Bonus points for mentioning that the scene is the highlight of his career.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha Savage

[@nonapplicable8817]

And praise the algorithm. A good channel suggestion for once. You got a new sub.

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@nonapplicable8817 Thank you friend! so glad you found it

[@itachi-kun7736]

if Seagal didn't gets killed off early in Executive Decisions, clearly the movie would end under 60 minutes!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Oh he would have fixed the problem, by walking right up to the badguys, kicking ass, and flying the plane himself

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@RedEyeReviews tbh, i didn't like Seagal got killed early, as long as he isn't directing the movie, the movie is gonna be great

[@RedEyeReviews]

@@itachi-kun7736 agreed. He is a great role in a film. But just can't do all the directing parts that well

[@matthewscottkimple6391]

Genuinely loving this series. This is a complement - this video sounds like it’s being narrated by Owen Wilson. Am I alone in noticing this? Love it!

[@KillamriX98]

It's hilarious how quickly things went downhill with these movies lmao.

[@marcuscowles3384]

GOLF CLAP!!! I love the approach of standing up for Seagull regardless of what he does, rooting for him so hard :-D

[@Rogue_Nine416]

ironic part is executive decision is probably his best movie because he's barely in it also super troopers review when? if you like brian cox in this, you'd love brian cox in super troopers

[@JWhite38]

Love the seagal movie reviews, I've spent hours watching these. I've only recently discovered this channel. I'd love to one day see a review of a Lou diamond Phillips movie called the first power from 1990. If you haven't already seen it before I seriously recommend it. Love the videos again!

[@goryguy5106]

Buddy, I gotta say; you really found your style, delivery, and own brand of humor really well and really fast.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much!! I've really worked trying to find a good rhythm. :)

[@chrisandrew7577]

Hey red-eye! I love your powdered deer peni- I mean your videos! Always good stuff!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hahaha thank you! It increases ummm fertility?

[@eduardopena5893]

I bet if your tried, you could do a killer Owen Wilson impression. You should try it. When Steven does something amazing you should try a "wooooooooow" or when he tries something impossible you should say that he's "crazier than a road lizard."

[@RedEyeReviews]

Hahaha you are not far off. Just for you, I will attempt a couple of these soon

[@tobiasfunke6284]

Why does the bad guy in The Glimmer Man live in the apartment from Blade Runner? lol

[@Carnosaurrr]

4:50 Ha ha you completely nailed it.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha his interactions in other languages are just so bizarre. Glad you liked the video friend! :)

[@sym6ol]

One of the best scenes in cinema history is Segal's death scene as he flies off into the sunset. He would have wrecked the movie if he was allowed to continue. Totally out of his abilities to even be in the same room with other A-list actors.

[@exbronco]

that script Seagal wrote WAS the greatest script ever, but Hollywood was jealous of it, so they never made the movie.

[@rampagenelson9658]

We have to remember that Steven Seagull has Spider senses, and can find the bad guy really fast always.

[@josebaez5967]

Great job as always funny commentary 🙌🏽

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thanks friend

[@anthonylakich1727]

FUN FACT: the Main Bad Guy's House is used for the Movies Black Rain/Karate Kid 3 (Terry Slivers House) and the outside of it was THE OG "HOUSE ON HUNTED HILL"

[@lfroncek]

I wish I found this channel a year from now when you've already completed your reviews of Seagal's oevure.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Haha all my friends say the same. We have a bit of time before we get to the end of his movies. But rest assured it will happen

[@TAITheAsian]

Oh hey a new intro! Andd ahhh yeah! I recently just watched Executive Decision like last month ago, although it was on TV and I started watching it AFTER Steven Seagal's part in it. This movie is soo super 90s. Waait what Steven gets ejected out from the umbilical docking mechanism? WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT, no wonder Steven didn't show up in the rest of the movie. He couldn't outfight, out fumble fight, out shit talk or out fat man judo his way out of anything. Although the rest of the movie was pretty decent for what it was once it shedded or rather jettisoned Seagal.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Yeah I'm very happy with my new intro :) Yeah the fact it's a good movie might have something to do with Steven not being in most of it. Despite his best efforts. Haha I really appreciate your support! Let me know if there is something specific you want me to review.

[@AlexO-sx6ff]

Amusing how many actors who played in the same movies have a successful career. He's a golden goose.

[@buckrogers4163]

Fun Stuff man, thanks for making my week and treatment go by easier.

[@RedEyeReviews]

So glad I can keep you entertained

[@jackrobinson9403]

What treatment?

[@buckrogers4163]

@@jackrobinson9403 Immunotherapy for cancer

[@joshuafrohm921]

Nice Men at Work reference you should do a video on that movie sometime its was mine and my dad's favorite when I was a kid.

[@RedEyeReviews]

Ooooh sounds good. I'll add it to the list

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

Remember the days when Steven Seagal was like the Janet Leigh of this movie. Everyone was like"This is going to be the best Seagal action flick ever. He'll get on the plane and take everyone out because he's too big to fail so he'll for sure be in the WHOLE thing". Then he dies like 15 minutes in and it's like nothing in the world makes sense anymore.

[@bigt4135]

That was a dirty ass mirror.

[@Johny40Se7en]

Always love the cynical analysis. Also, the jingle for your channel reminds me of Austin Powers 😆😛

[@RedEyeReviews]

Ooo ill take that compliment

[@Johny40Se7en]

@@RedEyeReviews Indeed, Austin Powers films are cracking! 😜

[@adam_williamk8280]

Haha loving these Segal reviews man. New sub! I know the time and effort that goes into these. Do you fully script or just go with ad lib?

