Sidekicks (1992 film)

Sidekicks is an American sports film from the year 1992. The film had on 17 December 1992 in Germany had its world premiere.

Action

The suffering from asthma Barry Gabrewski is a daydreamer. While he sits in school, he dreams of how he lived together with Chuck Norris adventure as his sidekick. After such a dream in which he collectively referred to as white -clad ninja fought with Norris against several black ninja to exempt Ms. Noreen Chan his teacher, he is laughed at by the whole class, because he told aloud what he was experiencing in the dream. Then invites Ms. Chan Barry's father Jerry Gabrewski a parental conversation where he tells her that he did not simply as a single parent and Barry is now even a big fan of Chuck Norris. So he decides his son in the karate school by Kelly Stone to register. Barry likes this idea at first, before he realizes that Stone on the philosophy of karate as the fighting itself is less interesting and holds not much of Chuck Norris. So Barry rejects a membership and immediately an ideal villain, he can defeat in his daydreams in common with Chuck Norris.

Unexpectedly, however, reports Mr. Lee, Chan's uncle who works in the family restaurant as a cook, as a possible martial arts instructor to who would teach Barry only too happy something. After Barry, however, the battle name "Mr. Dumpling Man " and gave the first lesson was that life was confusing, this is not at all convinced by him. It was only done when Mr. Lee a rampaging motorcycle gang in his restaurant, Barry is convinced. And that he can use also, because in the school who is harassed and beaten by Randy again and again. Physical education on Mr. Horn is hard and Lauren seems to dislike him, but simply to be pitied. The result is that he throws away his asthma spray with disappointment, a fit and gets hospitalized. Mr. Lee cares so good to him that Barry can be trained from now on. He shows good progress that he also dares to participate in physical education classes horn. After this little success Barry receives from Mr. Lee nunchakus, with which it is to practice. Since his training always shows success, it builds so much confidence that he defends himself for the first time against Randy. He strikes back and the little scuffle has to be interrupted by Mr. Horn. He congratulates him because he has finally built up self-confidence. The other students are happy with him and Lauren asks him out on a date. Henceforth dreams Barry no longer about saving Mrs. Chan, but Lauren.

But Randy can sit on this shame is not long and Barry calls out to a karate competition. Barry accepts and wants to compete together with Mrs. Chan and Mr. Lee in the competition. Unfortunately, they will not be allowed, since it may only be four of us, but not three. However, since Chuck Norris visited the competition, he agrees to the request Chan, To fight in their team. In the first round Mrs. Chan shows her choreography in the second smashed Mr. Lee stacked stones with his bare hand and in the third round Barry presents an elaborate fight choreography with his nunchucks. The fourth round is composed of a fight man against man, competes at the Stone against Chuck Norris. This allows Stone 's hatred Norris run free and lands with some unfair attacks bad results. But Chuck Norris can not bring calm and wins the fight by stepping Stone KO. This Stone is indeed defeated, but still not won the competition, because after points have Barry's Team, the Frying Dragon and Kelly Stone's team, Stone karate, each 36 points, so a decision must be over her. Randy and Barry are chosen in order to get the win when Steinezertrümmern. Both can be put on six stone and both beat this through. In the second round, Randy can hang nine stones, of which he, however, only seven batters. Barry hits the stage, focused and smashes all nine stones, which Frying Dragon wins. At the end, Chuck passed by saying that dreams come true if you only believe it firmly.

Criticism

James Berardinelli wrote that one must make allowances for the film that he was not too bad to laugh at yourself. However, he also criticized that the film is " not sympathetic character, believable script or strong representation " offer. The biggest problem lies in the fact that he was " not subtle " and that the good, as well as the bad characters, too stylize.

For Ty Burr of Entertainment Weekly, the film was " a strange mixture of Karate Kid and The Double Life of Walter Mitty. " This film will start for him with a promise that lies in the fact that " Jonathan Brandis was charismatic as Chuck Norris " and " the fantasies parody the clichés of action movies. "But unfortunately over 'm not wearing this in the real world in which the film is a " heiloses Durcheinader "and that with " hypocritical embassies his pseudo - Zen - nonsense " spread.

Even Richard Harrington of the Washington Post saw in the film a " Walter Mitty -90s who would dream of his Karate Kid. " In this " unconventional family film " is Brandis "convincing" and Chuck Norris ' friendly and charming, because he parodies himself and otherwise only he himself was easy. "Production is" solid, " said he ," Alan Silvestri's overloaded music "as" annoying " felt, but" maybe this was just part of the parody. "

Roger Ebert also saw a rather unoriginal, but at least " comical, albeit vorausschaubaren " movie. He also said that " the biggest surprise of the film is that Chuck Norris plays himself in the film, " and commented that he was " in his role was credible, said not because of the fact that he plays himself, but because he is the kind nice person who would actually do such a thing. " it should also be " Mako credible " because its " mixture of chaos and comedy irritant " was oddly.

In the New York Times praised Stephen Holden Brandis " honest depiction " and criticized that the film " burdened by the script " was. He also felt that although the "extravagant costumed parodies are meant funny in different genres, from Western to Kriegsilme. Are you on but sufficiently broad unfocused and cluttered pointless that collapse under their own weight. "

The lexicon of the International film said: "Despite the known set pieces and foreseeable action through ironic mutations entertaining film, especially for karate friends."

Background

Funding for the film was preceded by the story that Norris in Houston for a charity which took care of drug-addicted children courted. The wife of entrepreneur Jim McIngvale donated U.S. $ 50,000 for his cause. As Norris casually mentioned that he had problems with the financing of his new movie, Mrs. McIngvale wrote out a check for $ 250,000, and invested in Norris project. Her husband was with them, and later became the sole investor of the film. He put the production budget of nine million dollars and paid an additional 7 million dollars in the marketing campaign, which he invested 40 % of its assets. In an interview he said that the film at least 20 million U.S. dollars to import and should have a strong video rental, so he deserves what he has paid for.

Filming took place from November 1991 to January 1992 in Texas.

The film opened in the U.S. on April 9, 1993 and has the first weekend import 3.9 million U.S. dollars, with which he was ranked in second place at the box office behind Indecent Proposal. Total playing sidekicks in the U.S. alone 17.1 million dollars at the box office again.

The dream sequences were designed according to the films of Chuck Norris. It involves McQuade, the wolf, Octagon, Missing in Action and The Hitman.

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