Day of the Warrior (1996)

The L.E.T.H.A.L. agency's security is breached and only Julie Strain can fix it. Late Sidaris, fully aware of exactly what it is.

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The film

By 1996 Sidaris had stopped pretending these were anything but a party, and the films are more fun for it. Strain leads the agency against a wrestler-turned-crime-lord called The Warrior, the espionage plot dissolves on contact, and everyone on screen appears to be having the time of their lives.

It's looser than Fit to Kill — late Sidaris always is — but Strain's screen presence carries it, and as a double bill with the earlier film it maps the whole arc of his strange career.

Editions: what to look for

The Mill Creek Blu-ray includes the Sidaris-and-Strain comedy intro, an audio commentary with Andy and Arlene Sidaris and a behind-the-scenes compilation — generous treatment for a film like this. It's also in the 12-film budget set if you'd rather inhale the lot.