McBain (film)

McBain
McBain
Directed by	James Glickenhaus
Written by	James Glickenhaus
Starring	Christopher Walken; María Conchita Alonso; Michael Ironside; Steve James; Jay Patterson; T. G. Waites; Victor Argo; Hechter Ubarry; Russell Dennis Baker; Chick Vennera;
Music by	Christopher Franke
Release date	September 20, 1991;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$456,127

McBain is a 1991 American action film which was written and directed by James Glickenhaus. McBain stars Christopher Walken, Michael Ironside and María Conchita Alonso. Luis Guzmán also appears as the drug dealer named "Papo".

Plot[]

An ex soldier reunites his old army buddies in order to get revenge on the Colombian dictator who killed his old friend, a freedom fighter.

Cast[]

Christopher Walken as Bobby McBain
Michael Ironside as Frank Bruce
Steve James as Eastland
María Conchita Alonso as Christina Santos
Victor Argo as El Presidente
Thomas G. Waites as Gill
Chick Vennera as Roberto Santos
Jay Patterson as Dalton
Forrest Compton as President Flynn
Luis Guzmán as Papo
Dick Boccelli as John Gambotti

Production[]

“McBain” was originally the name of an action movie character on The Simpsons played by an analogue of Arnold Schwarzenegger. His appearance on The Simpsons predates the release of the film McBain, and apart from the name the film has very little relation to the character.^[1]

Nonetheless, the producers of the movie refused to give 20th Century Fox and Matt Groening’s production team clearance to use the name “McBain”. In order to continue using the character the character resorted to using the name of the actor portraying McBain, Rainier Wolfcastle (the name “McBain” however does continue to be used throughout the universe of The Simpsons to refer to the character played by Wolfcastle).^[2]

Reception[]

The film took in less than $500,000 at the box office in the United States.^[3]

Re releases[]

The movie was released on videocassette in the United States in 1992 by MCA/Universal Home Video and in Canada that same year by C/FP Video. Years later, Goodtimes released the budget tape of the movie. Synapse Films are to soon release McBain on Blu Ray from a newly restored 2K transfer. Rifftrax released a video on demand version of the movie on January 25, 2013, including the running mocking commentary by stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 including Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett.^[4]

References[]

^ Dunn, Simon (July 18, 2020). "The Real McBain". simondunn.me.uk. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ Cole, Tom (September 21, 2011). "Attack of the Killer Bs: McBain (1991) – more than just a Simpsons sketch..." radiotimes.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
^ "McBain (1991)". the-numbers.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ "McBain". rifftrax.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

External links[]

McBain at IMDb
McBain at Rotten Tomatoes
McBain at Box Office Mojo
"McBain's House of War". mcbainthemovie.proboards.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.</ref>

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[1] Dunn, Simon (July 18, 2020). "The Real McBain". simondunn.me.uk. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[2] Cole, Tom (September 21, 2011). "Attack of the Killer Bs: McBain (1991) – more than just a Simpsons sketch..." radiotimes.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.

[3] "McBain (1991)". the-numbers.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[4] "McBain". rifftrax.com. September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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