SHADOW WOLVES APRIL

If u guys were forced to become a human centipede, what order do you choose as a group?

QUESTIONS ARE CLOSED MIJO

who is the better Substitute: tom berenger or treat williams?

Which Action Boy can hold their breath the longest?

This is for everyone, if you had to name your son after any character from the movies you’ve covered on the podcast which character would you choose?

Have the Boyz read the legendary biography of Don Simpson called “High Concept”? It’s out of print but you can pick up a copy on amazon for 5$. It’s pretty amazing and perfect for reading at the gym in between squat sets and/or you can put it into a ziplock freezer bag (to protect the precious pages of knowledge) and turn pages during endurance sauna sessions.

Who writes your episode descriptions?

New shadow wolf here, so apologies if this has been asked before, but if you three were forced to be a human centipede but could choose the arrangement, who would be front, who would be middle, and who would be the back?

Would you recommend Invisalign?

I remember when I was about 7 quoting basically the only movie I knew to my mother, “if you screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong!” The result was that I wasn’t able to watch Top Gun for a good while. Question is: are there action movie quotes that got you in trouble?

Stanger: My Dad was a champion barefoot water skier (like yours). I tried to barefoot many times and ate shit so hard, over and over again. Never pulled it off. Did you ever try? If so, did you succeed?

Hey boyz what are your most or least satisfying on screen deaths from action movies? For example when Christian Slater is beheaded by a samurai sword in combat in the movie windtalkers. Which would be a great pic for modren militarchuary

If there was an “Into The Spiderverse” style action movie starring a famous action hero, which one would it be? Would we be headed into the Seagalverse? Stalloneverse? VanDammeverse?

For Jon, you've talked about trying a martial art. I've done Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and a bit of MMA and I think you'd really enjoy BJJ. Give it a try, let us know how it goes.

Thank you Action Boyz for a wonderful April Fool’s Day Birthday Episode. I am going to watch Den of Thieves for the first time this Sunday. What is your favorite Birthday dessert?

Can you please recommend some good books about Hollywood I recall y’all mentioning a book that mentions Sylvio Tabet (but I cannot recall the name of the book)

Hey boyz, trying to get into audio books and you guys mentioned it's something you're all listening to, so I was wondering if you got some good suggestions to start a guy off. I'm one of those psychos who listen to podcasts at the gym, but I feel like books are harder since if you miss a line due to a lapse in concentration during a set, you might miss something actually important, unlike with podcasts. Anyway, long time listener, love the pod, at least two of you guys are funny as fuck.

Any chance of you guys doing Rambo 4 in honor the Rambo 5 coming out in September?

Would you rather be on hay day MTV Springbreak or play in MTV Rock ‘n Jock Softball?

I just watched Deadly Prey on Amazon. Would the ABZs ever cover this kind of plot-less, low budget movie?

Stanger, ever call Stone "mijo" or remind him that you're his dad?

For each of the Action Boyz: If you got your dream job, how would your life change?

What celebrity would you be most excited to have as an Action Boyz patron?

What movie gets better with age, and what movie has gotten worse and worse the more time has gone on?:) And when can we expect Perfect Weapon with Jeff Speakman in Val Verde?:)

Is Stanger as lean as Biehn in Terminator when he gets sent back in time?

Super excited for the rebranded Modern May coming up. What other fun ideas has Ben shot down because he hates happiness?

Question for Stangerbot, huge fan. Did you contribute vocals to the song Nightcall?

What do the boyz think Tom Cruise’s forty time is?

Got any addictions? Cigarettes and luby’s Mac and cheese for me. Also big ol’ titties!

Brainteaser: It’s 9:00pm Christmas 1993, HBO is 30 minutes into Double Impact, Hard To Kill is just starting on Cinemax, and the last 45 minutes of Passenger 57 is playing on Showtime. Which channel do you flip to?

Favourite/Least Favourite Bond films? Goldeneye is a personal favourite, and the less said about Moonraker the better!

