Sidekicks (1992)

Aaron Norris delivers a wonderful blend of kung fu fighting, day dreams and high school angst in this underrated family film. Jonathan Brandis (who was having a banner year in '92 with this and Ladybugs) dreams of being Chuck Norris' 'sidekick' in fighting terrorists, evil dictators and various other cardboard cut-outs. Why Norris you ask? Probably because they couldn't get Stallone or Schwarzenegger. This is surprisingly watchable if you don't let logic get in the way.

Fmovies: Basically, this movie starts out with a young boy who is constantly daydreaming (to put it lightly) that he is an action hero who is fighting along side with Chuck Norris. He has an all-consuming obsession with Chuck, and, naturally, is bullied and picked on in school as a result.

Anyway i think this kid is seriously mentally ill - he completely zones out and imagines elaborate situations in which he and Chuck are fighting side by side. We're lead to believe that Chuck Norris is attending some high school karate event in some small town and agrees to be a fourth member of the kids team. Seems unlikely to me.

However this all could be one big fantasy and Chuck is never in the building in the first place. He imagined that Chuck Norris was a member of his team. While researching other reviews online, it seems that nobody else has questioned whether or not Chuck was actually there in the fist place!

And then the final scene is what really made me question it- the kid is walking away from Chuck, who is sitting on a bench, and then he turns back and Chuck has magically disappeared.The real question is - was Chuck ever really there? OR was this just a way of showing the audience how awesomely swift Chuck Norris is, that he could easily have gotten up and likely traveled a few miles in that amount of time.

Tough question - based on evidence I would like to go with the hypothesis that he was never there, but then again we all know that Chuck is the fastest man alive. So I guess it is hard to say with certainty.

Anyway i wouldn't describe this as a cinematic masterpiece, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys these kinds of movies. It's super entertaining and has some great fight scenes from Chuck Norris.. What else do you want..

Joe however you spell his last name is funny. I mean real funny. I love the part where he plays these fantasy bad guys. The best part is where he makes a fool out of himself when he fights Chuck in a tournament. The other part I get a laugh out of is the biker and the hot Chinese soup. Well the rest, of it is a bit sappy, but oh well.

Sidekicks fmovies. This movie was just great! Jonathan Brandis was a great actor and will be sadly missed by all of his friends and fans... This movie was about an teenage boy with asthma always getting into trouble because of his vivid fantasies and daydreams of Chuck Norris teaming up with him to rescue his teacher. In order to help the boy (Jonathan Brandis) overcome his daydreaming and his asthma, his teacher's restaurant owning uncle takes the boy under his wing to teach him healing and strengthening techniques.He does so well that the uncle signs him into a martial arts competition.As a surprise, the mentor sees Chuck Norris at the competition and Chuck Norris introduces himself to the boy.In the end he teams up with his the boy to compete in the martial arts competition. A Great Film!

The great thing about this film, and yes it is indeed a great thing, is that it knows it is corny. It is well-cast, and it maintains a great sense of humor throughout the story. As far as Barry's dreams being too violent for a kid to be having, are you joking?!? Our society today is becoming so numb to violence,and often it film it is gratuitous. But in this film it's more slap stick humor than anything else. You can't compare this to any other Chuck Norris film. It is a genre all it's own. I saw this film as a kid and recently it was on Encore and I watched it again and had a great time. Taken for what it's worth, this film will make you do a happy dance.

I had the pleasure of being a crowd scene extra during the filming of the tournament scenes. Some excellent martial arts technicians showed up to demonstrate their skills.

The movie has been compared to The Karate Kid, but it stands on its own legs. Good acting throughout and a good storyline. I got a kick out of the scenes filmed at Lamar High School - my alma mater.