Stone Cold

Stone Cold probably one of the best 80s movies born into the 90s. Brian Bosworth plays a very charismatic lead with a glorious mullet and you could always count on Lance Hendriksen and William Forsythe to play great antagonists.I also dig Craig R. Baxley's directing style as he likes to take a basic by the numbers formula and make it more unconventional.Stone Cold is a movie about an Alabama police officer, Joe Huff who is tasked by the FBI to find and take down a motorcycle gang scheming to take revenge on the District attorney who sent one of their members to jail.I think the film is solid, as it has a good script, silly one liners, humor and over the top action scenes. Is it a good movie...? I think so. Is it fun as hell? Hell yes! Sure it's a goofy by the numbers, late 80s/early 90s action B movie, but not every film can be The Godfather. I would rather watch Stone Cold over the Godfather any day!

Definitely a blast from the past. If you like loud explosions, foul, unpolitically correct language, bad attitudes and genuine violence and entertainment not seen since that decade, this movie is worth having.

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This is one of the most under-rated Action Films of the early 90's(Along with I Come in Piece, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Split Second, & If Looks Could Kill)I seen this early on in 90's on a beat up rented VHS Tape and have loved it ever sinceIt's a Truly Perfect Action flick! It's violent and over the top funThis was Former NFL Player Brian Bosworth first feature film (That was meant to make him a top action star)Sadly it didn't which i honestly don't understandHe is awesome in this role his performance is really good for a green former football playerhe carries a lot of this film and you'd never know this was his first major acting gig!Brain plays Joe Huff a Alabama cop that is forced to go under cover for the FBIto gather evidence against this Neo-Nazi Biker Gang known as The BrotherhoodThis biker gang is ruthless they blow up one judge at the start of the filmThe leader of the Brotherhood is the one and onlyLance Henriksen who plays Chains (This is one of Lance's most under-rated performances it's so good he makes such a great "evil" demented bad guy)One of his top lieutenants in the gang is Ice played by the great character actor William ForsytheAnother stand out performance all around he is scary in this film and so goodyou also have a young Sam McMurray playing Joe's FBI Handler Lance (you might not know the name but, if you see his face you'll know his work he's done everything)The film is a simple under-cover cop movie with tons of insane violenceGreat action sequences and a super fast paceI've seen this film at least 50 times it's such a great hidden gem of a action film that deserves more credit then it getsThe Original Cut would'be been NC-17 so the studio made plenty of cuts to get a Rated R VersionOn IMDB it only gets a 5.8 (great example imdb is a joke as far as there ratting system goes)It's at least a solid 8 maybe higherIt's a real alpha male filmIt finally gets a much needed BR Home Video release thanks to Olive FilmsIt's bare bones but, in the US Better then the terrible MGM DVD put out years agoThere is a 2-Disc BR Set but, it's region (B) and super priceyI was hoping this would've been released by Shout Factory in a Uncut NC-17 Collectors Edition but, no such luckI only watched half the BR so far it's a pretty good HD Transfer there is no other HD version to compare it to besides the super expensive 2 disc (Region B) version which i have put off getting due to the price!Over all I'm happy to at least get a official BR version even though it's barebetter then nothingIt's 83min. long (They got so much action into that short amount of times It's incredible)I Love this film to death they really don't make action films like this anymore 9/10

