Sidekicks ( CHUCK NORRIS, JONATHAN BRANDIS)(1992) [Trailer]

About this film

Sidekicks is a 1992 American adventure action comedy-drama film directed by Aaron Norris and starring Jonathan Brandis , Mako , Julia Nickson-Soul , Beau Bridges , and Chuck Norris . Plot Barry Gabrewski is a troubled and bullied asthmatic boy who lives with his widowed father, Jerry, in Houston, Texas . A loner, Barry has vivid daydreams about being Chuck Norris ' sidekick, and about battling against Norris' movie enemies. Said foes are often personified by Barry's everyday nemeses, such as class bully Randy Cellini; Coach Horn, their loudmouthed and demanding PE instructor; and apathetic English teacher Mapes. Noreen Chan, Barry's favorite teacher, often plays the damsel-in-distress in these daydreams, most of which parody assorted Chuck Norris films (notably Missing in Action , The Delta Force , and The Hitman ). Barry wants to learn martial arts, yet he is rejected by arrogant dojo-master Kelly Stone – who also happens to be Randy's sensei – for being too weak. Instead, he is taken on as a student by an old Chinese man named Mr. Lee, Noreen's sly uncle and the owner of a local Chinese restaurant, "Frying Dragon". Mr. Lee finds creative ways of teaching Barry to defend himself f…

Directors & creators

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Subjects

Sidekicks

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