How Raul Julia Saved Street Fighter The Movie

M. Bison is the best, I love Bison dollars! Guile isn't all that great though.
The Street Fighter movie might not be a perfect adaptation but it's a pretty fun film!
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[@LaNoLaCola]

For us, the day Phelan and Allison reviewing the Van Damme/Raul Julia Street Fighter movie was the most important day of our lives. But for them, it was Friday.

[@rodrolliv]

Too bad it's Friday, we could have used a DBZ reference in a couple days

[@sorasong9708]

They're just busy getting high and watching movies.

[@dragonempress8367]

@@sorasong9708 they don't look high

[@ArendAlphaEagle]

At least it wasn't Monday. Garfield would've hated that.

[@sorasong9708]

@@dragonempress8367 They live in Canada, but why don't they wear wedding rings if they're now married?

[@TheJoelMH]

Raul Julia wanted to make a movie for his kids before he died cause he knew they loved street fighter he took the role. No matter how bad this film is, Raul's performance is something beautiful. Rest in Peace you absolute legend.

[@gracekim25]

Wow that is sweet, knowing he did that for them

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Some one ought to mod in the Raul Julia M. Bison in Street Fighter V.

[@jeremyriley1238]

Yes, it was bad, but at least it was more tolerable than The Legend of Chun-Li.

[@azariyelvarro6271]

@@jeremyriley1238 if you asked me to sum up this movie with a meme quote- "he's confused but he's got the right spirit". Legend of Chun Lee on the other hand- "You have to start wondering, what the hell is this plot?"

[@gracekim25]

Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this tale

[@TheFunklin]

He literally knew he was dying of cancer when he made that movie. He had severe stomach pains for the entire shoot and yet he's still put his all into that movie

[@drakkenmensch]

Which means that Guile was *beating up a man dying of cancer*

[@gracekim25]

@@drakkenmensch actually i'm pretty sure he had a stunt double

[@CanIswearinmyhandle]

ok but the "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday" qoute is legit good. The banality of evil summed up in one exchange. A thousand oscars upon it

[@brandonlyon730]

Adding more to that, Chun Li not long after yells at him that it was on a Wednesday. So Bison gave so little of a shit about Chun Li’s dad and village he couldn’t be bothered to remember the correct day of the week.

[@RKStrikerJK5]

the man was dying of cancer and went ALL-OUT for his children, because this was their favorite video game franchise and he wanted to leave them a large paycheck. It's impossible for me to convey the amount of respect and love I have for him for this.

[@BugsyFoga]

Raul Julia really went out with a bang for his final film role, and that’s something I definitely respect.

[@sorasong9708]

We need a crossover of Street Fighter and The Addams Family.

[@gracekim25]

Well that’s good, that he went out with a bang in terms of roles 🙂

[@sorasong9708]

@@gracekim25 I wish he had been alive the rest of that decade.

[@gracekim25]

@@sorasong9708 oh…um when did he die?

[@sorasong9708]

@@gracekim25 Before they made The New Addams Family show.

[@eamonndeane587]

"OF COURSE!!!!" RIP Raul Julia. Ming Na Wen as Chun Li and Wes Studi as Sagat were also solid fits as their characters.

[@charlottecorday8494]

Zangief was really good too

[@sorasong9708]

May the gods rest his soul.

[@gracekim25]

Oh my gosh it IS the movie with that moment!🤩

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

& don't forget Byron Mann as Ryu!!!

[@HenshinHeroesMedia]

Wes studi as sagat isn't badly acted but wasn't the right portrayal. Sagat was a dude who wanted to fight ryu but did change into a decent dude. Balrog was a villain motivated by greed. Not too hard on ryu and ken as con artists since they were fun

[@cameronstone4495]

It makes perfect sense for Chun-li to be a reporter, she's one in all the Mega Man games!

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Wait, what?

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

She's also voiced Disney's Mulan in case anybody forgot!

[@gracekim25]

@@PaulieAFantoneJays19 wait that’s her?!

