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Movies with REMOTE CONTROL (RC) ACTION
Remote

The Dead Pool

Transformers

Small Soldiers

Borrowing from the concept of home

The Dead Pool is one of the most

As a family movie this is a real

Forget the cheesy plot but look out

alone, Remote is about a 13 year

famous movies with RC action in it.

classic that introduces a key charac-

for plenty RC action. A military de-

old boy obsessed with making re-

Released in 1988, the movie fea-

ter called Optimus Prime. Extend

fence contractor expands its bound-

mote controlled toys. When three

tures as Inspector Callahan, the one

Credit also to Shia LaBeouf who

aries by buying up a successful toy

“idiots” from a prison break attempts

and only “Make my Day” Clint East-

plays a likeable character who is

company, hoping to put surplus

to crash his home, he uses his RC

wood. This movie which was part of

critical to the plot. The lovely Megan

chips to use by remarketing them as

fleet to demoralize them. This movie

the Dirty Harry franchise centres

Fox made her debut here. Specific

toys. Based on the amount of ruth-

is for children but is still good for a

around an unusual betting game

to RC action, the physical prop for

less toy action : ) this movie is more

nice laugh for elders inclined to

which sees dead celebrities surfac-

Wheelie’s (the Transformer) vehicle

for grown-ups as the soldiers decide

watch it. The RC toys are nice to

ing all over in the plot. The action

mode is actually a modified monster

that even the children who play with

look at to get an idea of the possibili-

accelerates when Clint himself finds

truck version of a Ford F-350 pick-

Gorgonites are to be targeted for

ties. Once children see this movie

himself on the list. Expect Clint to

up truck. Beyond remote control

elimination. Archer a toy soldier

expect to be bombarded t o pur-

prevail. The RC action looks pretty

look to the movie for some great

emerges as the hero amidst the

chase one for “yourself”

real. Movie trickery : )

special effects as well.

heavy use of RC toys and gadgets .

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