Stone Cold is a really fun B action movie that sadly was not appreciated when it first opened but, now seems to have garnered a very well deserved cult following. The film was the action flick debut of ex-football player, the notorious Brian Bosworth and had it been better received, might have led to a more prolific action flick career for the former Seahawk in other B movie epics like it.The story focuses on maverick Alabama cop Joe Huff (Bosworth) whose loose cannon tactics and current suspension catches the eye of the FBI. They want Joe to go deep undercover in a vicious biker gang named The Brotherhood. The Brotherhood and it’s leader Chains (an awesome Lance Henrikson) are not only expanding their criminal operations, but have targeted District Attorney Brent “The Whip” Whipperton (David Tress) for assassination as he runs for governor of Mississippi and has his own sights set on taking the gang down. Huff becomes outlaw biker John Stone and infiltrates the gang with the hopes of bringing them to justice and halting their murderous plans, but the suspicions of Chains’ sergeant-at-arms Ice (William Forsythe) and getting too close to his ‘old lady’ Nancy (Arabella Holzbog) could jeopardize Huff’s mission and make John Stone the gang’s next target.Stone Cold is written by Walter Doniger and directed by former stuntman Craig R. Baxley, who also directed the cult classic I Come In Peace with Dolph Lundgren. Baxley gives the film a fast pace and delivers some really energetic action scenes, just like he did with I Come In Peace, and the film is populated with some fairly colorful characters. The plot is certainly no worse then anything starring Norris, Seagal or Van Damme at this point in time and the film delightfully still has that 80s action movie feel which hasn’t been shed yet at this stage of the early 90s. The flick is really a fun time and maybe at this point, people were just tired of action fantasies with larger than life, over the top heroes or perhaps people had had enough of Bosworth after his over-hyped and incredibly disappointing and brief NFL career, so it bombed. Who knows? Over twenty years later the film can be viewed with lots of nostalgia and is a real blast and I personally have always enjoyed it for the over the top action fun it is. Baxley also continued his style of using untraditional locations. While most flicks tend to use LA or NYC as settings for flicks like this, Baxley gives us some refreshingly different Mississippi set action that gives the film a more unique look. There’s some crisp and well framed shots courtesy of cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski and a cool action score by Sylvester Levay who also scored Stallone’s similar Cobra. As far as this type of action flick goes, Baxley delivers the goods and with a few brews, this movie rocks!The director also gets good work from his cast. As for Bosworth, sure his bleached blonde mullet is ridiculous and he is a little too much of a clean-cut pretty boy to be believable as an outlaw biker, but he’s actually fine in the role of Huff/Stone and is no more wooden then Norris or Seagal in their earlier features. He received a Razzie for his performance, but as these flicks go, I think he would have been a suitable B level action hero had this film been more successful and he got more work. The real star, in my opinion, in this flick is Lance Henrikson, who is at his serpentine best as bad guy, Chains…a brutal, psychotic yet charismatic leader that would fit right in on Sons Of Anarchy. It’s one of my favorite Lance Henrikson characters, a Hell’s Angels style Jim Jones and Lance is having a blast with it. William Forsythe is right behind him as his brutal enforcer, Ice. Forsythe exudes menace and it’s disappointing his character didn’t have a more epic showdown with Bosworth’s undercover cop. Holzbog is not only pretty, but gives Nancy a bit of a heart and soul under the seasoned biker momma exterior. She conveys a quiet strength and is another character that is underused in the film. Rounding out is Sam McMurray as Huff/Stone’s nerdy FBI partner and Rocky V’s Richard Gant as the FBI head who recruits Huff and you have a B movie action flick that is filled with some good character actors giving weight to some cliche’ characters.Well, what can I say…this is among my favorite B-Movie action guilty pleasures. Sure it has faults, but it makes up for the plot holes, lapses in logic and sheer implausibilities by being a blast of a good time. We get an overstuffed hero going up against some fiendishly cartoonish biker villains and surrounded by constant and well orchestrated action sequences. I also liked the less tradition settings and Lance Henrikson gives one of his all time best villains. Another film finally getting the love and respect it deserves after initially being all but ignored.-MonsterZero NJ

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Un film que j'ai vu dans les années 90 et que j'ai toujours aimé. Bien content d'avoir un exemplaire.

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Genau mein Film, ich bin kein Biker und Interessiere mich null für Motorräder ( die spielen hier auch keine grosse Rolle). Aber der Film ist so spannend und brachial. Ein Undercover Cop der aussieht wie ne Mischung aus Spartacus und der Terminator räumt innerhalb einer Motorrad Gang auf. Männer gegen Männer. In den 80ern und frühen Neunzigern waren es noch gestandene Männer die für Recht und Ordnung gesorgt haben, heute sind das 20 jährige mit ihren Facebook Sprüchen. Stone cold ist geiler Scheiss und ich würde mir den 10000 Mal lieber vorziehen wie suicide Squad oder Batman oder so ein Scheiss. Bild auf Blu-ray ist ein bissl rau aber gehört zum Thema dazu. Brauch kei 4k. Die Rocker sind ein bissl zu übertrieben dargestellt haben mich so ein bissl wie Wikinger oder Barbaren erinnert. Aber das macht den Film noch zusätzlich männlicher. Der Film hat keine Längen und macht Lust auf ein 2 ,3,4,5 Mal. Auch der Showdown ist Hammer und spätestens da geht das ganze Biker Thema unter. Ankucken!!!

