Van Damme was out of his mind when he made this. | So Bad It's Good #56 - Street Fighter (1994)

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Jean-Claude Van Damme must have enjoyed a lot of recreational powder during the making of this mess. Kylie Minogue also stars, somehow. Street Fighter is notorious for a reason... it's utterly ridiculous. Ming-Na Wen and Raul Julia also appear, though God knows how they were talked into it.
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[@theguru2198]

Raul Julia breaths life to this movie and gave a hell of a performance. He could have picked any other movie but he did it for he's kids. Rest in peace my guy

[@DawnOfDaravaja]

I've had a great respect for Raul Julia because of this. He did it for his kids, and that's great.

[@ZERO_O7X]

I feel like he basically channeled his innermost Tim Curry style performance and just went for it full bore in this role. 😂

[@XombieLejon66]

I'm surprised no one has made any voice pack mods for Bison where he gets replaced by Raul Julia. Really great, hammy Shakespearean villain vibes.

[@ErikSmith57]

You can't convince me that "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday," isn't one of the greatest lines ever. Great episode.

[@JasonBrant]

Fair enough! I can't argue that.

[@axeman3d]

It's a classic line. They reused it in Guardians Of The Galaxy and I'm sure I've heard it elsewhere in another A list movie.

[@jaymac7203]

His self importance is f**king hilarious lool 😭😭😂😂😂

[@Lobos222]

Or lets not forget: Zangif: "Change the channel!" :D

[@jaymac7203]

@@Lobos222 And "you got paid"? 😭😭😂😂

[@EclecticSundries]

The thing I take from this movie is how insanely ageless Ming-Na Wen is. She is in the Mandalorian 28 years after this movie! And she still looks great.

[@pikkon899]

Both her and Kylie Mingoue looked incredible as Chun-Li and Cammy. I don't care about the acting, the casting was perfect for these 2 characters.

[@EclecticSundries]

@Edel Tamayo speak for yourself I’m 52 and my dad is 80, not a wrinkle to be found between us.

[@joelspringman523]

She's 100% beautiful! ❤

[@systemchris]

Jean Claude loved it too

[@rezalustig6773]

@@systemchris Naw, he had an affair with Kylie on set.

[@averageajay2906]

Some nice to know things: Raul Julia passed away a few weeks after the release of street fighters Raul Julia had his final operation against cancer during filming, you can see that in the end he looks way lighter and paler than in the beginning. Raul Julia did M. Bison because his kids loved Street Fighter 2, and he only accepted it to be some kind of unforgettable hero to them. So in total he is the MVP with being a comedian during the phases when Jean-Claude Van Dam would deny coming to the movie shooting because his muscle were not big enough. As a kid, I adored this movie and had it on VHS my favorite line: What do you do when M. Bison throws a grenade to you? You take the grenade, pull the Pin and throw it back." Could be a German joke only, but that's my humor

[@JasonBrant]

Thanks for the info.

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

Let's not forget JCVD's fling with Kylie Minogue during the shoot...

[@TheEyez187]

Better than the Irish version. What do you do when an Irishman throws a pin at you? Run, he's got a grenade in his mouth! :D

[@rahulmenon4357]

He also made an HBO film this same year called The Burning Season where he portrayed Chico Mendes.

[@apreviousseagle836]

Honestly this is a guilty pleasure movie for me. It was stupid, but it was fun. Raul Julia did a great job. Sad about his passing. How terrible.

[@solidus4prez]

"Quick! Change the channel!" and "for me, it was Tuesday" are two of my favorite lines ever

[@JasonBrant]

Surprisingly good lines in a sea of crap.

[@jobymanuel1353]

@@JasonBrant then why did you guys talk over both of them?

[@JasonBrant]

@@jobymanuel1353 Because we hadn't seen the movie before and didn't know they were coming.

[@mareklame8589]

@@JasonBrant It is not crap. "StreetFighter" is really fun movie. It was made to be goofy.

[@heathcliffO_o]

@@JasonBrant I was gonna ask something similar (probably in a nicer way) but yeah I was sad when I didn't hear your reaction to the best line of the whole movie.

[@andreiaromanesei9270]

The movie is one of the best comedies ever. Raul Julia clearly, despite being ill, had fun

[@JasonBrant]

He went all in.

