Terrence Howard and Dolph Lundgren go to war in fun new movie trailer

You have to stand up for yourself sometimes. When that means coaxing a aging star of action into your violent plan to save your historic theater, is it worth the risk? Well, that’s just a bonus.

That’s the premise for writer-director Orson Oblowitz’s (TrespassersNew action comedy Grand Slam ShowdownIt looks like an old-school movie experience that is a lot of fun. George Fuller is an aspiring movie theatre owner (Terrence hord) who faces a group of developers who want to end his family business. George Fuller has some good news. He’s just run a retrospective on legendary action star Claude Luc Hallyday (Dolph Lundgren).

Dolph Lundgren, with long black hair, looks in a mirror in a dressing room with a troubled expression. Terrence Howard, wearing a cowboy-type outfit, looms in the doorway, in Showdown at the Grand.

Both teams up against the group of developers, using various tricks and weapons (and surprising amounts of them) to maintain the theatre. The Movies looks to be a tribute, without all the self-seriousness of many projects. Plus, there’s a tangible grain to the movie’s look that helps accentuate that old-school feel, even though it was shot on digital — an impressive feat from Oblowitz, who is also a cinematographer, and DoP Noah Rosenthal.

Take a good look at the retro style poster.