You had to have been alive in the 1980's to fully understand the tensions that existed between the Soviet Union and the US. Everyone thought that war would break out, and the future looked grim.
Many movies dealt with this topic, and so did Real Men, only they poked fun at everything, and satirized cold war feelings.
The plot is a little over the top, but interesting. Aliens want a glass of water, and in exchange, we will get something that will save the world, or get a big gun that will totally destroy the world. Why aliens who are peaceful would even posses such a weapon, we'll just ignore that.
The film starts off with Agent Pillbox (Ritter) being killed during a dry run of the meeting with the aliens. There's no time to replace him, so the idea is do the next best thing, find his exact double.
And with that they find Bob Wilson, a bland, unimportant man with no spine, and no clue. It's up to super agent Nick Pirandello to take Wilson under his wing, and a super agent out of him.
Part cop buddy movie, part road trip, Real Men does strain the suspension of disbelief, but still manages to be very entertaining. One of the classic scenes in the film involves Ritter being seduced by a woman who turns out to be Pirandello's post sex change father! Despite the crazy plot, and some sophomoric humor, the film is still entertaining, a time passer, and a nice guilty little pleasure. Give it a view, you won't be disappointed.
Many movies dealt with this topic, and so did Real Men, only they poked fun at everything, and satirized cold war feelings.
The plot is a little over the top, but interesting. Aliens want a glass of water, and in exchange, we will get something that will save the world, or get a big gun that will totally destroy the world. Why aliens who are peaceful would even posses such a weapon, we'll just ignore that.
The film starts off with Agent Pillbox (Ritter) being killed during a dry run of the meeting with the aliens. There's no time to replace him, so the idea is do the next best thing, find his exact double.
And with that they find Bob Wilson, a bland, unimportant man with no spine, and no clue. It's up to super agent Nick Pirandello to take Wilson under his wing, and a super agent out of him.
Part cop buddy movie, part road trip, Real Men does strain the suspension of disbelief, but still manages to be very entertaining. One of the classic scenes in the film involves Ritter being seduced by a woman who turns out to be Pirandello's post sex change father! Despite the crazy plot, and some sophomoric humor, the film is still entertaining, a time passer, and a nice guilty little pleasure. Give it a view, you won't be disappointed.