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Lone Wolf McQuade

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Texas ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) likes to work by himself, until a Latino state trooper, Kayo Ramos (Robert Beltran), needs his help to find out who hijacked a U.S. Army convoy and hurt Ramos' daughter. With the help of FBI agent Jackson (Leon Isaac Kennedy), the team tracks down drug trafficker and arms dealer Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine). After Wilkes kills a federal agent, McQuade battles the criminal using all of his skills and training, including guns and martial arts.
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Duane Byrge The Hollywood Reporter 04/15/2018
Writer B.J. Nelson has skillfully combined plot elements and situations which draw from the best of westerns and anti-Establishment cop films. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 10/23/2004
3.5/4
All of these people are thrown together into a plot that is, of course, essentially meaningless. But the movie respects the plot, and keeps it moving, and a lot of excitement is generated. Go to Full Review
J.A. Conner Santa Cruz Sentinel 11/05/2019
Let's face it, this is nothing more than a formula action picture which should've had the brains to dispense with all the dumb boring "social relevance" sub-plots and get on with the big, loud guns and bone-cracking kung-fu. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 05/03/2017
C
The macho modern-day cowboy character played by Norris should appeal to men who just love him shirtless in a shoot-out. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 08/14/2012
3/5
an enjoyable ride for the modern western that it is Go to Full Review
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole 05/06/2005
3/5
Chuck at his action-packed best.... Go to Full Review
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Travis S @RT98018641 9h Lone Wolf McQuade isn’t just Chuck Norris’s best movie—it’s one of the finest pure action films of the 1980s, a gritty, high-energy neo-Western that delivers nonstop thrills, memorable characters, and unforgettable set pieces. Directed by Steve Carver with razor-sharp pacing, this film captures Chuck at the absolute height of his powers: stone-faced intensity, lightning-fast martial arts, and that unbreakable aura of cool that made him a legend. Chuck plays J.J. McQuade, a hard-drinking, lone-wolf Texas Ranger who lives by his own rules—his dog, his beer, his massive arsenal, and zero patience for bureaucracy. If you’re looking for the definitive Chuck Norris experience—tough, gritty, heroic, and impossibly fun—Lone Wolf McQuade is it. Five stars, no hesitation. Crack a beer (McQuade-style), kick back, and witness a certified classic. This one’s perfection. See more Steven B @RT77676529 2d I thought it was the best Norris movie he ever made. Great guns,a wolf,greatest female ass ever !. And the line that went with it. " how'd you like to bite that in the ass and get lockjaw". See more Laurie S @Karlwinters May 17 It's a good actioner although the fight scenes were a bit amateurish. However, the melodic music is a blatant rip-off of some of Ennio Morricone's score from Once Upon a Time in the West. See more Dale V @RT76621038 03/10/2025 One of Chuck's best. Tough, gritty, impossible, everything you want in an action flick... See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni 03/09/2025 Movie is exciting, expertly made, and campy, in a good way. One of Chuck's best, David Carradine brings menace to his villainy, Barbara Carrera is super hot, See more Forged S @RT91207856 01/10/2024 What is Chuck Norris' most popular role? All of them. Okay, okay... Joking aside, it's arguably Chuck's turn as the roundhouse kickin' Walker, Texas Ranger that he's most remembered for. However, there wouldn't be a Walker if it wasn't for his earlier role as Texas Ranger Jim McQuade. Watching this movie felt like a pilot episode for Walker, Texas Ranger. Funny, because that's almost exactly what they did. If you watch the movie and pilot episode, back to back, you'll see the similarities. Plus, the movie also stars David Carradine, fresh off his turn on the show Kung Fu, as the villain Rawley Wilkes, a role that surely inspired his role in the movie Kill Bill. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Texas ranger J.J. McQuade (Chuck Norris) likes to work by himself, until a Latino state trooper, Kayo Ramos (Robert Beltran), needs his help to find out who hijacked a U.S. Army convoy and hurt Ramos' daughter. With the help of FBI agent Jackson (Leon Isaac Kennedy), the team tracks down drug trafficker and arms dealer Rawley Wilkes (David Carradine). After Wilkes kills a federal agent, McQuade battles the criminal using all of his skills and training, including guns and martial arts.
Director
Steve Carver
Producer
Yoram Ben-Ami
Screenwriter
H. Kaye Dyal, B.J. Nelson
Distributor
Orion Pictures
Production Co
Lone Wolf McQuade Associates, Cinema '84
Rating
PG
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 15, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
1h 47m
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