Firewalker (1986) was one of my favorite movies as a kid that I recently rewatched on Tubi. The storyline follows a couple of treasure hunters who run into a female with a map and hopes of finding more gold than they could imagine. Despite being told their path is cursed they seek it out anyway. Their confidence, friendship and lives will be put at risk during a one of a kind adventure that could change their lives forever.
This movie is directed by J. Lee Thompson (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and stars Chuck Norris (The Octagon), Louis Gossett Jr. (Iron Eagle), Melody Anderson (Flash Gordon), John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings), Robert Wall (Enter the Dragon), Will Sampson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Branscombe Richmond (The Scorpion King) and Ian Abercrombie (Army of Darkness).
This movie always felt like an Indiana Jones knockoff that was a fun buddy picture. The dialogue in this was excellent and Norris and Gossett Jr. Had magnificent chemistry throughout the film. Every fight scene with Norris makes you smile and is wonderfully choreographed and every fight scene with Gossett Jr. Makes you laugh out loud. The circumstances are predictable but fun and the ending was more intense than you may expect.
Overall I will always feel this is an underrated 80s gem. I would score this a solid 7/10 and recommend seeing it once.
