12 Guilty Pleasure Action Movies You Need To See

11. Bulletproof (1988)

From the writer of Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers and the director of a bunch of Chuck Norris movies comes Bulletproof, which attempts to do for Gary Busey what Lone Wolf McQuade did for Chuck. While not quite in the same league, it€™s still an absolute must-see for fans of The Simpsons. You know the shows€™ writers have seen Bulletproof because both feature blond, barrel-chested cops named McBain who disrespect authority and whose exploits cause an inordinate amount of collateral damage. But whereas the animated figure voiced by Harry Shearer loves awful puns, Busey€™s character prefers to call his nemeses €œButthorn€. This term is first employed in the opening scenes, when Danny Trejo€™s gangsters, interrupted during a deal, wonder what that noise coming from the rafters could be. €œYour worst nightmare, Butthorn!€ Busey says, leaping into action and despatching them one by one. This is an important scene in terms of character because it reveals the origin of Frank €˜Bulletproof€™ McBain€™s soubriquet. Shot by one of Trejo€™s goons, Busey pulls out the slug himself and places it in a mason jar with the other 38 bullets his body has taken before returning home to find a woman in his bathtub who tells him: €œYou might be bulletproof, but you€™re not love proof.€ Serpico, this ain€™t.
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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.'