Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Director:

Steve Carver

Writers:

B.J. Nelson (screenplay)
H. Kaye Dyal (story) ...

Release Date:

15 April 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

The 'Mad Dog' Criminal...The 'Lone Wolf' Lawman...The Ultimate Showdown.

Plot:

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his...

Plot Keywords:

Weapon | Drugs | Martial Arts | Animal In Title | Hijacking

Cast

Chuck Norris	...	J.J. McQuade
David Carradine	...	Rawley Wilkes
Barbara Carrera	...	Lola Richardson
Leon Isaac Kennedy	...	Jackson
Robert Beltran	...	Kayo
L.Q. Jones	...	Dakota
Dana Kimmell	...	Sally McQuade
R.G. Armstrong	...	T. Tyler
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Jefe
Sharon Farrell	...	Molly
Daniel Frishman	...	Falcon
William Sanderson	...	Snow
John Anderson	...	Burnside
Robert Arenas	...	Gas Station Attendant
Tommy Ballard	...	Colonel

Also Known As:

A Man Without Fear (Philippines: English title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 (1996) | Finland:K-18 (1983) | Iceland:12 | France:U | UK:15 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (original rating) | Australia:M | Norway:16 (heavily cut) | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG (certificate #26905) | West Germany:18 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Company:

1818

Trivia:

David Carradine was warned by Chuck Norris for kicking too hard during the final scene.

Quotes:

Rawley Wilkes: I understand you're very good with your hands and feet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Beer Run (2003)

Learning a thing or two from spaghetti westerns

Among all Chuck Norris movies I've watched so far, there were a few I rather liked (especially "Missing In Action" was so hilarious they had to quote it in "Hot Shots 2"), but "Lone Wolf McQuade" is the first time I actually loved every minute. I confess. There are many good reasons for it, though. Already in the opening scene, I noticed the excellent music by Francesco De Masi. The guitars, bells, trumpets, harmonicas are straight from the school of spaghetti western and turn every close-up into larger-than-life drama. David Carradine is a opponent way ahead of the villains Chuck battled in other flicks. Barbara Carrera ("Never Say Never Again") catches the eye as a widow falling in love with Chuck. The story is (intentionally or not) kept as basic as possible: hero meets bad guys, tries a solution with violence, doesn't work, tries MORE violence, then it works. Much in this movie defies reason and logic, but don't ask "why?", just view it as a kind of ritualistic fantasy western in a modern day decoration, thus it can be great fun. And you learn a lot of useful things, for example: you can revive a seemingly dead and definitely buried man with two cans of beer. And don't miss one of the first computer hacking scenes in film history, you won't believe your eyes.