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

@@JasonBrant remember he was doing it for his grandkids who were big fans of the game franchise

[@Mayelito7]

Yup Raul Julia did it for his kids… that’s pretty pimp… didn’t realize how overtly Belgian VanDamme’s accent was in this until they pointed it out, as he flexes the American Flag tattoo… 😂

[@jasontodd8222]

@@JasonBrant Raul Julia is the ONLY reason to watch this mess

[@yam83]

@@jasontodd8222 OF COURSE!

[@danwest9767]

I think Raul Julia is the only one who knew how bad this movie was going to be. He's hamming it up, overacting, chewing the scenery as much as possible, just not giving a f*** and having a great time doing it. Everybody else seems to think it's a serious action movie, especially Van Damme. But had everyone taken Julia's lead and just camped it up and turned it into this ridiculous, over the top kitsch fest, it could have been a phenomenal movie.

[@JasonBrant]

He definitely goes for the cheese.

[@donalny]

I dunno, he was a great comedic actor and also had a lot of gravitas. I don't think hamming it up to his level would have worked for everyone. Especially with how hammered most of them were.

[@CorbCorbin]

He had recently done Addams Family Values, by then, so it was probably a cake walk, comparatively.

[@alucard624]

@@donalny JCVD was smacked out on so much cocaine at the time he didn't know what was going on. Raul Julia was a complete pro and he was dying no less from cancer. The guy was a legend period.

[@gabrielm.942]

He did the role because his kids loved street fighter so he was doing it for them.

[@qwellen7521]

The line “The day M.bison graced your village was the most important day of your life; but for me, it was Tuesday” is too damn good for this movie.

[@JasonBrant]

Completely agree.

[@Sitri.]

This movie is beyond bad but ironically that! line is still one of my most absolute favorites of all time.

[@TheMsLourdes]

Have Thanos deliver this line ;) Its an epic line.

[@Fardawg]

It helped make this movie the great cheesy fun it is. As a fan of the games I didn't always like it, but much like the Adam West Batman, I learned to relax and get on board with the camp.

[@AmityvilleFan]

Van Damme during this movie was so high on coke, they literaly had to re-write his role on the fly.

[@JasonBrant]

It shows. He can barely speak at times.

[@motodrang4287]

I had my mom take me to this 2-3 times when it was in theaters. She must have been miserable. Probably thought I had mental development issues 🤣

[@JasonBrant]

That's hilarious 🤣

[@eefneleman9564]

Are you seriously suggesting you don't?

[@msihcs8171]

7 year old me loved this movie, it's exactly as I remember it, only had to rewind the last 20 minutes and watch from there . . .

[@shawnhurlburt3158]

I made my mom take me to Laser Blast 3 or 4 times at the drive in when I was a kid!

[@missmoanypants]

That’s a good mom.

[@mdmagnusson]

I love that M. Bison gained the power of flight and the ability to shoot lighting from his hands from a defibrillator.

[@JasonBrant]

Pulsating boobs can give you all kinds of power.

[@37Kilo2]

Raul Julia is fucking amazing in this movie. His kids loved Street Fighter, which is why he did this movie, and he put in 100%. Van Damme was coked out of his mind during the filming of this movie, and sometimes wouldn't show up to set. They assigned a guy to keep an eye on him, and reign him in, but that guy was just as much of a partier and would get trashed with Van Damme. He probably pulls up his pants so he can do his signature split. And, of course, his kicks.

[@Arch3an]

was about to make a comment about his pants, but saw this one. I am pretty sure he has his pants high so he can kick higher. If your pants are too tight or low, then it seriously reduces the height of kicks. I had discovered that accidentally when I was trying to stretch before exercising, I could barely get my leg above my waist, because of my pants being too low. After that, when I saw a van damme movie again, I realized why his pants are like that.

[@Likexner]

We are actually wearing pants the wrong way. Its makes more sense to have the belt at actual waist height as opposed to hip height. Its better for movement. Its just fashion to wear your pants low nowadays. I must admit though that even with that considered, Van Dammes pants are still very high.

[@surferdudetje]

He didn't kick when they were up by his shoulder

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

Raul Julia was dying from cancer when he made this. I think he did it primarily for his children as it was considered more of a movie for kids than adults at the time. They filmed a lot of it without him available.

[@JasonBrant]

Crazy that this was his last movie.