[@RedEyeReviews]

Thank you so much! It's about 85% script that I write out and then sprinkled in ad lib as I watch the clips

[@MrMezmerize]

Just wanted to say that we sometimes watch your reviews on nightshift and all enjoy it 😄 See you at 300k subs

[@RedEyeReviews]

Aww thank you so much! Im so glad I can provide you all some entertainment :)

[@MrMezmerize]

@@RedEyeReviews We thank you, good distraction to all the madness we have in EMS right now. So keep em comin, you definitely have a few fans in Germany 😉😅

[@ripeager9338]

I believe Seagal gained alot of weight after executive decision because the trauma of dying in the film. His train of thought was if I was fatter I would have gotten stuck in the hatch and would have survived!

[@HeyCupertino]

Loving the Seagal Series. I would suggest working your way around to Decker, if only for your personal amusement.

[@jaimeweezer6260]

I just discovered your channel and I’m like 30 videos deep

[@RedEyeReviews]

So glad you like it

[@johnvannewhouse]

Maybe just an ALL-COAT retrospective of Seagal from all his movies?

[@IsaacG8]

I literally watched all the other episodes to get to this movie because this was the first martial arts movie I ever went to see in a theater that I thought was bad.

[@asbjrnandersen4222]

The first I saw Executive Decision, I rewinded Seagal’s Death 4 or 5 times 😀

[@frankthespank]

4:21 I actually have a really cheap sword bag from China made out of that exact same material Seagal’s jacket is made out of 😆

[@Slevencolevra]

I really appreciate you watching this hot garbage so we don't have to. It is hilarious to hear your take

[@notinsectanimoh4108]

How did you miss Michael Lee Aday a.k.a. Meat Loaf , the singer, in 13:14?!?! That's a major, my friend!

[@kelliemariemarshall]

Thanks again brother!

[@tacoenvy]

That stupid “transport” F-117 has always pissed me off, even when I was a kid watching this for the first time when it came out. It’s beyond stupid. And the fact that they act like the aircraft had afterburners pisses me off even more.

[@paulh4943]

It was never portrayed as an F117 in the movie.

[@milkapeismilky5464]

Segal's hair looks real as a $3 bill....

[@PatrickMetzdorf]

"Fuuck, it's the Russians!"... I laughed way harder at this than it had any right to.

[@joewiedmeier1080]

Oh fuck is that Kurt Russell?

[@helpdeskjnp]

Man I loved Segal in above the law! Such ban epic movie today!

[@axelwulf6220]

John Leguizamo, you wouldn't think he's a comedian, comments every chance he gets on how Steven came in and said he was in charge, Leguizamo snickered, Steven judo chopped him in the collar and sent him into a wall Leguizamo grunts "why?" before slumping to the floor

[@Hotpocketmountiandew]

When seagal and waynes teamed up. They sold it with all the waynes brothers. And implied it was going to be a buddy cop movie sequel to dont be a menace. Like a black cop with a white inexperienced partner. In the ghetto. Like a really bad version of training day where damon waynes plays denzel washington. And holy crap was I disappointed. Shorty never even made an appearance. Its such a weird movie to get caught up in the hype of. But when that hype train derailed it was like I couldn't really enjoy the waynes brothers stuff after as much. And I was thinkin. Oh bulletproof was cool. And dont be a menace was hilarious. How could anyone mess this up. But low and behold what was actually made.

[@OTMPR1M0]

Idk if anyone has ever noticed but the plane they are supposedly on only has TWO seats in it, and it’s for the pilot and Co-Pilot, I love how they make it seem like they are on a stealth bomber in the cargo seating area!!! They were on a cargo plane in reality! Probably a C-123K!😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@paulsmith5725]

I would love to see all police officers wearing the Seagal uniform!

[@crabbieappleton]

That was also David Suchet in "Executive Decision." I think the film became momentarily senitient, just enough to kill Seagal's character to prevent the level of suck that the A-listers would have revealed.

[@valkyrie9646]

How could you forget John Leguizano's (sp so wrong!) story about Seagal throwing him into a wall because John laughed at him telling everyone that he, Seagal, was, "the law around here"?

[@dchegu]

This era seagal movies is stacked with talented actors as supporting cast.

[@demonintheflesh88]

Love that Segura clip🤣

[@ajktigie]

I watch the Excutive desicion on DVD back in 1999 and I remember my mom's reaction when She saw seagal was write death in the middle of the movie.She's like "Whaaat?! I thought he supposed to be the protagonist,this dude was the protagonist in a lot of action movie right?"

[@jdgustofwinddance.7748]

Golf clap? Golf clap. 👏🏼👏🏼

[@kuribayashi84]

Not gonna lie, Jerry Goldsmiths' Score for "Executive Decision" just kicks ass! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYivpaiKa7B5kJI

[@robertprice5243]

Some fan has to make a continuation of him getting blown out of that plane....I'd pay to see that

[@robertgroen2197]

Steven Seagal, the never slimmer man :)

[@celticsuave]

I can't believe Seagal really died on that part lol, when I was younger it didn't make any sense.

[@williamsmith8790]

Glimmer Man was the last one he did with good choreography until Into the Sun. After that he let his stunt double do most of the fighting, and even tried some wire work. Could have done without Keenan Ivory Wayans too. His acting makes Seagal look like The Great Thespian.

[@Zotrax1946]

Ahhhhvv bererrr aluuuuu, I meha nn uhh. It’s very clear to me. I can understand him perfectly 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@samamies88]

What, Steven still got hit to the face at this point. Can't wait to watch series to the point he writes himself to be so unstoppable no hit lands to him anymore (except the cheap shot on Machete)

[@frankdean2508]

Very funny my man!!

[@RedEyeReviews]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@kingrama2727]

I actually enjoyed the Glimmer Man