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The Most Dangerous 90s Action Movie You Forgot About | Surviving the Game ft. Ice-T, Rutger Hauer & Gary Busey

Before Squid Game made “hunting humans for sport” a global phenomenon, Hollywood was already doing it on a VHS tape from your local mom-and-pop video store. In 1994’s Surviving the Game, Ice-T plays a homeless man lured into the Pacific Northwest wilderness — only to discover he’s not a guide. He’s the prey. With Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey, and F. Murray Abraham along for the ride, this gritty adaptation of “The Most Dangerous Game” is loud, messy, and somehow — kind of a blast. Join Dallas and John as they dig this one out of the bottom of the box to find out if Surviving the Game is a forgotten ’90s action gem or if it belongs exactly where they found it — on The Bottom Shelf! Connect with John:https://linktr.ee/johnharju [https://linktr.ee/johnharju] Check out the Gundam Watch Podcast: https://thegundamwatch.wordpress.com/ [https://thegundamwatch.wordpress.com/] Check out the Spider-Fan Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spiderfanpodcast [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spiderfanpodcast] Connect with Dallas & Celeste Via Geek Devotions: YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/geekdevotions [https://www.youtube.com/geekdevotions] TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/geekdevotions [http://www.twitter.com/geekdevotions] INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/geekdevotions [http://www.instagram.com/geekdevotions] FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/GeekDevotions/ [https://www.facebook.com/GeekDevotions/] Timestamps: 00:19 – Cold open / intro music 00:39 – Dallas & John kick things off — no intro bit this week, and why 01:27 – John introduces himself and Captain Dallas; quick rant on gatekeeping 02:01 – Revealing the movie: Surviving the Game (1994) 02:34 – Dallas remembers renting it on VHS; the classic video store box discussion 03:10 – John reads the back of the VHS box 04:13 – Movie overview / Google research: director Ernest Dickerson, the cast, and the plot 05:18 – Ice-T, Law & Order SVU jokes, and first Ice-T movie memories 07:10 – Fun trivia: filmed entirely on location, no sound stages; the Bank of America parking lot 08:38 – The Most Dangerous Game source material — the 1924 short story and the 1932 film 10:08 – Community outreach segment 11:10 – Dallas met Ice-T in real life — the story 13:22 – Ice-T’s voice acting credits: Batman Beyond, Borderlands 3 14:47 – Pre-watch expectations — Dallas & John share what they’re hoping for 17:57 – 90s action philosophy: why movies changed after 9/11 19:23 – “Movie Watch” bumper — they go watch the film 20:03 – SPOILER-FREE REACTION begins — effects, continuity, pacing 21:01 – The “texture” of 90s film vs. modern polish 22:08 – The storytelling style: plot over character development 23:47 – SPOILERS BEGIN 28:03 – The mysterious missing scene / edit glitch discussion 31:45 – Content warning: the father-son hunters, who survives 34:06 – The Gary Busey fight scene breakdown — highlight of the film 35:25 – The Rutger Hauer final fight — the “Final Girl” moment 36:46 – The ATV explosion payoff and the mechanic setup from earlier 38:39 – The wolf scene — Chekhov’s wolf that never returned 40:33 – Weird whimsical music in the opening — the score discussion 42:07 – Final verdict: “Ice-T’s Pitch Black” — elevated made-for-TV energy 43:07 – The Rating Breakdown explained (Top Shelf / Middle Shelf / Bottom Shelf / Dumpster Fire) 43:45 – Dallas’s rating: Low-Middle Shelf — “Won’t seek it out, but won’t turn it off” 44:53 – John’s rating: Upper-Middle Shelf — “Dumb action scratches a specific itch” 46:20 – Weak Connections segment — Dallas ties the film to Matthew 25 and caring for those in need 50:41 – Closing remarks, subscribe CTA, socials shoutout 53:11 – Outro music

12 de may de 202653 min

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