[@TheJohnnyCalifornia]

@@JasonBrant It is strange but kinda touching that he actually chose this knowing it would likely be one of his last roles just because his kids liked the game. If not his last film role then one of the last major roles the great French film star Louis Jourdan did was the villain Arcane in the movie The Return of the Swamp Thing directed by Jim Wynorski. I don't know if it was a contractual obligation but at least the original Swamp Thing was directed by Wes Craven. Even though it is also laughably bad, at least you can see why good actors would be willing to work with Craven. If you haven't seen either of them, might be good for the show. Maybe you have already done them. Also, Wynorski's filmography is a gold mine for so bad it's good content. You already did Sorceress.

[@JasonBrant]

@@TheJohnnyCalifornia Wynorski is a legend around these parts. We've done a few by him and I'm sure we'll do a whole lot more.

[@jacobsteele7138]

I have heard that as well. Very cool move being in such pain.

[@TheSniperGTO]

In 1994, I was a young enlisted Marine going through the School of Infantry at Camp Pendleton, California. I remember that during a break in training, they brought us to an outside amphitheater on base somewhere (San Onofre I think) and set up a screen and speakers. And showed us this movie. It was so terrible we were all laughing at it even back then. When the movie ended, they had trucked in like a hundred boxes of “Anthony’s the Worlds Greatest Pizza” and we ate supper. The next day it was back to training. I still don’t know why that happened, or why they chose that particular movie.

[@JasonBrant]

That's a pretty great story, even though they showed you a terrible movie.

[@Thurston86]

The movie was obviously terrible but was the pizza at least good?

[@TheSniperGTO]

@@Thurston86 After a week of MREs, yes. And this was the old MREs in dark brown plastic. No heaters, so it was like opening a cold can of soup and digging in. Lol, I can still remember the meals. BBQ Pork and Rice, Chicken Stew, Beef Stew, Chicken a la King, Ham Slice, Omlette with Ham, Spaghetti, Corned Beef Hash, Tuna with Noodles, Pork Chow Mein, Potatoes and Ham, and Beef Frankfurters (commonly called the Fingers of Death). You were fortunate to get Spaghetti, Ham Slice, or the Fingers. In fact, I actually liked the Ham Slice, especially when they started handing out the meal heaters. Heat up the ham, save or trade for cheese spread, then mix it together with your apple jelly packet and crackers, and chow down. I would legitimately order Ham Slice MRE at a restaurant if I could.

[@old_account189]

@@TheSniperGTO that whole army MRE business sounds like RPG trading and crafting lol

[@MichaelAChristian1]

Because you gotta be ready to fight Bison!

[@silverserpent420]

I LOVE Raul Julia. This movie is a gift to his son for after he was gone. He was a talented actor, loving father and all around good human. Miss him. Thanks for the great memories in reviewing this, guys.

[@ninfilms]

Kylie was known as an actress before she became a singer. She was known in an Australian Soap Neighbours.

[@JasonBrant]

We had no idea. Thanks for the info.

[@ninfilms]

She also starred in The Delinquents in 1989 which was a big hit in both the UK and Australia but went straight to video in America.

[@MetrovartaVarta]

@@surenmoodley7744 she wasn’t.

[@azynkron]

@@surenmoodley7744 Not really.

[@antonyhunt9700]

God that makes me feel old i used to watch that program ever day with my aunty when was a small kid . She loved it they even made sticker books for it lol👏

[@rezalustig6773]

Re: Kylie Minogue, they cast her for two reasons: - she’d acted in Australian tv dramas, and was experienced in memorizing lines quickly - fortunate, given she was a last-minute hire. - part of the shooting was in Australia; the producers thought hiring a local actress would be a good gesture.

[@WeirdNeville]

Kylie Minogue was huge as an actor - from Neighbours which was the number 1 soap in UK and Australia. She launched her singing career off the back of that: singing the theme song with her on screen partner Jason Donovan. She was an actress first and pop megastar second.

[@dumbasamoose3382]

You missed the greatest line in the whole movie! "Quick! Change the channel!" 😆

[@JasonBrant]

We chuckled at it, but I didn't put it in the video.

[@mlman7271]

That is a genuinely good moment.

[@bobskewer1874]

Ming-Na Wen is pure goddess fire, from then to this very day. Holy cow.

[@JasonBrant]

Total smokeshow.

