Movies starring Michael Ironside

Scanners (1981)

103 mins Horror, Sci-Fi

David Cronenberg's low-budget "Scanners" features one of cinema's most iconic scenes featuring an exploding head and it is a scene which stands up well against modern horror considering this is a movie made over 30 years ago....

Top Gun (1986)

109 mins Action , Drama, Thriller

"Top Gun" the movie which saw Tom Cruise star as Maverick an arrogant fighter pilot who falls for his instructor Charlie (Kelly McGillis) whilst having issues with rival Ice Man (Val Kilmer)....

Total Recall (1990)

113 mins Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

On one level "Total Recall" is a typical Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, he gets plenty of corny dialogue, there is plenty of action for him to show his muscular physique and there is a sense of humour to it, well there is a wom...

Free Willy (1993)

112 mins Adventure , Drama, Family

Before actually discussing the movie you have to question those who decided to call it "Free Willy". Okay so I know we have this tale of a whale called Willy and a young boy called Jesse who ends up trying to free it, but rea...

The Next Karate Kid (1994)

103 mins Action , Family, Sport

I openly admit that "The Karate Kid" and the first sequel are some of my favourite movies although by the third movie I felt the story of Daniel and Mr. Miyagi had runs it's course. So I was surprised when a fourth "Karate Ki...

The Glass Shield (1994)

109 mins Crime, Drama

Police corruption, racism, sexism, blackmail and an old boys network protecting each other are not new ideas when it comes to movies and over the decades there have been some very notable movies which tackle these subjects. "...

Fortunes of War (1994)

107 mins Action , Thriller

In the movie dictionary under the definition of tedium I reckon "Fortunes of War" should be listed as it is one of the most mind numbing experiences I have watched. The trouble is that the entire movie is text book and as suc...

Starship Troopers (1997)

129 mins Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi

"Starship Troopers" could be summed up by saying it is the good, the bad and the totally insane. The good is that after giving us the dodgy "Showgirls" director Paul Verhoeven returned to the Sci-Fi genre and gave us another ...

The Arrow (1997)

180 mins Drama, TV Movie

3 hours is a lot of time in my book to give up to watch a movie which I had no real knowledge of but when it came to "The Arrow", a Canadian two part mini-series which understandably can be watched as one long movie, I just h...

The Machinist (2004)

101 mins Drama, Mystery, Thriller

"The Machinist" is a visually captivating movie, not because it is beautiful, far from it, this is a movie with a subdued, washed out pallet which wouldn't be out of place in a horror movie. And if the grim pallet doesn't gra...

Reeker (2005)

87 mins Horror

"Reeker" � for the most an unoriginal horror which sees 5 teenagers breakdown in the middle of nowhere and have to deal with a dark force....

Deepwater (2005)

93 mins Mystery, Thriller

Movie Review - Deepwater (2005) Lucas Black stars as Nat who finds himself getting involved with a crooked hotel owner and his wife who he becomes obsessed with...

Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York (2006)

90 mins Action , Sci-Fi, TV Movie

Anyone choosing to watch "Disaster Zone: Volcano in New York" must do so not because it is a disaster movie but in the knowledge it will be a disaster. And in that sense it doesn't let you down because it is as bad as you wou...

Storm Cell (2008)

92 mins Action , Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

If you've seen one bad weather movie you've seen them all or at least that is how it often feels especially when it comes to disaster movies about storms and tornadoes. And that is part of the problem with "Storm Cell" as the...

The Terrorist Next Door (2008)

92 mins Drama, TV Movie

Movie Review - The Terrorist Next Door (2008) Kathleen Robertson stars as the wife of a Muslim terrorist who ends up helping an old friend Paul (Chris William Martin), a CSS agent, to bring him down...

Terminator Salvation (2009)

115 mins Action , Drama, Sci-Fi

Watching the "Terminator" movies you go from the first two which were great, then a third movie which got far too close to be parodying and then "Terminator Salvation" which is different. It's different because it doesn't fol...

Hardwired (2009)

94 mins Action , Sci-Fi

Two things which don't go together sci-fi and direct-to-video it is a combination which has frequently delivered some terrible movies. Fortunately "Hardwired" isn't one of them because of a decent cast and some clever ideas w...

Burden of Evil (2012)

87 mins Crime, Thriller, TV Movie

Movie Review - Burden of Evil (2012) Natalie Zea stars as detective Caitlyn Conner, who is put on a case when a serial killer escapes from prison and kidnaps a Senator's daughter. But for Caitlyn it is personal as the serial ...

Extraterrestrial (2014)

101 mins Horror, Sci-Fi

There are some movies I watch with no expectations, others for some reason I think will be bad and some which I think will be good. For no reason what so ever I had strange hopes for "Extraterrestrial" as between some clips I...

* This is purely a list of reviews on The Movie Scene featuring the name Michael Ironside as one of the principle cast members.