Sidekicks

Sidekicks (1992) is an American family action-comedy directed by Aaron Norris, available to watch online on iFILM. Barry Gabrewski is an asthmatic teenager who takes the bullying quietly and disappears into elaborate daydreams — where Chuck Norris always shows up to even the odds. Bo Bridges plays his distracted father; Mako plays the old martial arts teacher who actually can help.

Chuck Norris appears as himself, which is either the perfect joke or completely sincere — Sidekicks never quite decides, and that's part of its 1990s charm. What works is the underdog arc: Barry earns his tournament moment through real training, not a magic fix. Directed by Aaron Norris and produced with Chuck's obvious blessing, the film lands squarely in the era of feel-good karate movies built for family rentals. Stream Sidekicks (1992) online on iFILM.