[@jonnuanez7183]

You should have seen her when she was on As The World Turns...talk about serious whoa 😘

[@random22026]

14:56 Fellas, we're here for the sparkly Storm Trooper helmet...😂😆😆🤣🤣

[@traviseicher9118]

The dude that played Bison in this movie was so goddamn over the top that it made it amazing. He knew what kind of a movie he was making and he played the part well.

[@vhsguru1953]

This movie made 100.000.000 $ at the worldwide Box Office! 100M$!!! Man, I love the 90s…😂

[@JasonBrant]

That is... how... why... the 90s were an amazing time.

[@bencousins7311]

so we talking 200.000.00 bison dollars then?

[@JasonBrant]

@@bencousins7311 just gotta kidnap the queen and you're golden.

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

@@bencousins7311 no... no... you start from the right with the .

[@adrianhempfing2042]

It should have made ten dollars only. It was so bad on every level :-(

[@TheKikkomaster]

You were not drunk enough! This is easily one of the best movies to watch with your friends when hammered :D A genuine so bad it's good movie. Plus Raul Julia was great in this RIP.

[@JasonBrant]

lol

[@dongiv196]

How many movies had been based on video games before this?

[@TheKikkomaster]

@@dongiv196 Two, Double Dragon and Super Mario Bros, but it's really terrible no matter how drunk you are xD

[@dongiv196]

@@TheKikkomaster ...I'll take your word for it. 🤣 there's no ways they could've gotten it right back then...

[@MrMightyZ]

By many accounts, half of the actors and crew were pounding cocaine that was apparently super-cheap and also super-available and there were stories about JCVD running off the set in full costume, disappearing for 10 hours then running back on to the set, covered in sweat, grabbing some make-up then jumping right in front of the camera. I hope they're true stories. They look true. JCVD seems very edgy and sketchy sometimes anyway😋

[@chowyunfatbr]

It is absolutely crazy to think that Van Damme was one of the biggest movie stars - not only action - in the world when this movie was released.

[@JasonBrant]

Mind boggling.

[@michaelsinger4638]

He was also generously keeping cocaine dealers in business. 😉

[@simodeus255]

I think Van Damme got like 8 million for this movie lol

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Dude was amazing.

[@HoboJoe83]

They essentially turned Street Fighter into GI Joe.

[@JasonBrant]

Good call. They tried.

[@shooter7734]

They actually had incorporated Street Fighter into the Hasbro G.I. Joe toyline a couple years before this movie so it fits the theme LOL

[@james87367]

I absolutely love this movie. I truly believe this is the best bad movie ever made. It's hilarious. 😂

[@JasonBrant]

Oh, man. You should check out our Champagne and Bullets review to see something that makes this look like Shakespeare.

[@james87367]

@@JasonBrant 😂. Love your channel by the way.

[@edfoli8230]

Never been first to anything until now. It just so happens to be a favorite of mine to boot!

[@JasonBrant]

Congrats. It's all downhill from here.

[@das81]

I think Van Damme didn't care about his accent because he was consuming dope like there was no tomorrow... Plus his affaire with Kylie Minogue. Damn... This is the kind of movie that make me comment a lot in your videos...

[@JasonBrant]

I appreciate ya! Van Damme being coked up explains quite a bit. He's barely in the movie and he's nonsensical when he is.

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

Say what you will, the movie is worth it for young Ming Na-Wen and the "For me it was Tuesday" line alone.

[@JasonBrant]

She's purdy in this.

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

@@JasonBrant A completely underrated babe in the day. And she still looks pretty damned good for a woman touching 60.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Say what you will Van Damage was out of his mind with numerous substances during this movie, Raul gave one of the best villainous performances of all time. (and he was dying of cancer at the time) this movie has a certain comicbook charm to it.

[@rm71991]

Raul Julia doing this film only for his kids love of street fighter while battling stomach cancer is very respected by me

[@jesseslack2089]

Saw this in theaters when I was 14...and I still love it...and Kylie was like 24 at the time.

[@JasonBrant]

She looks so young.

[@grimmface12]

I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS Raul Julia NAILED GENERAL BISON AND MADE IT HIS....

[@JasonBrant]

He's hilarious in this.

[@ShadeEmberi]

I will have no disrespect of this movie, it is glorious simply for Raul chewing the scenery!

[@leovalverde1508]

Raul Julia's legendary final appearance overshadows a coked up JCVD!