STONE COLD [1991 / 2016] [The Cult Movie Collection] [Blu-ray] A Cop Who Enforces His Own Brand of Justice!Joe Huff [Brian Bosworth] is a cop who's angry at the system for handling criminals with kid gloves. Joe Huff's on suspension but the FBI gives him an opportunity to go undercover in Mississippi and infiltrate "The Brotherhood," a white supremacist biker gang that runs drugs. In the Brotherhood, each member legally changes his name to his Brotherhood nickname. They are led by a violent psychopath named "Chains" Cooper [Lance Henriksen]. Joe Huff begrudgingly accepts the job.As a member of the gang, Joe Huff is renamed "John Stone" learns that they're plotting a paramilitary assault on the state capitol to rescue a gang member sentenced to execution and it's up to Joe Huff to stop them.Cast: Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, William Forsythe, Arabella Holzbog, Sam McMurray, Richard Gant, Paulo Tocha, David Tress, Evan James, Tony Pierce, Billy Million, Robert Winley, Gregory Scott Cummins, Demetre Phillips, Magic Schwarz, Brenda James, Paul M. Lane,Director: Craig R. BaxleyProducers: Andrew D.T. Pfeffer, Gray Wichard, Mace Neufeld (uncredited), Michael Douglas (uncredited), Moshe Diamant (uncredited), Nick Grillo, Rick Bieber (uncredited), Walter Doniger, Udi Nedivi and Yoram Ben-AmiScreenplay: Walter DonigerComposer: Sylvester LevayCinematography: Alexander GruszynskiVideo Resolution: 1080p [Color by Deluxe]Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audio: English: 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio StereoSubtitles: NoneRunning Time: 92 minutesRegion: Region B/2Number of discs: 1Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / 101 FilmsAndrew’s Blu-ray Review: If you are any kind of fan of the 1990s action films, then ‘STONE COLD’ [1991] this one is an absolute necessity. The film that tried to turn legendary Brian Keith Bosworth, nicknamed "The Boz" who was originally a former professional American football player who played as a line-backer for the National Football League's “Seattle Seahawks” who was thrust into an action star muscle hunk, and I have to express my excitement that this particular film has finally arrived and available on this brilliant 101 Films Blu-ray disc, which is all thanks to this brilliant British Company 101 Films, who now produces these brilliant cult classic films, and especially ‘STONE COLD’ has been spending years out of print especially on an inferior DVD, where copies have been fetching upwards of large sums of money either on Amazon and eBay, now there is no excuse not to have it in your own Blu-ray Collection.As most mainstream action films of this genre, which by the way, has for some time been going out of fashion, having been replaced primarily by superhero films and big budget films, getting further away from the kinds of things that defined 1990s action films at your local cinema, like iconic heroes, practical stunts and first-rate 2nd unit work and especially films like ‘STONE COLD’ continue to age better and better. Sure, it's a product of its time, 1991 to be exact, otherwise known as the best year for action films ever, if for no other reason than the casting of Brian Bosworth in the lead, but director Craig R. Baxley makes films that are both incredibly efficient and accomplished while still making an action packed film that is deliriously over the top, and directs films, especially ‘STONE COLD’ with lunatic competence.‘STONE COLD’ has it all: bikers, bloodshed, babes, Brian Bosworth. There is a giant lizard, who is Brian Bosworth’s pet and men in bikini briefs. There's Lance Henriksen and William Forsythe trying to out crazy each other. There's Sam McMurray playing a cop. It's not an action film that moves in fits and starts, coming to life during the fights or shootouts and then grinding to a halt in the expositional scenes. It's entertaining all the way through, in part because of the colourful subculture in which the film is set and in part because Craig R. Baxley directs the whole film at the same wild, rowdy pitch, where you can practically smell the beer, cigarette smoke, bike exhaust and Brian Bosworth.The film was a massive box office flop when it was released in 1991, grossing just $9 million on a budget of $25 million. It has since discovered a life on certain cable stations and home video, having become a cult classic of the genre and completing Craig R. Baxley's trilogy of awesomeness. I can see this being a film that required time to find its audience; it's too hard-core for the fair weather genre fans and got lost amidst the shuffle of great action films released that year. I'm happy to see this particular wrong being righted, even if it has taken almost 25 years to get there.I love ‘STONE COLD’ Brian Bosworth made a fantastic action star, and it’s a