With Commie paranoia at its 80s peak, Proud Republican Chuck Norris attempted to convince viewers how weak America had become militarily by portraying her invasion by a brilliant-but-evil foreign power and the results are hilarious. A cautionary tale of what happens when whiney liberals dont let Chuck kill people, Invasion USA asks us to believe that when a few dozen Commies arrive in Miami, theyll bring America to its knees by blowing up malls, churches and school buses. Only Chuck, in his American-made pick-up truck (the bad guys drive Nissans - hiss!), can sabotage their plans. Youve got to love a movie whose hero conquers armies of disfigured, repellent creeps with nothing but gung-ho patriotism, and its perhaps worth noting than Chuck was outdoing Jack Bauer some 15 years before 24. Whenever Chuck requires information, he doesnt bother following procedure, he just stabs the bad guy through the foot and leaves him holding a live grenade.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
