April 23: Off Field On Screen — Draft a film that has a sports figure as its star. Bonus points if it’s not a biography of themselves!

Also known as Blackout, this is all about John Gray (Brian Bosworth), a banker who loses his memory after he’s hit by a car. John’s recovery is anything but peaceful. He’s haunted by fragmented, visceral flashbacks of a life filled with blood, chrome and chaos. These images don’t fit the suit-and-tie world he currently inhabits. When he returns home only to witness his wife’s brutal murder, the mystery turns into a desperate race for survival.

Directed by Allan A. Goldstein (2001: A Space Travesty, Death Wish V) and written by Ruben Gordon and Steve Schoenberg (Legion of Iron), we learn that John was once part of a gang led by Thomas Payne (Brad Dourif) and that they may have robbed a bank at some point or another. John’s real name? Wayne Garret. So he’s John/Wayne.

This won’t be the best movie you’ve ever seen. It won’t be the best Boz movie you’ve ever seen, as that would be Stone Cold. It is, however, like a great cheap Chinese meal. It’s filling for a bit, it’s not that bad and you won’t remember it.

You can watch this on Tubi.