[@jculver1674]

I saw this one in the theater as a teenager, and even as a huge fan of the game I was stunned at how badly made it was. (My parents, who had never even heard of the game, were probably 10 times more confused by it.) The only parts that made it watchable were (a) the great Raul Julia in full-on "I don't give a shit" mode, (b) Zangief's lines, the funniest of which were probably adlibbed by the actor, and (c) the eye candy of Ming-Na Wen and Kylie Minogue, all of which went a long way to a 16 year-old viewer.

[@JasonBrant]

Agreed on all fronts.

[@Jeudaos]

Yup, that's no kidding. This movie hit ALL of the right notes for my adolescent self. Especially Ming-Na Wen :D

[@rinraiden]

"Run, cat! You're in Asia!" Laughed way too hard at that 🤣

[@JasonBrant]

🤣 🤣

[@mrchow489]

Run like americans in Afghanistan

[@ob1slam]

Can't believe you guys just spoke over one of the best lines of dialogue in movie history.

[@Wortnik]

"I feel like they're gettign ready to pose inot their video game hero poses.......OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!! The timing on that was PERFECT!!!! 🤣

[@albino5995]

This is one of my favourite roles Raul ever did. He knew the film was ham and went full cheese. Absolutely love it! And the fact he was doing it while riddled with cancer and still had fun with it, what a fuckin’ hero!

[@JasonBrant]

He definitely went all in.

[@RichbUKDE]

Kylie Minogue was an actress in an Australian Soap (Huge in the UK) and then moved into singing...This was going back to her chore skill set!

[@JasonBrant]

I had no idea.

[@Fardawg]

The Godzilla bit was hilariously. So was "you got paid!?" And you were talking over Bison's best line to Chun Li "For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday." You need to open your hearts to cheesy humor. It is the one thing holding you guys back from true joy.

[@GruniLP]

Here weeee go. Got my Lunch, my beer, cheers 🍻

[@JasonBrant]

What're you drinking?

[@GruniLP]

@@JasonBrant mexican food so i chose Desperados and Corona 🍻

[@themark443]

I was not expecting a Shockmaster reference but goddamn did it make me laugh. I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid and going this is bad...and proceeded to rent it at least 4 times and watching it all summer

[@JasonBrant]

🤣 Sounds like you were a great kid.

[@themark443]

@@JasonBrant I also watched the nick cage gone in 60 seconds movie multiple times that summer. It was a wild time 🤣

[@ExUSSailor]

I'm surprised we haven't seen more video game adaptations on this channel. Uwe Boll, the king of the video game movie, has a filmography that is positively STACKED with crap.

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

Like House of the Dead.

[@JasonBrant]

Oh, man. I forgot about Uwe Boll. We definitely need to watch his crap.

[@das81]

@@JasonBrant You sould start with Alone in the Dark with Christian Slater, Tara Reid and Stephen Dorf or House of Dead with Clift Howard and Jurgen Prochnow.

[@isaoblack987]

@@JasonBrant Careful. you might have to box him by the time you are done.

[@JasonBrant]

@@isaoblack987 Christ, I forgot about that.

[@johnnyvain544]

holy shit, when he said "is that enchaladas guy" i knew right way what he was talking about...haha that was good.

[@MHStudioProductions]

I had a similar reaction to Kylie Minogue being in the opening credits back when I watched this film. JCVD was apparently off his head on Cocaine for most of this production

[@JasonBrant]

It shows on screen. He comes across like a weirdo. More so than usual, anyway.

[@leeweesquee]

He was also rooting her at the time.

[@jamegumb7298]

@@leeweesquee Kylie and her sister rarely have been rooted by just 1 guy. Dannii was proud about it on tv. Kylie was embarassed when it happened to her, I think it leaked she had some guy on the hook and slept with Damme on set (and maybe had yet another bf somewhere, though if you ask me more than 1).

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

Apparently the movie set had a "Van damme wrangler" to find him and being him back on set.🤯🤣

[@iwasanangryyoungman]

What's even worse, I hear shooting the film in Thailand was a major challenge as not only did JCVD need a wrangler to get his toned ass on the set, his young co-stars would hit the red light districts and "walking streets" after shoots so when they were called in the next day they were already looking like shit

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

I have seen this at the 🎥 back at the 90s , I laughed my ass off . It's amazingly so bad is good.

[@JasonBrant]

I can't even imagine seeing this in the theater. Must have been a great experience.

[@Slappaccino]

Ahh man I remember seeing this in theaters as a kid. Still blame my parents for taking me.