What is Seagal's signature movie? Under Siege? Probably biggest hit, Largest setting/stakes, has other legitimate great actors Tommy Lee Jones and Busey, get to see Erik Eleniak's tits, only movie of his to get a legitimate sequel.

Did Rodgers ever go into the sad part of the boardwalk/capital one story from the View to Kill episode?

I have heard Rodgers' Williamsburg bridge shit story. Do Gabrus and Stanger also have crazy shit stories?

Any stories about putting hecklers or unruly audience members in their place?

What are your thoughts on Waterworld (aside from the piss drinking, you freaks)? Famously considered a flop, my 10 year old self loved it and I'd argue the public has come around in the 20+ years since. Also, is it true action or adventure/sci fi?

If the Action Boyz Guys paid for it would one of you get a realistic kuato tattoo on your stomach?

How do you feel about separating the art from the artist? Should people stop watching the works of terrible people?

Who would win in a fight: Stanger Bot or Stanger Gorgon? Follow up: who gives a shit? Follow up to that: can we retire the Bot/Gorgon schtick and make room for what everyone is clamoring for - more Stanger songs?

A lot is made of the low quality and problematic stars of some of the movies you watch. As working actors, but with benefit of hindsight, which movies you've covered would you have turned down work in?

How do the ABz (Rodgers in particular) feel about vapid, 80's "homage" crap like KUNG FURY? Obviously I'm showing my hand on the matter, and I feel like I know what the response would be... But I'd still like to hear your thoughts.

Which would you guys prefer to see in an alternate timeline: John Carpenter direct a Batman movie in 1989 or James Cameron direct an X-Men movie in 1992

This isn't a question but re: the delineation between Classic and Modern action movies, as much as it pains me to say because it means it won't be covered here, Independence Day is the first Modern action movie

Rodgers - hows the guitar going? Is any other ActionBoy a musician?

How great does it feel that FilmFan is no longer a patron?

Is there any action star that you would break “ sauna protocol” and try to talk to in the gym/sauna??

Who is the strongest person you've ever seen in person or the most impressive feat of strength you've seen?

Were you guys bullies in high school?

Action Boyz, you've all logged thousands of hours doing long form improvisational comedy. What is the hardest someone else made you laugh during an scene?

Being pre-internet film fans, did you ever catch part of a movie on TV that you tried to identify with next to nothing to go off of? Did you ever find out the name? My big two were Phantom of the Paradise and The Runestone, starring Peter Riegert and the male dancer from Die Hard. It’s on YouTube and it’s a straight up freak show. #stangerbotnation

Out of all the major action stars (Schwarzenegger, Stallone, JCVD, Norris, Seagal, Russell, etc.) which ones do you think allow themselves to cry? And which one do you think cries the most?

I got busted getting a BJ at the end of a nature trail. My first reaction was to wave at the woman who walked up on us. Any good getting caught fuckin stories?

Thoughts on Jet Li? Favorite film? I don't think he's ever been talked about on the podcast. How'd you feel when those recent photos of him popped up of him looking frail?

Gabrus: Any video games you play with the other ActionBoyz or do you just prefer playin solo?

Do the star wars and indiana jones franchises fall under the scope of the Action Boyz or would you guys not have much fun dissecting them?

I'm a loser obsessed with Survivor and am curious if Stanger saw the season with his Cal teammate Tyler Fredrickson? Also, would you guys go on? There have been a lot of legendary Long Islanders, Jon could do well.

Will the Boyz ever do a full breakdown of "The Way of the Shadow Wolves"? I just finished it and it is truly insane and I think would make for an entertaining discussion

FMK: Stangerbot, Stanger Gorgon, Stanger.

Boyz, if you could have any character from any movie done on the pod be your dad, who would it be? I.e. who gets to tell you "I'm your dad"

It was cool to see the boyz revisit kuffs/roadhouse, is there any chance of revisiting movies previously done in a commentary episode as a regular episode or vice versa? *cough* Point Break *cough*

What's bumping in the action boyz headphones at the gym...or sauna? Ever listened to 'Blood Bros: First Blood? ' It is a master mix of the greatest songs, scores and dialogue from 80s and 90s action flicks. link: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-first-blood" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-first-blood</a>

What’s an action movie you guys have done on the pod, that you'd like to remake OR adapt into a TV series? Who would you cast/who would you be if you could be in it? I could see you guys taking The Octagon and giving it the 21 Jump street treatment (taking something dumb and making it fun and funny.)

