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Bookmark this pageExtreme Prejudice (1987)
Director: Walter Hill
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From Time Out Film Guide
A thinly disguised remake of Sam Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, set on the US/Mexico border, updated to include a CIA team of Vietnam veterans trained in the use of sophisticated hi-tech weaponry. The central conflict between Texas Ranger Nolte and his former buddy turned drug baron (Boothe) is textbook Western stuff, complete with the standard rivalry over the love interest (Alonso). Covert CIA team leader Ironside asks Nolte for help in recovering secret government documents allegedly in Boothe's possession, thus forcing the ranger to choose between old loyalties and the demands of duty. The action is lean and tough, the body count huge, and the final shootout an obvious reprise of Peckinpah's finale. But where the latter's vision transformed The Wild Bunch into a savage elegy for the passing of the Old West, Hill can only duplicate its choreographed violence.Author: NF
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- alex said...
- Posted on Feb 16 2008 18:54 One of Walter HIll's best. NIck Nolte's perfect in the title role. An excellent action film.
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Cast & crew
Director: Walter Hill
Producer: Buzz Feitshans
Cast: Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 104 mins
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