The PM Entertainment Podcast

• Episode 13 - To Be The Best

  PM goes full-contact in Vegas!This week on The PM Entertainment Podcast, we’re diving into To Be the Best (1993), a high-kicking, neon-drenched tournament brawler that’s part family drama, part underdog sports flick, and all PM-style action.When a ruthless gambler threatens to rig the World Kickboxing Championship and steals our hero's woman, it’s up to Michael Worth as Eric Kulhane — along with his alcoholic, coach father (Martin Kove) and his punchy brother (Phillip Troy Linger) — to fight for honor, redemption, and justice in and out of the ring.Directed by Joseph Merhi, with hard-hitting fight choreography from Art Camacho and beautiful, lush camerawork from Rick Pepin, this one brings training montages, bowling montages, love montages - so many montages - Vegas sleaze, dumb and doughy mafiosos, flying kicks, and helicopter explosions together in glorious 90s fashion.We’re joined this episode by Chris Kacvinsky, action movie expert from the Bulletproof Action website, blog and podcast, to break down:Tournament movies as a PM subgenreThe gambling plot meets family melodramaThe many montagesAnd the film’s place in PM's outputPLUS — we sit down with Michael Worth himself to talk about the making of the film, working with Merhi and Camacho, and what it was like kicking and acting his way through one of PM’s most fight filled entries.Rate, review, like, comment, share and/or email us at [email protected]

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• Episode 12 - Guardian Angel

  It's scorpion kicks, exploding speedboats, equestrian excitement, hitmen who hate meat platters and maid-brawling madness as The PM Entertainment Podcast dives fists-first into Guardian Angel, the 1994 action-packed thrill ride that puts the unstoppable Cynthia Rothrock front and center as a no-nonsense bodyguard caught in a web of revenge, relentless action and fantastic hair! Directed by Richard W. Munchkin and written by PM MVP Jacobsen Hart, Guardian Angel delivers everything you’d expect from peak PM: fight scenes in fancy houses, bar brawls, flaming crotches, Beetlejuice as a Police Chief and a suspicious number of maid beatdowns. Joining us once again is friend of the show, author, blogger, and direct-to-video legend Matt Poirier from The Direct to Video Connoisseur, and we dive deep into:💥 The film’s wide range of creative action set pieces🧹 Just who wins in a game of ping-pong between a smarmy millionnaire and a bikini babe? (or is the answer - the audience!)🥋 The brilliant fight choreography of Art Camacho🎬 Give Stunt Coordinator Cole S. McKay his full PM Entertainment spotlightAND — we’re not done yet — it’s a triple threat of interviews:🔥 Cynthia Rothrock herself shares behind-the-scenes stories from Guardian Angel and talks about her new film, Black Creek, available everywhere for preorder now!🎥 Director Richard W. Munchkin joins us for an inside look at filming action, the PM wayand🎞️ Rick Pepin, producer and second unit cameraman, drops in with stories from the stunning final sea-based set piece.It’s one of our most jam-packed episodes ever and a can't-miss episode for fans of Cynthia, PM, and explosive 90s action cinema!🎧 Available now wherever you get your podcasts!Rate, review, like, comment, share and/or email us at [email protected]

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• Episode 11 - Executive Target

  🚨Stunt drivers! Exploding helicopters! Keith David yelling at people! PRESIDENTIAL KIDNAPPING!🚨Buckle up—PM goes full throttle in this explosive entry!This week we tear up the streets of downtown L.A. with Executive Target, a 1997 PM Entertainment beast starring Michael Madsen, Roy Scheider (and his ropey toupée), Keith David, and Angie Everhart. When a stunt driver is broken out of prison and forced to kidnap the President, it’s not long before we’re knee-deep in epic car chases, wild explosions, and a double helicopter takedown that truly shows PM at their absolute most tremendous.Joining us is screenwriter, producer, and film journalist Tom Jolliffe (@jolliffeproductions), whose work includes Renegades, Cinderella's Revenge, and The Baby in the Basket. He helps us decode this glorious nonsense and appreciate the sheer scale of vehicular chaos PM brought to the screen.PLUS — we end the episode with a jaw-dropping behind-the-scenes story from Paul G. Volk involving Michael Madsen… and a very famous talk show host. You will not want to miss this.🎧 Available now wherever you get your podcasts!Rate, review, like, comment, share and/or email us at [email protected] if you love car flips, exploding choppers, and PM at full speed!

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• Episode 10 - Last Man Standing

  🚨 Bad cops, big explosions, and Jeff Wincott diving through mirrors in a pastel jacket!We’re back with 1995’s Last Man Standing! When a tough L.A. cop (Wincott) loses his partner under suspicious circumstances, he digs deep and uncovers a web of corruption that reaches straight into the police force. Now he’s being hunted, his wife’s in danger, and he’s got to outfight, outshoot, and out-survive everyone.This one co-stars the eternally intense Jonathan Banks (Breaking Bad, Beverly Hills Cop) and the always captivating Jillian McWhirter, who joins us on the show for a fantastic chat about working with Wincott, PM Entertainment, and more!PLUS—we drop a clip from our interview with the legendary Spiro Razatos, as Last Man Standing was his first gig as Stunt Coordinator for PM!We’re also joined by our special guest Jim Wallace — longtime co-host of The After Movie Diner, published poet, and author of A Bloke Down the Pub Bangs on About Hammer Horror. This is his first ever PM Entertainment experience, and we guide him through the bullet-riddled chaos like proud parents at a demolition derby. It’s high kicks, highway chases, and hard-boiled action like only PM could deliver. So strap in — the truth is dirty, the fights are brutal, and Jeff Wincott is the LAST MAN STANDING! 🎧 Available now wherever you get your podcasts!Like what you hear? Share the episode, rate and review the show, or email us at [email protected]!

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• Episode 9 - Land of the Free

  🇺🇸🏃‍♂️💥 Politics! Militia madness! and Jeff Speakman vs. William Shatner!This week we dive into the 1998 PM flick Land of the Free, directed by TV movie vet Jerry Jameson. William Shatner plays a charismatic, secret militia-building, libertarian lunatic, running for Congress. Jeff Speakman is his loyal, assassin thwacking, campaign manager turned FBI informant who suddenly is on the run from everyone and has to dodge bullets, beat up henchmen, protect his family, and thwart Captain Kirk himself! We’re joined again by our fellow low budget action fanatic, Matt Poirier (Direct to Video Connoisseur) and we talk the questionable soundtrack, the hair, I reveal my own dark ending to the film and much more!AND—we were beyond excited to sit down with the man himself, Jeff Speakman, for an exclusive interview! He talks about getting his start in the business, making Land of the Free, working with Shatner, his time with PM Entertainment, and much more.If you've ever wanted your political thrillers with Kenpo karate, vehicular mayhem, exploding helicopters, and a side of Shatner sleaze—you’re in the right place!🎧 Like what you hear? Share the episode, rate and review the show, or email us at [email protected]!

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