Another treat for you, we bring you Brian Thompson, our latest HITG. Besides the awesome surname (this writer may be biased), he’s carved out a niche by his sheer physical presence and booming voice. Appearing larger than his 6’3″ height may suggest, he’s been a regular in both film and tv […]
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To fulfil our remit of a proper ‘Hey It’s That Guy!’ the actor needs to have been: In tons of films, a fair few in the 80s preferably Vaguely recognisable to a fan of the era Not be too fussy about the films they’re cast in Robert Zdarsky; who goes by the name […]
We love us some Wu-Tang Clan here, they rate this 1983 classic as one of their favourites. Even going so far as to release it on their own DVD imprint (as seen here). Going from amazing fight scenes to a puppet-orchestrated robbery and a kung-fu toad, enjoy this amusing and […]
We love ourselves a John Carpenter film here as you’ve no doubt already gathered, one of our favourites being 1986’s Big Trouble in Little China. Along with another forthcoming HITG in James Hong, one of our favourite characters was Egg Shen, ably played by Victor Wong. As befits a prime […]
As featured in our worrying bleak deaths of the 80s series, we bring you the frankly awesome The Hitcher starring that bloke from the Guinness adverts.
Born Edward Orss to Czech parentage in Pittsburgh, if there was a need for a swarthy Eastern European type, Ed was your man. One exception being Lethal Weapon where he somehow was cast as a Latin character named Mendez. No, we don’t get what the casting director was doing either. […]
“Anyone who runs, is a VC. Anyone who stands still, is a well-disciplined VC!” The somewhat unhinged door gunner of a helicopter in Full Metal Jacket (1987) clarifies how he picks his targets… Also led to us exclaiming “get some!” a few times as we took down enemies playing this level in […]
Music in the ’80s was badass. We had the genesis of thrash metal with Metallica, Slayer and Pantera coming to the fore. Or if you’re into that sort of thing, we had Depeche Mode, The Smiths and Limahl (out of Kajagoogoo). Then we have our personal favourite, the roots laid […]
There once was a website called Fametracker. It had a semi-regular feature named for the seminal “Hey! It’s that guy!” from seemingly every movie made in the late ’80s and early ’90s called J.T. Walsh. Here’s the thing, he was incredibly prolific until his untimely death in 1998 at the age […]
“It’s back! Big is back, because bigger is better than ever! 6000 SUX: An American Tradition!” – Advertisment for the ultimate embodiment of the American dream in Robocop (1987).
“I don’t think so. We just cut up our girlfriend with a chainsaw. Does that sound ‘fine’?” – Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) gets set straight by Mirror Ash (played by Bruce Campbell) in Evil Dead II (1987). (skip to 1:45 for the line)