If the boys could pick a marvel/dc superhero to play who would it be?

Would The Boyz ever consider making a full Buh-Buh Barbeque song? Every time there's talk of BBQ that song pops into my head.

Hello Action Boyz. Quick question hopefully it hasn’t been answered already. When one of you has to use the can do you leave the door open so you don’t miss out on the conversation? If you don’t I’m still going to assume that’s the case anyway. #theaterofthemind

Actionboyz, any chance of having Bugmane on the pod to review The Matrix? I need insight and explanation to the simulated reality we live in. Also it has dope action. Second question, thoughts on Wondershowzen? The Vernon Chatman and John lee Show that ran on mtv2. I thought it was hilarious and something you guys would enjoy

For Stanger: do you have any other good training rich people stories and/or stripper stories?

Sup action boyz. First time, long time. Gabrus and Stanger have both been on Dough Boys but not Rodgers. If he were to go on the pod, where would be his chain restaurant of choice? What are all your guys favorite chain eats?

Also what do you guys think about Craig Zaher (bone tomahawk, brawl in cell block 99, dragged across concrete)? The guy is a master filmmaker and has single handedly revived the 1970s ultra right wing insane Charles Bronson revenge fantasy crime film. He feels like an early Tarantino without all the tired Kevin Smith-esque post modern pop culture dialogue and overt fan boy cinema history references. Whereas Tarantino is making homage pieces to his favorite films Zaher seems to be re-igniting the genre into something totally new and culturally relevant while adhering to the classic formalism of the dark American 70s action B-movie. Thoughts?

The first half of the patreon episodes are showing an error message/bot streaming. That includes shadow wolves and regular episodes. Am I full on retarded and doing something wrong or do you guys need to re-upload those audio files to patreon? Kindofa bummer since I love the show and joined up recently but can’t listen to half of the episodes that you have created. I’ve seen other subscribers post with the same issue so I’m willing to bet that it’s not just me being stupid but some sort of Patreon app problem. The same thing has happened on a couple of other patreon shows I subscribe to but the creators were able to fix it by re-uploading. Thanks for being the best podcast on earth and thanks for shitting on Film Fan constantly. Hasta

What movies do you watch to pull yourself out of a rut or a weird mood?

Any other good book recommendations like true indie? Was a good read!

As improv people is it hard to throw away a good story/idea you want to bring up when the discussion quickly changes or someone interrupts with their own take/story? Do you die a little inside every time?

When was the last time that the ABZ cried during a movie? The room got a little dusty last time I watched Friday Night Lights.

Gabrus. Can you give us some behind the scenes of you getting the intern gig as Gino on CBB?

Is there a comedy sequel that you think works better than the original? No, right? I mean what's up with that.

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Thought I should double post this as I'm now relistening to the episode but Invasion USA is on Amazon prime right now.

Any comments on that weird period of action movies that crossed over with rap. "Cradle 2 da Grave", "Romeo Must Die" etc. DMX was in like 18 of these?

What makes current superhero movies such big misses for you boyz currently? Is it mostly the CGI? What boxes would a marvel/dc cinematic universe movie have to check in order for you guys to give it the ol' 5 stars?

Thank you for recommending “Thief” and “Man Hunter”. I had seen “Man Hunter” before and I always seem to forget about it.

Watching Triple Frontier I felt like it was trying to take the Expendables concept but show the way it would go outside of the right-wing action fantasy world. What other classic Action Boyz movie would you be interested to see get a "realistic" reinterpretation - or the other way, what overly self-serious action film needs a Canon version?

Do y’all get into content ruts? I was in a Stephen King home for about 3 years and am now in a general fantasy hole. Are any of you stuck on one type of thing at the moment? Thanks I love you.

