OVER THE TOP (SWEEPSTAKES).
Posted on November 29, 2012 Leave a Comment
If you know your Over the Top, then you know how vital product placement was in the making of this motion picture. Absurd amounts of product placement. Leave it to the united powerhouse of Stallone and Cannon Films to partner up with everyone from Alker Seltzer and Carl’s Jr…..to Soloflex and Pizza Hut. But our favorite by far is their alliance with the popular men’s grooming product Brut. Known mostly for their cologne and deodorant, Brut claims that they “position themselves to live up to their tag-line…The Essence of Man.” What better product choice could there be? Lincoln Hawk of course hauls around a Brut semi-truck in the film…but beyond that, during the release of the movie there was a Brut SWEEPSTAKES. Play the video below to find out what lucky winners received if they hit the mighty jackpot..
OVER THE TOP (COLLECTIBLES).
Posted on November 26, 2012 6 Comments
You’ve got to hand it to whatever human being is the proud owner of this complete Over the Top action figure collection. I’d like to meet this dedicated son of a bitch one day and shake his/her hand, and then challenge them to a arm-wrestling match in an old, dusty combination cafe/arcade, which will end with the winner walking away with this priceless collection in hand.
If toys from the #1 truck driving/arm wrestling movie experience of the century aren’t at the top of your wish list for Santa this year, you might re-consider when you think about what it means to own a toy with the words “Cannon Films” written across it. Little plastic Lincoln Hawk (or Lincoln “Hawks”, still not 100% on that) and the top five barrel-bodied opponents from the Las Vegas tournament make the entire action figure group, which also includes additional toy items:
#1 – ACTION FIGURES:
-Lincoln Hawks
-Bob “Bill” Hurley
-John Grizzly
-John “Iceman” Walker
-John “Golden Boy” Brzenk
-Cleve “Armbender” Dean
#2 – ACTION FIGURE MINI TABLE (seen here)
#3 – WORKOUT SET
#4 – KID SIZED ARM WRESTLING TABLE (seen here)
Not one single item in this collection is easy to track down, even on popular auction websites and at the best flea markets in town. Believe me, if Cannon Headquarters still existed, you can guess who’d be the first one breaking and entering inside to find these precious artifacts. First would be sneaking past security (who are a crew of Cannon straight-to-VHS action film rejects) and then climbing through air ducts to find the room that holds the Over the Top promos + merchandise. Here, TNUC would seek his top choice item which is #3 – THE WORKOUT SET. The photo above suggests that this set includes (2) dumbbells, (2) hand grips, (1) pair of armbands, (1) sweatband and (1) jumprope – ALL with the Over the Top and hopefully CANNON FILMS logos plastered across them…
A STEAMY MOMENT OF SILENCE.
Posted on November 22, 2012 4 Comments
I’m not going to lie, what you’re about to read in the following paragraphs might make you hurl up that megaburger you wolfed down earlier. If you’ve been a regular stay around here lately then you’ve probably noticed the number of blacked out photos with obnoxious lines running through them. An unexplainable bug nestled into our mainframe recently and has caused this havoc. Unfortunately some of your beloved archives on this site are going to be missing some of their key necessities, until we do some repairs that is. It’s not what you’re assuming, TNUC did NOT pass out on his supercomputer high on quaaludes and smashed pizza cheese into a couple of the microchips to cause these problems. My best guess is that it’s some Starbucks-obsessed, cross-legged-sitting bookworm that must have snapped after he spilled his soy caramel mocciato on his iPad and for whatever reason took it out on TNUC.
Please don’t actually take a moment of silence about this matter as the post title suggests. That would not only be a weak testament to our hard-hitting creed but would be irrelevant because we have a sax-soaked track for your listening/reflecting pleasure. This is the ‘Main Title Theme’ by Trevor Jones off the soundtrack to the massively underrated, late night thriller Sea of Love. This track has iced my loins since the first time hearing and seeing how it was used in the film. I’ve heard some people say the soundtrack sounds reminiscent of a 3 a.m., Cinemax soft-core skin flick. Need I say more? Detective Frank Keller’s (Al Pacino) exhausted, beaten down energy throughout the film is just the feeling your #1 Uncle-of-the-Decade has been identifying with as of late. But just like this tired old cop working the beat, all it’s going to take is a little time, a high-heeled temptress and some laps around the city at night to get this place back in business.