[@JasonBrant]

🤣

[@Flassh81]

That stunt man had Kylie Minogues legs wrapped around his head. He was in no rush.

[@JasonBrant]

Haha, true.

[@s4lami_grbikelife99]

OH COME ON!!!You were talking over the greatest one liner in cinema!!! "The day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life but for me,it was Tuesday"

[@kenrickeason]

Shock Master introduction was hilarious 🤣 Then Davey Boy Smith, Booker T and Stevie Ray made it even more hilarious by breaking character while Sid stayed in Character ( I can't see how Sid didn't break cause I would have 😂) Ole Anderson did the voice of the Shock Master and he was laughing like hell before he talked you can hear him trying to contain himself.. 😂😂😂

[@JasonBrant]

It's the most glorious wrestling cluster ever. Love it.

[@kenrickeason]

@@JasonBrant I agree heavily 😂❤️

[@reaganhataway]

Someone in my elementary class had this movie on VHS and all the guys in class waited to borrow it with great anticipation. And we all loved it lol. So if he did it for his kids good on him, they prob loved it too.

[@JasonBrant]

That's funny.

[@JasonBrant]

That's funny.

[@JasonBrant]

That's funny.

[@JasonBrant]

That's funny.

[@samholdsworth420]

That's funny

[@Reverands]

Any father that put on show like this, while dying from cancer gets the father of the year award 1994. No contest.

[@GhostDrummer]

Taken from the M. Bison Wikipedia page: “For the role, Raúl Juliá studied the lives and personalities of various dictators and drug lords, and as such mimicked many of their hand movements and body language to incorporate into the M. Bison character, most notably Benito Mussolini's hand gestures, Joseph Stalin's mannerisms and strict demeanor, Adolf Hitler's love of art, and Pablo Escobar's elusiveness. Other dictators and drug lords incorporated by Juliá include Fidel Castro, Muammar Gaddafi, Idi Amin, and Saddam Hussein. The film was Julia's final role before his death, and a dedication to him is included in the end credits. Julia claimed in an interview that he accepted the role for his children, who were huge fans of the games, helped him prepare for the role and were on set with him each day of filming. Although the film was largely panned by critics and fans, Juliá's performance was widely praised and he was nominated for a posthumous Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor (he lost to Gary Sinise for Forrest Gump).”

[@antmunro6407]

This movie seen through the eyes of a child who loved this computer game,, this was the greatest movie of all time,, funny how things change🤦‍♂️

[@JasonBrant]

It's still fun, though. Just not for the same reasons.

[@PirataMundoTV]

Van Damme was coked out of his mind during the making of this campy classic. Something around $8,000 a week or so

[@JasonBrant]

That's madness.

[@TheAdatto]

20 grams a day? No way.

[@davidphelps6023]

Really love how the shortest actor plays Sagat.

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

This terrible movie is just...joyous gold. The fact that Raul took the job JUST to make his kids happy is...wholesome af

[@JasonBrant]

It really is.

[@michaelsinger4638]

Raul Julia’s last movie. And man he brought so much class and acting talent even to something this goofy. Chun-li is written awful here (she’s an INTERPOL agent films, get it right). But Ming-Na Wen does not give a bad performance at least. And WOW does she look like she’s barely aged at all since then.

[@JasonBrant]

She's a total smokeshow in this movie.

[@michaelsinger4638]

She’s a total smoke show in The Mandalorian as well, at 57!!!!!

[@andreiaromanesei9270]

@@michaelsinger4638 SAY WHAT?57?I though she was 40,max

[@blastradius7193]

When this came out, I was working at the theater. So, I had to watch it 28 times. I still have bad dreams.

[@JasonBrant]

How are you still alive? That must have cut years off your life.

[@donalny]

did you turn into a green rage beast?

[@peterclarke7240]

Don't diss Raul, boys. The man is a fucking legend.

[@ralphmelgosa283]

I was there. I was working at the Australian studio for 4 weeks while movie was being filmed. We got to watch some of the filming during our down time. Many of the actors were very cool, but not Van Damme.

[@davidlionheart2438]

Raul Julia's performance in this was GENIUS! He was the only one who realized it was cartoon shit and the only one with sense enough to play to the material. He was truly brilliant, God rest him.

[@das81]

Next videogame movie better be either MK Annihilation or King of Fighters with David Leitch as Terry Bogard...