Lone Wolf McQuade

Erotic thrillers. Were y'all as into those movies as I was growing up? I don't know if it even exists anymore as a genre. I guess they were sexy noir films mostly. But ones where Madonna poured hot wax on Willem Dafoe while they were fucking

Rodgers/Gabrus: Any good recent comic book recommendations?

What type of music did you listen to in high school?

Has there ever been a more insane facial hair choice than Sam Elliott not wearing a mustache in Season 6 of Justified? When you get a glimpse of that turtle-mouthed motherfucker, you understand why he grew it out, mijo.

Do the boyz get into Takashi Miike's more gonzo films: Vistor Q , Ichi The Killer, or Audition? JB said he like 13 Assassins, which is fairly straight ahead for a TM film.

Paul Kersey or Boondocks Saints... who would you rather sidekick for?

This is an article on a new RoboCop movie that will hopefully feature the original main cast. Only a few paragraphs, really interesting. The boyz got thoughts on this? <a href="https://hnentertainment.co/exclusive-robocop-returns-screenwriter-michael-miner-talks-original-30-year-time-jump-in-his-draft-augmented-body-horror-villain-peter-weller-and-teases-the-return-of-officer-lewis/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://hnentertainment.co/exclusive-robocop-returns-screenwriter-michael-miner-talks-original-30-year-time-jump-in-his-draft-augmented-body-horror-villain-peter-weller-and-teases-the-return-of-officer-lewis/</a>

Maybe you guys have already talked about this but: Could we ever get a Blumhouse-type production company for action movies? Or is horror the only genre that makes enough money? I recently watched Upgrade and thought it was a pretty great hybrid. Farther back, John Hyams' Universal Soldier movies (Day of Reckoning (2012) and Regeneration (2009)) were surprisingly good for low-budget direct-to-video. Maybe Bone Tomahawk and Brawl in Cell Block 99 sorta qualify. Plz riff on other low-budget examples, thanks.

Just wanna float Avenging Force as a potential pick.

I’ve lived in my building for two years and the only other tenant I see is my septuagenarian neighbor. He used to stop me and talk to me about classic rock,lately he stops me and asks “when are we gonna go over to the Grove, get some beers and some pussy” usually making a thrusting motion with his fist. How do I get these interactions to stop or do I just have to move? Why does this 70 year old man -4 decades older than me- have a more active libido than I do?

Would you ever cover Mission Impossible 2? My friends are tired of me talking about it.

I just watched Skyfall again and still fucking love it. How do y'all feel about Daniel Craig?

Are we getting the movies ahead of the poor listeners or what?

Hey guys, have you ever listened to any of Seagal’s music? Where do you think he ranks in terms of Actors crossing over to music?

what's your all time favourite episode of TV? Any thoughts on action-oriented TV shows in general?

Rodgers told a story about “Swim in Your Savings.” What was the “sad detail about (your) personal life?”

Of the Action Boyz era stars who do you think is the worst actor? I say it's Chuck Norris with Seagal in second.

ABz, what’re your thoughts on Hanna; movie and amazon series?

On the Executive Decision episode, the topic was David Boreanaz on SEAL Team and Rodgers asked if he had told a story about Ikea. Stangerbot said “yes,” which was funny but incorrect. Rodgers, what’s that Ikea story?

It’s 1987. Cannon actually gets their shit together and produces a Marvel movie, and it’s a doozy: The Avengers. Using the same lineup as the 2012 movie, which action stars of the era would you cast and why? Bonus: who would play Loki and Thanos?

I was recently in Thailand on vacation. I went to a Lady Boy cabaret show, and the shows introduction music was the soundtrack from Speed. I lost my shit and confused the fuck out of everyone I was with. It was at that moment I realized I belong in this patreon tier. Shadow Wolf World Order 4 Lyfe.

Hey boyz, big fan of the pod, I’m your dad. Which three classic action stars would be ideal replacements for you three as hosts of Action Boyz? And how long would it be until their inflated egos drove the podcast into the ground?

Hi boyz. I turn 27 next week so I'm wondering, what were your very worst & best birthdays and why?

Worst jean claude van damme movie?