TNUC may need the help of the followers of this lawless land during these dark times. If you’re willing to grab a pitchfork or raise a flaming torch with us, please don’t hesitate. As much backing and support as possible is best. Sit tight, we’ll be back to our regular scheduled programs in no time.
VOTE FOR BLOOD.
Posted on November 7, 2012 2 Comments
Seems like TNUC isn’t the only one participating in full-fledged Part III/Trilogy glory this year. The Blood Bros are back today (election day in the U.S.) with a white-hot, testosterone-overload of a mixtape. Prepare to explode with ‘Blood Bros III: Back in America‘.
The brothers always put together fine write-ups for their mixes, here’s what they had to say about their new release:
“Our heroes Derek “DJA” Allen & Dirty South Joe have been dragged through the wringer. Training, fighting and winning on this level doesn’t come without a heavy price to pay. Lovers, family and friends have been all but forgotten, as the road through hell has no room for passengers.
BLOOD BROS have but one mistress and her name is America! Lady Liberty might be getting DP’d tonight, but it’s the bad guys who are f*cked! The next 4 years won’t be easy, but we can persevere if we stay the course. This, and every election day –
#VOTEBLOOD!”
Hard to believe this is the third chapter of these body-burning mixes. Seems like traces of sweat can still be found from the last two! If you aren’t familiar with those previous installments, check them out here and here.
SARAH.
Posted on November 2, 2012 3 Comments
Just because we’re two days past Halloween doesn’t mean the little black angels of death have stopped beckoning us for more fresh meat. Today’s offering is the new all-out war ensemble by Le Matos entitled ‘Sarah’.
Dear heavenly father does this track just rip. From the Exorcist-esque opening to the synth-splurge that quickly ensues, songs like this just don’t get passed through our offices these days. I instantly get the urge to jump out the back window of this classroom, fire up the black Pontiac and cruise down tree covered roads, over wet leaves with that slight November mist hitting my windshield. To make a video for a song like this would be divine. Hopefully this is a sign that the Le Matos LP is on the horizon. We may not hear from them often, but when we do the magnitude is always unmatched.
Click here to buy ‘Sarah’ for a mere $1
TNUC LIVES MIX.
Posted on October 27, 2012 8 Comments
The happy and hormonal teenage campers at Camp TNUC are in for a real treat this season. Year after year he’s talked about around campfires, during up-all-night slumber parties and even giggled about in the midst of a few naked pillow fights in some of the cabins. But this year, the legend has never been so real.
It all started with a counselor that disappeared out by the archery range. Then a blood-soaked canoe seen out by the dock that washed up on shore. Followed by a scare out by the showers that one girl reported a “glory hole” was cut out in one of the shower curtains with something on the verge of peeking in (no further details). The only one that claims to have caught several glimpses of the dark figure of a man rustling around in the woods was one of the camp custodians, who naturally everyone laughs at and doesn’t believe. Instead of pulling pranks and gags on him, like sticking his arm in a pot of boiling meatballs in the kitchen, they should be listening to him. After all, he’s the one left cleaning up after their cafeteria food fights, heavy metal vomit parties but most importantly…knows more than anyone else about the return of this unholy, camp-obsessed manimal!
Only mister custodian realizes that this must be the year TNUC returns, the year TNUC LIVES. The figure of “myth” is no longer. He’s out there. Campers and listeners please note – run-in’s with this savage psychopath are happening, and could happen to you. Take warning the next time you:
Are out collecting sticks for s’mores and you hear the snap of a branch.
Hear the humming of what resembles a synth resonating from the forest.
Catch a patch of fog pummeling out of the woods for no apparent reason.
Return from skinny dipping and JUST your panties are missing.
So consider the following soundtrack to be the essential 33-minutes you’ll need for survival. Disciples worldwide who listen to this will feel his unseen presence watching, waiting – stalking dusty cabins and selecting his chosen bunk bed of the night. This mix is especially important and vital for survival because it’s the 3rd Annual Halloween mix by the combined powerhouse of TNUC + Mike Ballermann. So grab a s’mores and head on down to the lake to join us for ‘CAMP TNUC Part III: TNUC LIVES’
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