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

@@gracekim25 ...yes she is my friend!

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Zangief was a bad guy…. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad GUY

[@jeremyriley1238]

Yep, Zangief and Balrog basically switched sides (with Dhalsim being a evil scientist).

[@mikethegrunty5968]

@@jeremyriley1238 yeah, that always sat weird with me

[@PHOENIXGUNDAM]

........ I understood that reference..

[@demh7823]

Allison: "Phelan, are you ready to film our latest video?" Phelan: "I can't find my DAMN hairbrush!" BTW, everyone's hair looks GREAT!

[@BigEOT3]

[Guile:Hairbrush you’re off the air!]

[@lotus-prince]

Back in college, a friend of mine bought some of the actual Bison Dollars prop money for another friend's birthday. They were about ten dollars each, which translated to about five British pounds. Utterly brilliant. :-D

[@drakkenmensch]

And he didn't even need to kidnap the queen to do it!

[@gracekim25]

Whoa

[@MysticWolfMagic]

I just love the way you two look at each other. It's precious.

[@cyrussoxlegion]

For me, Raul Julia’s crowning moment will be his role as Aram Fingal in the legendarily wonderful movie overdrawn at the memory bank.

[@kaijukidsam]

Oh bless you, somebody else who remembers that absolute turd of a tv movie. He is the one element that makes that movie worth watching, even in garbage like Overdrawn Raul was a pro

[@markiangooley]

The short story of that title is vastly better than the only vaguely similar movie. The story doesn’t have any Casablanca connections, but because Casablanca is public domain or at least they were able to get permission to use it for free, the filmmakers could use swathes of it…

[@lotus-prince]

You'll be an anteater. MAYBE.

[@cyrussoxlegion]

@@lotus-prince The movie just hates anteaters!

[@culwin]

To Wendy's!

[@equalsine6355]

Bison bucks: the first Bitcoin.

[@PaperVivianTTYD]

Bison dollars are way better than garbage.

[@kaijukidsam]

This movie made me seek out other Raul Julia roles, because he was just so infinitely fun to watch no matter how good or bad the movie he was in. Great talent gone far too soon, glad to see him appreciated all the more as time passes.

[@gracekim25]

Dang I need to do that too

[@Jude300c]

The mst3k version of that Casablanca like movie. Its got Memory Bank in the title.

[@rainydayman2k]

@@Jude300c Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. "I AM INTERFACED!" Tom Servo: "BFD!"

[@drakkenmensch]

It's one of my life's great regrets that we will never see Raul Julia in the MCU as *DOCTOR DOOM.*

[@KorenLesthe]

He is great in both Addams Family movies

[@renamon5658]

Phelan and allison reviewing stuff together is amazing

[@ShinGallon]

When I was a teenager I hated this movie, but now I've mellowed out a lot on it and appreciate this movie on it's own terms for what it is: A nice bit of 90s cheese filtered through a Street Fighter lens. I was always way more into Street Fighter than any other fighting game series so the animated movie was my jam (I even still have the imported Japanese laserdisc copy of it I bought in 1995). The American cartoon, not so much. I actually hope Phelan reviews that sometime. And yes, Raul Julia went way harder in this movie than he needed to and I love him for it.

[@Dreadjaws]

It's one of those movies that can only be appreciated by kids and adults, because teenagers are less easily entertained as children but also more likely to take everything at face value and will rarely appreciate unintentional humor.

[@Quandry1]

While it's not a great movie by any stretch. It's not nearly as bad as it gets maligned as. And I think that's a lot of it. it's a cheesy 90's action movie that people remember from being teens, and let that color how they feel about it.

[@RoninCatholic]

The Street Fighter animated series also tried to pass off Guile as the sole main hero and the rest of the World Warriors as his backup team/sidekicks for his fight against Bison. If you're really that intent on making the American the lead, make it Ken as the "main character" and Ryu as his friendly rival.

