Texas Ranger and martial arts expert J.J. McQuade (Norris), along with FBI agent Jackson must track down bad guy Rawley Wilkes (Carradine) who is stealing U.S. military weapons and selling them to terrorists in Central America. When he comes face-to-face with the so-far undefeated Wilkes in a violent showdown, it's karate vs. .. Read more
| Starring | Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve Carver |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Texas Ranger and martial arts expert J.J. McQuade (Norris), along with FBI agent Jackson must track down bad guy Rawley Wilkes (Carradine) who is stealing U.S. military weapons and selling them to terrorists in Central America. When he comes face-to-face with the so-far undefeated Wilkes in a violent showdown, it's karate vs. kung fu.
| Starring | Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Isaac Kennedy, L.Q. Jones |
|---|---|
| Director | Steve Carver |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 12 Jan 2004 Production year: 1983 |
| Format | DVD |
This is probably the best movie action-man hero Chuck Norris has ever made. He plays a Texas Ranger battling evil gunrunner David Carradine in this modern western, which is styled after the work of Italian maestro Sergio Leone. Barbara Carrera provides the love interest in a sticky subplot, but the thrust of director Steve Carver (another Roger Corman protégé) always remains geared towards the super-macho elements — strong, silent heroes and villains, loads of weaponry in every shape and size, and self-styled enigmatic warriors playing rough.
As senseless violence goes, this is very senseless and very violent. Norris is a Texas Ranger, Carradine an oily... read more on Time Out
Anybody who knows Chuck Norris realises there not in for Shakespeare when they rent one of his movies but this one has to be up there with Top Dog & Delta Force 3 as some of his finest work!!
Theres also a miniature Orson Welles lookalike in a wheelchair in it, need I say anymore?? I think not.
I think Chuck Norris gets better and better as he progresses through his film career. Excellent martial arts sequences especially the ones with "Kung Fu" series actor David Carradine.
Thoroughly enjoyable and a jewel for Chuck Norris fans.