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The Nextlander Watchcast 069: Miami Connection (1987)
🕑 Added 2023-11-27 23:32:06 +0000 UTCWe close out our month of ninjasploitation with the sweetest movie you'll ever see about a ragtag bunch of taekwondo wielding new wave musicians fighting drug dealing biker ninjas. We are of course talking about the one and only Miami Connection, so join us as we fight the ninja, feed each other grapes, and strengthen the bonds of our friendship through music and violent murder.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 69: Miami Connection (1987)
(00:00:41) - Intro.
(00:02:52) - What did we know going into this one.
(00:05:43) - Getting into the history of the movie's production, and just who Y.K. Kim is.
(00:16:23) - How did this movie achieve its cult status?
(00:20:55) - Let's talk plot. And biker ninja cocaine raids.
(00:26:25) - And introducing Dragon Sound!
(00:32:05) - Trying to pull apart the many complicated plot threads.
(00:40:06) - Break!
(00:40:24) - We're back! Time for a cavalcade of weird Florida guys.
(00:52:05) - Against the Ninja!
(00:56:13) - Properly demonstrating taekwondo.
(01:00:07) - The giant brawl in downtown Orlando.
(01:03:35) - A day at the beach.
(01:06:07) - Meeting out by the trainyard.
(01:09:56) - Jim's Oscar Moment.
(01:17:45) - Pointless biker debauchery.
(01:24:11) - They kidnapped our most talented member, and now Brother Jeff is dead.
(01:31:32) - Jim's OTHER Oscar Moment.
(01:33:20) - Oh, ninjas!
(01:40:46) - The spectacular reveal of Jim's dad.
(01:45:13) - Final thoughts.
(01:48:31) - Outro.
Comments
Knight Dehumidifier
That's a Samurai movie. Wait for Samurai Month.
Artifice Shell
Nice.
Donald 'Play Gabriel Knight 3 You Cowards' Hopkins
I'm surprised Samurai Cop didn't make the cut this month. I would love to hear the discussion on that train wreck of a movie.