[@Tareltonlives]

I know, right? I hated the animated series for this

[@gracekim25]

@AT Productions oh

[@brandonlyon730]

The thing with Guile though, he be the guy with the most motivation and reason to go after Bison. With Ryu and Ken they were mostly just guys who wanted to fight.

[@Tareltonlives]

Chun Li has the most motivation and reason, though. But she's not a white guy so never mind @@brandonlyon730

[@ToruKun1]

I think the scare-quotes around Hogan being a "normal" human being made me laugh the hardest

[@awesomeperson531]

The day Phelan graced this movie was the most important day of our life, but for him it was Tuesday

[@j.j.hayden9461]

The guy playing Sawada is a Japanese actor, Sawada Kenya, who has done some Hong Kong movies, you can see him fight Jackie Chan in the movie Thunderbolt. The film also features kickboxing legend Benny "The Jet" Urquidez who was the films martial arts trainer and was also involved in the stunt work.

[@tonyjackson4078]

Sawada was supposed to be a big deal, he was included in the Movie Game...he just didn't catch on....because the movie game is terrible.

[@MarcAquino1095]

This movie is littered with so much wonderfully cheesy, tongue-in-cheek dialogue. The movie’s writer/director Steven E DeSouza also wrote stuff like Die Hard, Predator, and The Running Man, and his style is just all over this.

[@nozoto]

His very first directorial movie was one around stoners trying to establish their business. Let that sink in =p It was a very rare movie only screened at festivals, thought to be lost until recently, called Arnold Wrecking co.

[@sorasong9708]

@@nozoto Phelan and Allison are clearly stoners.

[@julioagua]

@@sorasong9708 So, Ms. Pregler is now Allison Stoner?

[@sorasong9708]

@@julioagua She's Mrs Porteous now.

[@Poever]

Anytime~, bighead!

[@jdenoe69]

Street Fighter is the best live action G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero movie ever made.

[@Igarappappa]

I wish G.I. Joe movies tried to embrace the goofier aspects of the series since some of the plans were kinda out there in how much mad science was involved, but they also need to not be afraid to make Cobra a serious threat cause they made Cobra seem REALLY undermanned compared to the show or comic.

[@fluffyman85]

Just tragic Raul Julia knew he was dying so he did this for his kids. His performance makes the film memorable more than it would have been otherwise. And considering this movie involves a group of colorful characters some of which part of an army force trying to take over an oppressive dictator, one could argue this film was more of a G.I. Joe film than the live-action G.I. Joe films.

[@MissAshley42]

"Everyone loved it. It was critically acclaimed." 0 lies detected.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Ashens didn't hear that.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

It’s actually much more loved by audiences than critics.

[@TroubleToby3040]

Okay, I was already a huge fan of you two, but the use of Mitchell and Webb's funniest sketch ever takes it to a new level!! "Are we the baddies?" is one of the great moments in comic history.👍👌✌

[@SpeedyEric1]

4:48- Allison's Jean Claude impression also has a bit of Tommy Wiesau in there. At least Chun-Li actress Ming-Na Wen went on to play the voice of Disney's Mulan, Agent May in Agents of SHIELD, and Fennec Shand in the Star Wars shows The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch, and The Book of Boba Fett.

[@SsnakeBite]

Raul Julia even brought his A game for his lines in the Addams Family pinball machine. Dude just lived acting with every fiber of his being.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Chun-Li later found fame as the voice of Mulan & made Byron Mann who play Ryu cry after one punch

[@gracekim25]

@AT Productions wait is she Agent MaY?!

[@notavailable2590]

“You killed my father.” “Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?”

[@trevingrayek1671]

My absolute favorite bit of trivia concerning this is that the actors also had to do the motion capture for the video game but the actor for T. Hawk packed up and left without telling anyone which is why he’s not in it. Also, having lived in Hawaii for a while, there is a bit of a history with Sumo over there. Not sure the filmmakers INTENDED for that casting to make retroactive sense but they did.