[@JasonBrant]

Annihilation is on the list. I didn't even know there was a King of Fighters movie. Adding it now.

[@das81]

@@JasonBrant Mai Shiranui is played by MAggie Q... My God.

[@Mister_Esss]

Not only is Minogue in the movie, it was revealed many years after the filming of this movie that Kylie Minogue and Van Damme were having an affair during production.

[@JasonBrant]

Van Damme was out of his mind on coke and Minogue.

[@markcharles2819]

Raul Julia did this for his kid. He refused stuntman for his scenes. He was coming from cancer treatment then would suit up and do scenes. He wanted his kid to see him playing the role of his favorite character. Amazing man. Baaaaad movie.

[@nachgeben]

I love this movie. This is so 1990s camp, and everything about it is marvelous.

[@user-njyzcip]

13:22 As someone born in China it's nice to see our culture represented here 🤣 that's what we used to tell our cat when he wanted to go out

[@asphaltmilkshake4596]

Raul Julia won 4 posthumous awards for his work on The Burning Season in 1994. Also, he did this.

[@JasonBrant]

Haha! He had a varied and storied filmography.

[@TCFan25]

That was a damn good movie that!

[@G_Elektrik]

He did it for his kids, even with the pain of cancer he accepted becouse his son ask him, and you dont see that reflecting on his performance

[@Stewart1953]

kiss of the spiderwoman

[@tiamat_023]

This movie XD. I dont get how you can cram so much garbage into one film... but then... Raul Julia **lol**

[@JasonBrant]

It's a total mess. But a fun mess.

[@Ostsol]

Raul Julia as M. Bison and Frank Langella as Skeletor... the most inspired performances!

[@mlman7271]

Ming-Na Wen chews almost as much scenery as Julia, so I guess she also knew it was going to be godwaful and decided to just have fun. I thought that the actors who played Vega, Zangief and Ryu were also pretty cool : they deserved to be in a better movie !

[@JasonBrant]

Agreed!

[@DonaldBulley]

14:40 that voice you did was awsome.should have you do voice over for my villains lol.be funny as h3ll.

[@JasonBrant]

Thanks. It's the one voice I can do.

[@joshuaallen6450]

"Hey...they made me watch Martin Luther King Jr......" Dead 🤣🤣

[@classyredneckcinema9327]

What's funny is it it still made over 100 million in theaters and like 30 in VHS sales so it wasn't a flop at all

[@nolanolivier6791]

I seem to remember the Yomiuri Shimbun review of this movie starting out by saying (I'm paraphrasing from memory here): the concept of producing a movie based on a video game makes as much sense as writing an opera for a toaster. Btw, the budget was roughly $20,000,000; I suppose that was a decent amount for 1994. Probably a respectable budget for the average Van Damme vehicle...

[@JasonBrant]

$20 million and this is what we got. Amazing.

[@donalny]

@@JasonBrant I bet most of that went to Van Damme's salary

[@daygon128]

This is the greatest movie ever made and I'm not kidding. I've seen it at least 100 times and it never gets old. Me and my friends convinced my mom to take us to see it in theaters instead of Miracle on 34th Street and she was mortified lol. We loved the game and loved the movie even more. We laughed at how corny it was even back then and it's even funnier now! The behind the scenes stories about Van Damme being on cocaine the whole time are hilarious. It even ends with a track by Deion Sanders!

[@JasonBrant]

Primetime sang a song for this?

[@daygon128]

@@JasonBrant Here's the music video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mX6ap6SniJ2dias

[@fabiandimaspratamathesecond]

So many parts of this film which are memeable now. I love the campy and corny tone of this film, so 90s. Perhaps a bad film adaptation of Street Fighters. But standing on its own?? It's just fine.

[@rickardcr8770]

05:12 that's him. That's the enchilada guy 😄😅😆 hahah

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

16:24 Enchilada Guy running to the outhouse 16:29 DeeJay sharting sparks Great editing🤣

[@das81]

This movie made less sense than Battlefield Earth... I'm being serious.

[@JasonBrant]

That's bold, haha. Probably true, too.

[@CoryShowtime]

I saw this movie as a kid and I knew even at, like, 8 years old this was absolutely ASS. But I LOVED it. "Mommy, why is Guile talking like that?"

[@JasonBrant]

Definitely ass. But it's so stupid, we actually enjoyed it.