Hey Gabrus, don't you think it's kind of bullshit you get made fun of by the other two for liking D&D when they regularly interact with a gorgon like it's no big deal?

Now that we've had a million superhero movies and it's becoming so saturated, what do you guys think might be the next wave of film genres / were the previous waves? Like remember the plethora of thrillers in the 90s where a rich dudes wife would be murdered or teen sex comedies in the 2000's. Hope it's not all decided by an algorithm.

Roger's mentioned his Flash audition going sideways. Do the other boyz, or Rogers again, have a story about getting surprisingly close in the audition process to a big time roll?

What would be some pros and cons of doing a stitcher exclusive show vs Patreon. Would the money even compare?

Fuck/Marry/Kill: Grace Jones in "A View to a Kill", Brigitte Nielsen in "Rocky IV" or Linda Hunt in "If Looks Could Kill"?

If you could star in a reboot of a major action franchise, which would you choose?

Have you watched all the blaxploitation action movies of the 70's. Superfly, Dolemite etc... If so, which one is your favourite?

What do the Boyz fear more: the process of dying or death itself?

What other wrestlers do you think couldve made the jump to movies like the Rock, Batista, and John Cena have done?

I grew up watching a lot of WWII movies as a child and really have a fondness for them. Did you guys get into them early or are you into them at all now?

Any good stories about psychedelics or getting shitfaced drunk?

Question for Stanger: I'm a huge college football fan at Wazzu. Do you have any memories of playing Wazzu or in Pullman, and what are your best/worst college game day memories? Thanks!

What are your thoughts on new horror movies becoming critically acclaimed films (Get Out, a quiet place, it, hereditary) I was never a fan of horror but now I can’t miss a scary movie when it comes out.

What's your dream action movie cast if you could include anyone, dead or alive, from any point in their life? What would the plot be?

You guys know a lot of interesting people in entertainment. Without naming names...do you have any good stories you can tell of people burning bridges or putting themselves in situations to get fired or removed from projects?

Do you guys have any funny air travel or international travel stories?

Gabrus has mentioned his affinity for legal thrillers (Runaway Jury, The Firm, etc.). Do Stanger and Ben also like this genre? Are there any particular ones that bleed over into an actual “action movie?” And, like action movies, is this a genre that just died in the 90s?

What's an upcoming movie you're the most excited about?

Which action movie do you guys get most emotional at? I actually get choked up during Valeria’s monologue in Conan.

Just finished 3 days of jury duty, do the actionboyz have any good court stories? Been listening to you guys during breaks all week. Thanks for the laughs.

Kicks or punches?

Do you think the Civil War action movie is a genre that could be exploited a bit more? All the classic cinema stuff is weirdly pro-Southern and past Glory, I can't really think of a more modern movie about it that is good...also, I think you three guys would be great in a Civil War movie.

I had a dream where my wife and I were in this building that's a mix of alien and the halo map that was a big circular corridor. We were scavenging weapons and just overall scared/creeped out. Then a damn raptor attacked us and we are fighting and running for our lives. I think this would be a good battle royale/survival horror video game. You could team up and go after the dinosaur or just try and go after the other players.

Regarding the Instagram posts, how do you pick what scenes to show? Is it something that exemplifies either the best or worst part? Something that wholly represents the film?

When did you last sing to yourself? To someone else?

Do you agree with stuntmen/stuntwomen being excluded from awards shows on the basis of safety? Are there any other award categories you'd like to see in major award shows?

If you could turn any action movie into a Broadway musical, which one would you pick?

What's the most disappointed you've ever been by a movie you were hyped for?

Did the action boyz ever consider another genre to do?

Do you think stallone will ever box in another rocky movie? We're not that far removed from the masterpiece that was Grudge Match, and he was pretty jacked in that.

What’s the most annoying shit each one of you have had to deal with while on stage doing improv?

First time shadow wolf here, so forgive me if this has been asked and answered, but did any of you see Mandy? If so, what did you think?

Any chance of you guys ever filming an episode? Would love to see your guys facial expression when you do impressions

Why did you almost fire Stanger?