[@Talessaga2]

@AT Productions At least from what ive heard seems there is some Sumo on Hawaii, at least if the Ganryu bio on Tekken 5 doesn't exaggerate.

[@Talessaga2]

@AT Productions At least from what ive heard seems there is some Sumo on Hawaii, at least if the Ganryu bio on Tekken 5 doesn't exaggerate.

[@gracekim25]

Hmmm interesting

[@Jayfive276]

Ming Na Wen Chun Li is Best Chun Li. And she barely looks any different today.

[@ShinGallon]

Michael Dudikoff circa 1989 is my ideal live-action Guile casting.

[@fandomvault4901]

I have been a fan of this version of street fighter. It's very refreshing to see this film getting defended

[@drakkenmensch]

I will die on a hill defending this movie as being incredibly entertaining.

[@Necron1999]

This movie is an underrated comedic masterpiece and I will go to bat for it anytime, lol.

[@averagejoe5145]

Yep, I heard a long time ago about Raul Julia dying of stomach cancer at the time which was one reason he wanted to give a memorable performance. The other reason I've heard from TV Tropes is kind of heartwarming: His kids were fans of the games & he wanted to give them a film they could enjoy.

[@sparrow420500]

FINALLY, someone telling the truth about Street Fighter. Since 1994 I have been defending this movie!! Leave it to Phelous and Allison to be the voice of the voiceless and to bring reason to an unresonable world! THANKS GUYS!!!

[@gracekim25]

Fun fact: this movie is 4 years older than me!

[@sparrow420500]

@@gracekim25 you were born a year after I graduated high school. LOL 😜

[@gracekim25]

@@sparrow420500 yeah I’m a ‘98 kid😂 most people I follow on KZbin are all older than me but that’s what makes learning so fun 😊

[@snic_picic]

Rual Julia's performance in this movie is actually what I consider to be my biggest inspiration as an actor, I always try to go as hard he did every single time

[@Schwartzbruder1]

Great to see you and Lupa still together after all these years

[@gtsgreatteacherscathach5550]

I loved watching this film growing and to this day I still love it. It may be a bit silly but to me it's a classic, also it's super quotable especially the late great Raul Julia and his amazing Bison.

[@gracekim25]

Yeah he’s the reason I want to watch it

[@jesterthemeowstic8085]

the day that phelous grace us with these reviews it was a change for the better but for me.......it was tuesday

[@deskish3930]

It's funny that they cast a belgian as one of the most stereotypically american characters

[@gracekim25]

I’m confused 😅

[@segara04]

The behind the scenes story about T-Hawk's actor and the movie fighting game is hilarious. If you can find it, read about it.

[@TripleBTitles]

Guys, don't forget that Guile kicks, and JCVD kicks, so the casting is *chef's kiss* perfect. Also RIP Raul Julia! "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" is an underrated film.

[@TroubleToby3040]

I assume you HAVE watched the MST3K but IF you haven't, you should. Very funny.✌😉

[@ggrarl]

@@TroubleToby3040 "How about some Pringles, Fingal? Did you need to tinkle, Fingal?" "I didn't want to bungle or boggle the Fingal doppel." "Blah blah blah, techno-babble..."

[@TroubleToby3040]

@@ggrarl Excellent! Had no doubt that someone on Phelous would know MST3K.😉✌

[@gracekim25]

@@TroubleToby3040 I need to look up what that is 😂

[@wstine79]

Who would love to see a Phelous remake of Street Fighter with Wabuu as M Bison, Old Man as Guile, and BONESTEEL as Ryu?

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Bonesteel should be Blanka.

[@dnmstarsi]

@@TommyDeonauthsArchives That works well in both character and voice.

[@TheWarmotor]

Congrats, you two! My favorite internet married couple :)

[@blackismyfavoritecolor869]

Will always be the best Gomez Addams to me. OF COURSE!!!!

[@Etherman7]

If Raul Julia was still alive he would have made for an excellent Far Cry villain. Might have actually got me to buy a game after 4. Maybe.

