McBain (film)

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”.

McBain
Directed byJames Glickenhaus
Written byJames Glickenhaus
Starring
Music byChristopher Franke
Release date
  • September 20, 1991 (1991-09-20)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$456,127

Plot

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

Cast

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" does continue to be used throughout the Simpsons universe, 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 will 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

  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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