John Candy in Armed and Dangerous (1986)

John Candy and SCTV co-star Eugene Levy headline forgotten 1986 action-comedy Armed and Dangerous.

The supporting cast is made up of familiar 80's faces ("Hey, it's the bad guy from Beverly Hills Cop! And the replicant from Blade Runner!").

The worse acting belongs to a young Meg Ryan. Aware she's in a comedy, she appears to be channeling the spirit of Lucille Ball, injecting her performance with ditzy line readings and mannerisms. Trouble is, her dialogue is a straight, dull exposition, so her comedic persona just comes off as awkward.  

Maximum Overdrive Topps Sticker Mock-Ups

I'm disappointed Topps didn't license Maximum Overdrive for a trading card series. While they didn't do a lot of R-rated movies, such a license wasn't unprecedented (Alien for example).

Kids missed out getting to adorn their school note books with all kinds of awesome Maximum Overdrive imagery. Shame.

Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Released only two weeks before Stand By Me, 1986's Maximum Overdrive is unfairly criticized for being the worst Stephen King movie of all time. Though by no means perfect, Red Coat and Black Coat find much to admire in King's drive-in classic.

Fun fact: Cast includes both Frankie Faison and Giancarlo Esposito, who would appear three years later in Spike Lee's masterpiece Do The Right Thing.

Bad Sound FX: When the kid shoots up the drive-through menu, you still see bullet holes being blasted into the sign after the sound of gunshots have ended.

Flowers In The Attic Review

Red Coat and Black Coat take a look at the 1986 and 2014 versions of V.C. Andrew's incest laden Flowers In The Attic.

Psycho Porn Parody Review

Red Coat and Black Coat watched Psycho: An XXX Parody. Is it worse than the Gus Van Sant re-make?

The Heavenly Kid

Cliche-ridden 1985 comedy about a greaser who comes back from the dead to teach a young kid how to be cool. Featuring the mom from Malcolm In The Middle, the dad from Empty Nest, and possibly the most musical montages I've ever seen in a film.

Quentin Tarantino's Lousy Sit-Com

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Pulp Fiction (released wide to theatres on Oct 14th 1994), Red Coat and Black Coat take a look at Quentin Tarantino themed episode of Margaret Cho sit-com All American Girl.