[@kaybaumann4989]

Our local cult movie club had a showing of it late 2019, that’s probably the second time I saw it in full and it was actually a lot of fun. They even got the guy who played Zangief record an introduction for the movie. An SF2 game contest where you could win coupons to buy drinks and I made second place, wile playing Honda. I think it’s a funny bad movie that gets elevated by Julia going absolutely HAM with his actin and line delivery and while I love Ming Na Wen the best live-action Chun Li is still Jackie Chan in City Hunter.

[@desmondmalone438]

Hulk Hogen as Guile: Bison you off the air brother

[@alyssapower5823]

You two are awesome together 🤩

[@PaperVivianTTYD]

The day that Phelous and Allison review Street Fighter the movie was the most important day in our lives. But for them, it was Friday. (Also please review The Super Mario Bros Movie.)

[@gracekim25]

Yes I’d love it if they reviewed the movie next!🤩

[@ronnielane8985]

From what I heard, the SF movie was rewritten from a GI Joe live action script treatment, and this is how Guile ended up in the lead role (originally Duke).

[@TheBeird]

You got . . . paid! Favourite line

[@Crystal_Dylan]

3:15 personal disagreement, granted I’m a bit younger (25) but in my opinion the best video game based movie is Detective Pikachu granted I do wish they used some practical effects for certain Pokémon I think it’s a fun watch and as a life long fan of Pokémon it was cool looking at each one appear on screen

[@Tareltonlives]

I totally agree

[@gracekim25]

It’s a fun movie 🙂

[@nickmontoya3001]

T.Hawk in game...HUGE AND TALL. T.Hawk in movie...Honey, I Shrunk The Aztec

[@vaarsuviusprime]

I like these combo reviews with these two. I also liked when they did scripted reviews together. Hope to see another one some day.

[@bootsthecat6718]

While I would never want to see hulk Hogan play Guile, I can admit that he would have made more sense than Jean Claude Van Damme

[@mastermarkus5307]

"Ryu?" Don't you mean "Rye-oo!?"

[@Jellycakelap]

I know it's prolly weird to mention - but you two look so damned happy - it's good to see. Really damn fine to see. :) Happy for you two!

[@92Raider-art]

Great job guys! Loved the vid!

[@iskandarr1496]

Please both of you never stop. You guys rock

[@chroniclejim5073]

Always awesome seeing you two work together fab team 👍

[@felipechalreo]

The best Raul Julia film is Overdrawn at the memory Bank.

[@markiangooley]

Kylie Minogue, five foot zero. Another comical touch.

[@SmrtPhonRtistCF]

I love this movie for how hammy it went out with the lore.

[@B.-T.]

This movie really took a deep dive into Street Fighter lore. How often do people remember Street Fighter was integrated into GI Joe just the year prior to this movie's release? With that in mind the movie makes perfect sense.

[@bull705]

I believe that's how Ken got the last name Masters. Mattel had the copyright on the name Ken for dolls so Hasbro gave him a proper last name.

[@B.-T.]

@@bull705 I think you're right.

[@gracekim25]

@@bull705 whoa he has a last name?!

[@darkone666]

I have missed you reviewing films, fantastic video.

[@Justice1Knight3]

This movie might be corny but it's the best kind of corny. Raul Julia as M. Bison *makes* this movie worth to watch.

[@gracekim25]

Agreed😊 just knowing that legendary scene I’ve seen as a meme is from this… so worth seeking it out

[@gracekim25]

Wooo 🥳 I have finally located this movie! Thank you for including the logo in the thumbnail, it helped me a lot! Time to have a movie night with Groundhog and street fighter 🥳❤ 17.10.22

[@amateurmasters2509]

Movie Nights format on an episode of the Phelous Channel! Awesome! 😊

[@TheParappa]

That was a lot of fun! I'd love to see you do something similar with the animated movies.

