SecretFormula Cinema: Fight Edition! Two 90s “classics” are the evening’s attractions, both of them with enough punching sound effects to keep thousands of Foley artists well-fed for decades!
First Up: Mortal Kombat The Year: 1995. The Plot: A movie based on the classic video game and what one critic called “too violent for children and too silly for anyone else!” Lord Rayden (Christopher Lambert) handpicks three martial artists -- federal agent Sonya Blade (Bridgette Wilson), Shaolin monk Lui Kang (Robin Shou) and action movie sensation Johnny Cage (Linden Ashby) -- and mentors them. After intense training, Rayden transports the trio to Outworld, the site of an inter-dimensional fighting tournament. There, the three humans must defeat the demonic warriors of the evil Shang Sung (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) -- or allow Sung to take over the Earth.
Next: Street Fighter The Year: 1994. The Plot: Another Jean-Claude Van Damme movie? Damn right! Gen. Bison (Raul Julia), the evil dictator of Shadaloo, captures a busload of relief workers and holds them for ransom. Col. Guile (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads an international strike force to invade Shadaloo and rescue the hostages. Along the way, Guile recruits Chun-Li (Ming-Na Wen), a reporter and martial-arts expert whose father was killed by Bison years ago, two young con men (Damian Chapa, Byron Mann) and a sumo wrestler (Peter Navy Tuiasosopo).
We'll play some contests, imbibe with our Drinking Game, and enjoy some spectacularly shitty (in the best way) 90s fare!
*This show is intended for an adult audience. MATURE LANGUAGE