[@CoryShowtime]

@@JasonBrant Its almost like they were TRYING to get this as wrong as they could. Like the director was a Mortal Kombat fan or something.

[@blueorange9067]

I awlays considered this movie to be goofy on purpose. And works haha

[@JasonBrant]

Definitely goofy.

[@nephilim6032]

Raul Julia, only thing needed in this movie. He was amazing. He was dying during filming. RIP.

[@csmadisun]

Man, I am legit curious what that KZbin-unfriendly joke was, considering how it cracked you both up so much. The film? Yeah, it's dumb, but I love it BECAUSE it's dumb. Raul Julia's clearly having a blast (his "I guess you didn't see that" line was an ad-lib, and is legit one of the best lines in the movie), and it's super hard not to get swept up in the insanity.

[@JasonBrant]

It was pretty tasteless, lol. Maybe I'll release the entire reaction someday, uncut. The movie is so stupid it's kind of impressive. The last half hour is dumb fun.

[@nurse425]

I have to say that for a bad movie it was entertaining! AND had some great lines!

[@JasonBrant]

We had fun with it.

[@hungsocks8r]

just found y'alls channel and love the commentary. keep it up gents

[@basedelon]

You seriously overlooked or were too busy chatting to notice Bison's "Tuesday" line? One of the greatest lines in cinematic history.

[@Canoby]

This is a guilty pleasure of mine. Sure, it's a really, really dumb movie, but at times it feels almost as intentionally dumb and over the top as the old school Adam West Batman show- it's supposed to be insane, that's the whole joke

[@JasonBrant]

It's definitely a kids' movie. But it's still stupid, haha.

[@basicfacekick]

The definition of a so bad it's good film. It both earnestly tries construct some plot around the fights... while also clearly not taking itself at all seriously. It's quotable and terrible and one can only hope most of the cast and crew, including Julia, were having some fun during this. Supposedly Van Damme was coked out of his mind too. OF COURSE!

[@JasonBrant]

It definitely shows that Van Damme was coked up.

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

The movie is horrible but by the Gods does Raul Julia demonstrate that adamantium spine of his and carry every scene he's in like an olympic weightlifter. I cant hate this movie. Every scene with Raul Julia is just so fucking fantastic.

[@nurse425]

"The day Jennifer Pyrce discovered your channel was the MOST important day of your lives, but for me, it was Tuesday"! 😁🥰

[@JasonBrant]

🤣 Nicely done

[@pianotm]

Kylie Minogue was also in "Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned". Julia was literally shooting scenes and being helped back into his hospital bed when the camera stopped rolling. He insisted on doing this. He didn't even live to see the movie. I have no idea how he was even able to be in some of these fight sequences. Question: Have you guys done Masters of the Universe? The Dolph Lundgren one?

[@JasonBrant]

We have done that one, but I've seen it a lot, so our reaction wouldn't be genuine. Love anything from Cannon Films though.

[@ameriscm7351]

they done the 'fight' scenes first when he had the most energy - his padded clothing was to hide the effects of his cancer treatment, and they was struggling to get him to take his medication - legend actor... whilst van damme, they was strugglign to stop him taking his own medication ;)

[@mrbigsasmr8188]

Vans movies never made any sense to me.mean nearly all of his movies he was an American government CIA,FBI or army guy with an English that even baby would say "what did he just say". Was a hero of the movie.im still asking why was he cast as an American hero.just why lol

[@JasonBrant]

Muscles, coke, and the 80's are the only answers I can guess.

[@vatoloco1528]

Yes, That's the enchilada man 🤣🤣 He's also plays Biscuit in "Life." 1999 RIP Raul Julia!

[@alankohn6709]

I went to the movies theatre and watched it when it came out, I walked out of the movie and said to my mate 'That was terrible, but I want to see it again.' My friends and I still quote this movie regularly

[@notyou1138]

By the time I was twelve my dad showed me most of these movies you guys review. He was a bad movie fan. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD 3!

[@hayorge27]

Kylie Minogue got her start acting in Australian soap operas

[@_TheShowStopper]

I def understand the value of Shock Master! I love this! So glad your channel popped up in my timeline/feed!

[@JasonBrant]

Glad you found us! Anyone who appreciates the Shockmaster is welcome here.

[@marcusvictor49]

What is happening?.....why is it happening?.....lmao. I was cough laughing when you asked those questions back to back. So good.