* Column * Entertainment * Film # Champagne and Bullets belongs on the Mount Rushmore of bad movies It’s Steven Seagal meets Neil Breen. It’s Steven Seagal meets Neil Breen. by Terrence O'Brien Jul 26, 2026, 9:24 PM UTC If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. [See our ethics statement.](https://www.theverge.com/ethics-statement) _Thankfully the movie is bonkers enough to live up to the artwork._ Image: Vinegar Syndrome [Part OfWhat we’re listening to, watching, and reading right now.see all updates ](/entertainment/891057/what-were-listening-to-watching-and-reading) [](/authors/terrence-obrien) Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows a thing or two about synths. There’s something about a movie like _The Room_ , _Troll 2_ , or _Fateful Findings_ that I find irresistible. These sorts of “so bad they’re good” films are marvelous curiosities where ambition far outstrips resources, ability, and self-awareness to become something much greater than the sum of their parts. _Champagne and Bullets_ (also released as _GetEven_ and _Road to Revenge_) is a film on par with those classics of outsider cinema. The movie is almost entirely the work of one man, John De Hart. Hart wrote, directed, and stars as Rick Bode in the film. He even performs a musical number early in the proceedings — the bizarre “[Shimmy Slide](https://youtu.be/zN2UuGfGr8k).” During the performance, Hart, who was [reportedly](https://www.reddit.com/r/RedLetterMedia/comments/1d95w7h/the_directors_commentary_for_geteven_was_insane/) pumped full of painkillers after throwing out his back, is stiff and looks around the room as if he’s only performing under threat of violence. And somehow, this lifeless performance of a cringey country rocker isn’t the most awkward scene in the movie. The relationships and interactions between characters in _Champagne and Bullets_ are just as inexplicable and unnatural as those in _The Room_. Bode and his partner Huck Finney are cops who lose their badges five minutes into the movie. This precipitates the alarmingly quick mental decline of Finney, who is also going through a divorce after discovering his wife has been sleeping around. He fires a handgun through his bills, drinks bleach to get out of prison, and seemingly starts a cult. Oh, and speaking of cults, a good portion of the plot revolves around the reemergence of Bode’s old girlfriend Cindy, who is fleeing a satanic coven that “sacrificed a human baby.” While ostensibly an action film, the fight scenes are few and far between, and staged with all the believability of a theme park stunt show. Hart seemed far more interested in cramming in as much gratuitous nudity as possible. There are three uncomfortably long sex scenes with costar Pamela Bryant, who plays Cindy, all set to songs sung by Hart. In total, they take up 12 minutes of runtime in a movie that is only 90 minutes long. One scene that takes place in a Jacuzzi apparently even led Hart’s girlfriend at the time to break up with him. (Warning: One scene not involving Hart and Bryant does depict a sexual assault.) If you’re a fan of bad movies, cult classics, or the podcast _[How Did This Get Made?](https://youtu.be/7qan1ZWmdFg)_ , you owe it to yourself to go watch _Champagne and Bullets._ It’s available on [Hoopla](https://www.hoopladigital.com/movie/champagne-and-bullets-john-de-hart/17458813), [Amazon Prime](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0D9QY3QVL?ref_=atv_dp_share_cu_r&tag=theverge02-20), and [Tubi](https://tubitv.com/movies/100033902/champagne-and-bullets?utm_campaign=web-sharing&utm_source=web-social-copy). **Follow topics and authors** from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. * Terrence O'Brien * Column * Entertainment * Film * Movie Review