“Miami Connection” Live! w/ Graham Elwood, Kathleen Wilhoite & Susanna Brisk
Summary: Graham Elwood (“Comedy Film Nerds”) & Susanna Brisk (“MILF Code”) proudly resent the cult classic, “Miami Connection.” They join me at the Hollywood Improv Lab for a live show for a very few (select) people.<br> The great Kathleen Wilhoite covers one of the terrible “songs” from “Miami Connection.” She also sings the song that she did in the movie “RoadHouse.” Yes, that “RoadHouse.” <a href="https://proudlyresents.com/road-house/">Hear Kathleen spill the beans on the onset drinking and drugging on a previous episode with Joel Stein. </a><br> Back to this episode… Here’s a trailer for the film and part of the original song that Kathleen covers.<br> <br> <br> Listen to past live shows…<br> <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp146.mp3">“A live Tribute to Troma”</a><br> With Christian Finnegan (Late Late Show) Mike C. Williams (Blair Witch Project) Asta Paredes & Catherine Corcoran (Return to Nuke’Em High) Robert Prichard (Class of Nuke Em High) and music from Ben Lerman.<br> <br> <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/proudlyresents/proudlyresents.com/media/prp117.mp3">Birdemic</a><br> With Eric Schaeffer, Frank Conniff (MST3K), Bryan Tucker (SNL head writer) and music from Rob Paravonian.<br> <br> FROM WIKIPEDIA:<br> Miami Connection is a 1987 independent martial arts film starring Y.K. Kim, who also wrote and produced the feature. Originally, the film was critically maligned and received poor box office return upon release. It remained unseen for decades until Drafthouse Films restored the film for a proper release in 2012. The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray, limited-edition VHS, and various digital download options on December 11, 2012. Since then, the film has been better received by audiences and has garnered a cult following.<br> Plot<br> A cocaine deal in Miami is interrupted by a group of motorcycle-riding ninjas led by Yashito, who steal the drugs and rides back to Orlando to party. At a club, the ninjas’ second-in-command, Jeff, sees his sister Jane onstage. She has become romantically involved with John, the bassist of the club’s band, Dragon Sound, which consists of five University of Central Florida students who live together and train Tae Kwon Do. Jeff disapproves of his sister’s relationship with John and confronts him at school, but Mark, the leader of Dragon Sound, stands up to him.<br> Another band confronts the owner of the club over his hiring of Dragon Sound, but gets beaten up. The band leader brings a large group of rowdy guys to Dragon Sound directly and fights them in the street, but Dragon Sound defeats them. Consequently, the rival band enlists the help of Jeff, who summons Dragon Sound to fight at a train depot, but he and his men are badly defeated by Dragon Sound’s superior Tae Kwon Do. Jeff tries again by kidnapping Tom, the lead singer of Dragon Sound. The remaining band members stage a rescue, wherein they free their singer and accidentally kill Jeff. Yashito is angered by Jeff’s death and sets out for revenge.<br> Meanwhile, another member of the band, Jim, has revealed that he is searching for his long-lost father. He finally receives word that his father has been relocated, so the band pools their money to buy him a suit and then head to the airport. Along the way, the ninjas surround Mark, Jim and John and chase them into a park, where they do battle. Jim is critically injured, but John and Mark manage to kill all of the ninjas and Mark kills Yashito in single combat. At the hospital, Jim survives his wounds and reconnects with his repentant father.<br> Cast<br> Y.K. Kim as Mark<br> Vincent Hirsch as John<br> William Ergle as Jeff<br> Siyung Jo as Yashito<br> Kathie Collier as Jane<br> Joseph Diamond as Jack<br>
