In Sidekicks, an asthmatic kid named Barry survives middle school by imagining he’s best friends with Chuck Norris—which is honestly a better coping mechanism than therapy. In real life he gets bullied by a guy who looks legally old enough to refinance a mortgage, but in his head he’s roundhouse-kicking ninjas like a junior action star. A kindly karate teacher (played by Mako) tries to turn those fantasies into actual confidence, mostly by steering him toward the most inevitable 90s solution: a karate tournament. In the end, Barry learns to believe in himself… and is rewarded when Chuck Norris shows up in real life to personally confirm that yes, this kid is now cool.

This is the Overdue Homework Podcast we review and assign new 80's and 90's Movie, TV, or Video Game homework every episode.

We assign 1997's The Fifth Element

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105402/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/sidekicks-1993

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sidekicks

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001569/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000975/

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0538683/

Two California surfer bros discover they’re actually long-lost princes destined to liberate a tropical island, which is exactly as responsible as it sounds. Armed with surfboards, bad 90s slang, and a kid who can see the future through a Game Gear (because of course he can), they take on an evil dictator who somehow loses to teenagers who say “rad” unironically. It’s part martial-arts adventure, part beach-bum fantasy, and 100% proof that the early ’90s would greenlight literally anything if you added ninjas.

This is the Overdue Homework Podcast we review and assign new 80's and 90's Movie, TV, or Video Game homework every episode.

We assign 1992's Sidekicks

https://medium.com/@robertworkman_Disruptor/surf-ninjas-is-peak-90s-cinema-and-theres-no-escaping-it-55cc4394bb4

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/SurfNinjas

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108258/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

Demolition Man imagines a future where crime is illegal, swearing is fined, and Taco Bell somehow wins the franchise wars. Sylvester Stallone’s frozen 90s action cop is thawed out to punch problems that polite society is emotionally unprepared to handle. Wesley Snipes chews scenery as a cartoonishly violent criminal who treats the future like a playground with better lighting. The result is a bizarre, self-aware action movie that lectures you about conformity while things explode.

This is the Overdue Homework Podcast we review and assign new 80's and 90's Movie, TV, or Video Game homework every episode.

We assign 1993's Surf Ninjas

https://theactionelite.com/random-demolition-man-facts/

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/trivia/

https://www.looper.com/214011/the-untold-truth-of-demolition-man/