# "The Reliant", a movie about killing liberals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661 "2019-09-04T06:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/21 "2019-09-04T19:02:40Z")
It’s obviously _extremely_ low budget. I couldn’t see more than a dozen people in any of the “crowd” scenes. Very cheap-looking. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/22 "2019-09-04T23:04:20Z")
“In God, all things are good.” Even bad things? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/23 "2019-09-04T23:22:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > “In God, all things are good.” > > Even bad things? The usual argument in such cases is that God’s desires are what define what is good, therefore anything God wants is automatically, by definition good. Even if it contradicts what he wanted ten minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2019, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/24 "2019-09-04T23:44:32Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The picture is a three-wheel [Reliant car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Motors), a common punchline for cheap cars that roll over if you try to turn. I thought it would be about a Plymouth Reliant. I liked mine, though If it had lasted longer I was going to stencil CAR on its side because it was about the most generic car I ever drove. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/25 "2019-09-05T01:36:56Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > The picture is a three-wheel [Reliant car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Motors), a common punchline for cheap cars that roll over if you try to turn. To go even farther, the picture is from the British Show “Top Gear” where host Jeremy Clarkson drives (and rolls) a Reliant Robin all through the clip. Found here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8) Has Sorbo made anything close to a ‘mainstream’ movie in years? I think his work is pretty much all Christian films now. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/26 "2019-09-05T01:51:47Z")
Sorbo is one of those actors where if I see their name as the lead in a movie, my immediate thought is “hard pass.” Other names on that list include Christian Slater, Kristanna Loken, and Stephen Dorff. In fairness, Dorff was great in True Detective, and in general he’s very good as a supporting character, but whenever he gets the lead it seems to immediately turn into a B movie. Others on my no-fly list include 80s action guys like Dolph Lundgren, JCVD, and Steven Seagal, all of whom seem to have a minimum of two recent movies per day, every day, on my cable system. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/27 "2019-09-05T01:58:20Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Sorbo is one of those actors where if I see their name as the lead in a movie, my immediate thought is “hard pass.” Other names on that list include Christian Slater, Kristanna Loken, and Stephen Dorff. In fairness, Dorff was great in True Detective, and in general he’s very good as a supporting character, but whenever he gets the lead it seems to immediately turn into a B movie. > > Others on my no-fly list include 80s action guys like Dolph Lundgren, JCVD, and Steven Seagal, all of whom seem to have a minimum of two recent movies per day, every day, on my cable system. Aw, you can’t put Christian Slater in that list. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/28 "2019-09-05T02:06:40Z")
I like some of his older movies, which is also true of several other names I just put on blast. In fact, True Romance is one of my favorite movies of all time. I’m talking about any movie that came out in the past 10 to 15 years or so with any of those names as the lead. It’s only noteworthy to me because of the high frequency at which I see those names listed as leads in movies when checking the cable guide. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/29 "2019-09-05T02:14:50Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I like some of his older movies, which is also true of several other names I just put on blast. In fact, True Romance is one of my favorite movies of all time. I’m talking about any movie that came out in the past 10 to 15 years or so with any of those names as the lead. > > It’s only noteworthy to me because of the high frequency at which I see those names listed as leads in movies when checking the cable guide. Fair enough but man, still kinda harsh 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/30 "2019-09-05T02:31:10Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > God wrote the Second Amendment? I did not know that. Ignorance, er, fought to a standstill. It’s “love by the sword, die by the sword.” Don’t say nuttin 'about _guns_! (and/or they’re taking [Matthew 10:34-36](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10%3A34-36&version=KJV) violently literally). ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/31 "2019-09-05T04:29:12Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > It’s “love by the sword, die by the sword.” I’d have thought that if you love by the sword, your _partner_ will die by the sword. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/32 "2019-09-05T11:42:21Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Eric Roberts […] has bills to pay This explains _[The King’s Guard](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206075/)_ ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/33 "2019-09-05T12:01:19Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > This explains _[The King’s Guard](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206075/)_ That explains why Roberts has appeared in _twenty-six different movies and TV shows_ in 2019 alone. And the year isn’t over yet. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/34 "2019-09-05T12:23:05Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > Has Sorbo made anything close to a ‘mainstream’ movie in years? I think his work is pretty much all Christian films now. He was in a few episodes of _Supergirl_ in 2017, until Teri Hatcher killed him. 🙂 That’s the only “mainstream” acting that I’ve seen him do in quite awhile. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/35 "2019-09-05T18:06:10Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > He was in a few episodes of _Supergirl_ in 2017, until Teri Hatcher killed him. 🙂 That’s the only “mainstream” acting that I’ve seen him do in quite awhile. He was in a Key&Peele skit. [Briefly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xyhVO-SWfM). ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/36 "2019-09-05T19:46:52Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > That explains why Roberts has appeared in _twenty-six different movies and TV shows_ in 2019 alone. And the year isn’t over yet. Yeah, say what you will about the guy, but he doesn’t seem to be hurting for work. He also occasionally manages to score a role in big budget mainstream tentpole flicks like “The Dark Knight” and “The Expendables.” ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/37 "2019-09-06T18:51:06Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > I’m not seeing on the internets that says it’s about “killing liberals”. He just sees hordes of criminals attacking innocent people in the trailer and assumes that they are liberal. Easy assumption but may not be accurate. ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/38 "2019-09-07T00:25:27Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > It’s obviously _extremely_ low budget. I couldn’t see more than a dozen people in any of the “crowd” scenes. Very cheap-looking. You need to renew your eyeglass prescription! That crowd was absolutely YUUUUUUge! Almost as big as the last Presidential inauguration crowd. 😃 —G! Or maybe it was the poor camera angle again… ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/39 "2019-09-07T11:14:04Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > The Reliant? Sounds like a good movie. I assume Bosworth in the Khan role? And Sorbo is the innocent Starfleet officer that gets in his way of galactic conquest. > > I could watch that. Yeah, my first thought was their making a film about the Miranda Class Starship, after all they are still in service!!😃 ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2019, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661/40 "2019-09-07T11:57:08Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Yeah, say what you will about the guy, but he doesn’t seem to be hurting for work. He also occasionally manages to score a role in big budget mainstream tentpole flicks like “The Dark Knight” and “The Expendables.” Not hurting for work is an understatement. He has [547 credits on IMDB.](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000616/). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-reliant-a-movie-about-killing-liberals/839661.md?page=3)