Awfully Good Movies: Mr. Nanny (Video)

August 25th 2017, 10:48am

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Mr. Nanny (1993)
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Stars: Hulk Hogan, Sherman Hemsley, Austin Pendleton

Last weekend gave us Ryan Reynolds guarding the body of Samuel L. Jackson in THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD, so Awfully Good Movies is here to take a bullet for the one and only Hulk Hogan, as he guards two little troublemakers in 1993's MR. NANNY! Yes, even after the failure of SUBURBAN COMMANDO, New Line Cinema still had its heart set on making a movie star out of the Hulkster who could stand alongside the Stallones and Schwarzeneggers. And much like Schwarzenegger did with KINDERGARTEN COP, Hulk thought playing a muscle-bound brute hired to protect some mischievous toddlers from a gang of bad guys would be a one-way ticket to success. But shockingly, having Hulk Hogan wearing a pink tutu on your poster isn't enough to convince families to see your kiddie comedy. I mean, who doesn't want to see two little children trying to electrocute Hulk Hogan to death? It's just like HOME ALONE…except it stars a balding steroid user with questionable opinions on race relations. But come on, kids, the villain is played by Buster Poindexter–ALL YOU KIDS LOVE THE CALYPSO THROWBACK MUSIC OF BUSTER POINDEXTER!!! Wait, don't leave, kids, please…did I mention Hulk Hogan's sidekick is played by Sherman Hemsley? GEORGE FUCKING JEFFERSON?!? And though the Hulkster may have lost a film career from this flick, bad movie fans have gained one hell of an entertaining mess.