[@gracekim25]

It’s um bonfire night where I am and seeing you guys review this has made it extra special 😎👍

[@Tacom4ster]

Once again another review by Allison and Phelous that's better than Class traitor Doug Walker review of the same movie

[@gracekim25]

Um it’s best you don’t mention him but we get what you mean 😅

[@CactusJackIV]

Is the answer, to it being better than we remember, no? Keep up the great work! Love the channel.

[@vakash]

I liked street fighter for the most part. I went for Raul Julia and was not disappointed.

[@Seamonkey2407]

Y'all published this video on my 38th birthday 😁 I enjoy watching these videos.

[@johnnysasaki]

11:38 Zangief has a face turn,and then in the cartoon(which acts as a sequel to this movie),he's back with M.Bison again with no explanation!

[@staysaltybaby]

I love seeing you two together 😍🥰

[@Culturewatcher]

My family loved this movie, we quoted it for years growing up. "[Bison] your ass is overdue and its mine" was a household phrase XD

[@diegobareno5820]

I actually loved this movie.

[@jekblom123]

The Adams family movies came out when I was 3 and 4, I didn't appreciate them until I was grown up...

[@malbolgia]

great review and this movie is one of my favorite video game movies!

[@mrm.acampbell2722]

Raul Julia’s performance makes this movie enjoyable

[@drakkenmensch]

I have a group on discord who gets together twice a week to stream a movie and we watched this one on my recommendation. It was a fantastic time, fun was had by all courtesy of the great performance of Raul Julia. He really makes you believe in his vision of Bisonopolis.

[@millennialmatt7]

Whenever this movie plays on TV. 7:00.

[@Davethe3rd]

Zangief, 1994: Bison is... a bad guy? Zangief, 2014: Just because you're a bad guy doesn't mean you're a bad guy!!

[@eamonndeane587]

Minor Correction: Wreck It Ralph was released in 2012

[@UJEvans]

Quick! Change the channel! "To what?" To Phelan and Allison. Duh.

[@gracekim25]

AW YEAH!😎

[@Tareltonlives]

I hate every scene where Raul Julia isn't on screen. But I love it when he is. It's like two different films: a generic boring actionsploitation film with Van Damme sleepwalking and hating his life, and where great actors like , and one where Raul Julia (and to a lesser extent Wes Studi ) is devouring scenery and being as goofy as possible and loving being a villain. While Roshan Seth and Ming Na Wen are genuinely giving good performances, and Peter Tuiasosopo, Andrew Bryniarski , and Grand L Bush are pretty funny, the film just feels like a meandering drag most of the time. It's a film I struggle with, a real love/hate relationship

[@motherplayer]

I'm on that same boat. If anything, didn't care much for the film as a kid and now that hasn't changed, but I really do particularly like the effort from both Raul and Ming-Na as standouts. Otherwise, it's a pretty standard film that turns Street Fighter into discount G.I. Joe. Not gonna pretend I don't see why others get more out of it, but still, I don't think highly of this one, especially in the face of the animated film, and even MK from around that time.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

Always a fun topic! When I was a kid, a friend of mine invited me over to see Street Fighter because his parents rented it from the video store the day it came out. I just remember he and I were so bored. We barely paid any attention to it at all.

[@norbertovalle7928]

PERFECT

[@waderoberts3701]

Good for them staying together so long.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Bison! Whatcha gonna do...WHEN PASTAMANIA RUNS WILD ON YOU?

[@thejoyfulrns]

I love your videos and your channel

[@juggaloclownpreacher]

I love that the first live-action version of bison was a Indigenous Puerto Rican actor playing him. And it's even better because he did it for his kids.

[@EpicJasonX9000]

funny how they're talking about Street Fighter yet they're clearly in Outworld during this entire review.

[@shawdawg3675]

It is interesting that they got everyone from the game, except Fei Long and Akuma (who was actually in the arcade game), also Phelous now needs to review all the SF cartoon series

[@ShadeMeadows]

God, i love Bison in this~

[@triggeredcat120]

I love Raoul Julia. Watched this film and it's a riot.

[@SunyCartoons]

Raul Julia was a treasure