nthurkettle 148 Posted July 1, 2016 The makers of "The Taking of Beverly Hills" seemed to misunderstand the "Die Hard" ripoff formula of "Blue Collar guy in enclosed environment", substituting it with "rich asshole defends wide open city of rich assholes." "Wiseguy" star Ken Wahl plays a millionaire pro quarterback who is left behind when thieves (led by Hall of Fame Badguy Robert Davi) fake a chemical spill in order to evacuate and then loot the city of Beverly Hills. Wahl teams up with good guy cop Matt "Max Headroom" Frewer, makes about 2,000 sh*tty football-related one-liners, uses his football skills to throw Molotov cocktails at the thieves, and crashes a luxury car in slow motion to the tune of Faith No More's "Epic". Â So, a WEE bit of a time capsule. Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we3m5eyFNjk Share this post Link to post
FrancisRizzo3 212 Posted March 5, 2018 Watching this now, and it is well worth considering just for three words alone: Sidney. J. Furie. Â HDTGM Hall of Famer Furie is the writer and director here in a movie that defies logic. 1 Share this post Link to post
