15 Action Movies That Are Unintentionally Hilarious

12. Lightblast (1985)

Following Inglorious Bast**ds and the Bronx Warriors trilogy, Enzo G Castellari made this odd Dirty Harry rehash which replaces Fred Williamson, his usual leading man, with the actor you€™ve always associated with Harry Callahan €“ Erik Estrada. After resolving a hostage situation by stripping down to his underwear and taking out the bad guys with a cooked chicken (don€™t ask), Estrada is called in to stop a mad scientist who€™s holding San Francisco to ransom with his new invention €“ a giant laser that makes buildings glow red, melting the skin off anyone trapped inside. This necessitates giving Estrada a comic relief partner, an overweight moron who gets shot and tells him to €œget those sons of bitches.€ Stealing a car, Estrada causes every vehicle that meanders across his path to crash into stacked boxes and explode. That€™s right €“ it€™s one of THOSE movies.
 
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