mystery why this star faded so quickly. Brian Bosworth made a handful of good action films like ‘Back in Business’ and ‘One Man’s Justice,’ but Brian Bosworth eventually began starring in films that didn’t give him the potential to onto greater films. Director Craig R. Baxley gives ‘STONE COLD’ a verve no other director could have given it, and it’s filled with great moments, one-liners, and bad attitude characters that have their moments.But best of all there is the awesome stunts! Bikes crashing out windows and exploding on helicopters! Chase sequences where bad guys smash their bikes onto oncoming traffic! When somebody is fighting in this film and they hurl somebody, and they really over the top throwing them! I mean people can really fly! These biker dudes entertain themselves by shooting bear cans off of their shoulders! With machine guns! Which again gives a totally fun action film that is well over the top, and totally crazy. The rest of the cast is composed of real life bikers, which adds a bit more credibility to the proceedings. There is this one scene where all the bikers are shooting their guns, and watching these two guys kicking each other’s butts like some type of Gladiator show or something, which is a great scene, everyone is crazy, all going over the top and out of control, so gotta give kudos to this film for making these scenes genuine by using real bikers. So all in all it is not a bad action film, actually it is pretty cool one from the 1990s! Which is right up there with Sylvester Stallone’s ‘COBRA’ film? Good for a laugh, and definitely lots of good over the top fun.Blu-ray Video Quality – Once again the cult film company 101 Films, has brought us ‘STONE COLD’ once again with a brilliant 1080p high definition transfer that really stands out, and an equally impressive 1.85:1 aspect ratio and for the most part 101 Films has done a very professional job. Colours are reproduced very nicely and black levels look really nice and especially deep skin tones that are totally natural looking and detail is pretty strong throughout the film. On top of all that sharpness and contrast are equally excellent and there are no noticeable issues with any compression artefacts and the image presentation seems completely devoid of digital trickery like noise reduction or edge enhancement. Grain is slightly present throughout the film, but does not detract from a brilliant print overall, and the depth of the image remains impressive for pretty much the entire film. ‘STONE COLD’ looks absolutely brilliant on this 101 Films Blu-ray disc release. Playback Region B/2: This will not play on most Blu-ray players sold in North America, Central America, South America, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. Learn more about Blu-ray region specifications.Blu-ray Audio Quality – Once again the cult film company 101 Films, has brought us ‘STONE COLD’ once again in a stunning 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo track, and the audio clarity of this Blu-ray disc is very good. The composed music score by Sylvester Levay sounds absolutely stunning and has a really decent range to it and the dialogue is very easy to understand. There are no problems with any hiss or distortion to note and the levels are properly balanced throughout the film. The sound effects have a massive punch behind them and the rumble of those motorcycle engines has good weight behind it and really gives your speakers a brilliant workout.Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:A beautiful designed and printed Reversible Blu-ray Cover Sleeve.A stunning colourful full-size cult Poster.Finally, ‘STONE COLD’ release is so awesome it deserves an amazing special edition Blu-ray release, but of course it means that now all of Craig R. Baxley's films are now available in 1080p HD, proof that we are living in the best of all times. Part of me never thought this day would come, but here we are, and its 1990s Action Day for ‘STONE COLD’ is in my Blu-ray Collection, so make sure it's on yours too. If you enjoy old school action cult film of the 1980s, with all of the exploitation ingredients at play; then do yourself a favour and gun down ‘STONE COLD;’ it's one of the best of its kind! It is also a stunner of an action packed film that will keep you on the edge of your seats in this “guilty pleasure” action packed film and this film is just way too much fun! WARNING: This Film is rated 18 and is only for Adult viewing only. No-one under 18 should not be allowed to view this Blu-ray disc as this film is not suitable for children, because this film contains Very Strong Violence. Frequent Strong Language with discriminatory language and behaviour and also Scenes of Strong Sexual Activity.Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film FanLe Cinema ParadisoWARE, United Kingdom