It’s always fun to go back and watch these time capsule movies from the 80s where the hero can do whatever he wants with no consequences, including ignoring his boss and firing his weapon at his partner-to-be. In fact, it embraces it which makes the movie more fun that it should be. Even when McQuade is buried alive while in his truck, the truck and him escape their grave with some super-charged acceleration! That’s the kind of movie that this is and it isn’t ashamed of it at all. This isn’t a weighty drama of one man against a corrupt system, it’s a tale of a man and his super truck that can’t be stopped. Imagine my surprise at liking this movie even more than Code of Silence, as it doesn’t try to be something it’s not. Truth be told, I was more interested in seeing Norris’ other movie Code of Silence because it was directed by Andrew Davis of The Fugitive fame. Lone Wolf McQuade is better than I thought it would be, but I didn’t really have high expectations to begin with. Wilkes has his own personal well armed army so the odds aren’t that great for McQuade and company, but Wilkes isn’t ready for a pissed off McQuade who has a personal grudge to settle with him! They eventually find Wilkes’ base of operations in the desert where Wilkes does his deals.
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It turns out that Wilkes has built up a profitable business selling illegal weapons, an operation that has attracted the attention of FBI Special Agent Jackson (Leon Isaac Kennedy) who teams up with McQuade and Ramos to bring Wilkes down.
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McQuade takes the attack personally and along with Ramos, they follow a trail that leads to a small time loser named Snow (William Sanderson) who has ties to Wilkes’ criminal empire. Sally’s boyfriend is killed on the spot while Sally and the car are pushed over a cliff which puts her in the hospital once she’s discovered.
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Army convoy being hijacked for the weapons. When McQuade’s daughter and her boyfriend accidentally witness a U.S. On the plus side, McQuade is able to seduce Wilkes’ partner Lola and she starts trying to improve his life starting with cleaning his house. Of course McQuade has to save Ramos with some well placed roundhouse kicks and Wilkes gets a chance to size up his future opponent. After McQuade expresses his thanks for her help, Lola invites him and Ramos (who had finally caught up) to a party where her business partner Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine) is holding a martial arts match and he challenges McQuade to a match which he refuses until Wilkes orders his men to attack Ramos. Fortunately for Sally, another woman named Lola Richardson (Barbara Carrera) who was also riding, is able to catch the horse and stop it. While riding, Sally loses control of her horse and it takes off at high speed while she desperately tries to hold on. When McQuade leaves to visit his former wife’s home to pick up his daughter, Ramos tries to follow him but is unable to keep up with McQuade’s turbo-charged vehicle.ĭespite being divorced, McQuade is still friendly with his ex-wife Molly (Sharon Farrell) and is on good terms with his teenage daughter Sally (Dana Kimmell) whom McQuade is there to take horse back riding. Forced at gunpoint to leave, Ramos retreats to a safe distance away to watch McQuade exercise through his binoculars. When Ramos goes to McQuade’s house to meet him, he discovers an ill-tempered McQuade residing in a filthy looking house. While at the ceremony, McQuade’s boss yells at him for not being a team player and later orders him to take a young rookie named Kayo Ramos (Robert Beltran) as a partner. Jones) who was one of the Rangers’ best lawmen. After taking on all of the bad guys alone, McQuade returns to El Paso, Texas to attend a retirement ceremony for his friend Dakota (L.Q. The movie starts with McQuade saving some fellow law enforcement agents when they are captured by a group of Mexican bandits. McQuade, a Texas ranger that likes to work alone. In what would serve as the prototype for his “Walker, Texas Ranger” role, Chuck Norris is J.J. The bear isn’t dead…it’s just afraid to move.” Film
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Uncovering a colossal arms-struggling outfit that is selling guns and ammo to terrorists all over the world, McQuade come face to face with its kingpin, Rawley Wilkes (Carradine) – a world-renowned martial arts expert who has never lost a battle! Does the Ranger have what it takes to save his daughter and his honor – or has he finally met his match, and ultimately his demise?Ĭhuck Norris Fact: “Chuck Norris has a grizzly bear carpet in his room. McQuade (Norris) is fierce with his gun – but lethal with his roundhouse kick! When his teenage daughter’s life is threatened by hijackers attempting to steal a truck full of weapons and ammunition, the job becomes personal for McQuade.