Firewalker (1986)

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Robert Gosnell (story), Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum (story)

Stars:

Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chuck Norris	...	Max Donigan
Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Leo Porter
Melody Anderson	...	Patricia Goodwin
Will Sampson	...	Tall Eagle
Sonny Landham	...	El Coyote
John Rhys-Davies	...	Corky Taylor
Ian Abercrombie	...	Boggs
Richard Lee-Sung	...	Chinese Man / The General
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez	...	Indian Girl
Álvaro Carcaño	...	Willie
John Hazelwood	...	Tubbs
José Escandón	...	Co-Pilot
Mario Arévalo	...	Guerilla Leader
Juan Jaramillo	...	Tough Guerilla
Miguel Ángel Fuentes	...	Big Man (as Miguel Fuentes)

Storyline

Max Donigan sets off on a treasure hunt with his friend Leo and newly-acquired partner Patricia, who provided the treasure map. Along the way they encounter a few bar fights, evil "coyotes", and other obstacles they are able to overcome with ease. When they find the temple with the treasure, they also find the Firewalker, who wants to retain the power of his ancestors and put an end to the trio's treasure hunt. In the end, Max and his two friends persevere and return home wealthy.

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Plot Keywords:

love interest | blonde | blonde woman | cat fight | leg | 

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Taglines:

A pair of down-and-out fortune hunters cash in on high adventure!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Hungarian

Release Date:

21 November 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le temple d'or

Filming Locations:

Sierra de Organos, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$11,834,302

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions, Major Studio Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chuck Norris and Louis Gossett, Jr. have their stars back to back on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Goofs

The adventurers enter the first cave in broad daylight, but it's dark when they exit approximately five minutes later.

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Quotes

Max: We need a new plan.

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Alternate Versions

TV versions omit the scene in Max's apartment and the fight sequence in the burnt-out town.

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Connections

Referenced in Best of the Worst: Our VHS Collection (2019)

User Reviews

Entertaining and light comedy/adventure in which a trio of adventurers set out to find a hidden cache of gold

Fun and amusing comedy about a pair of down-and-out fortune hunters cash in on high adventure . As a duo of adventurers , Max Donigan (Chuck Norris) along with his friend Leo (Louis Gosset Jr) set off on a treasure hunt . Both of whom are hired by a gorgeous girl called Patricia (Melody Anderson of Flash Gordon , whose hair perfectly intact throughout) . The girl and mercenaries set out in search for a treasure she's imagined exists . Along the way the way , they kill Native Americans attempting to protect sacred Indian grounds . The trio confront risks , dangers and other obstacles until achieve their objective . All of them try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/ Apache horde of gold as they end up in a Mayan temple of Doom besieged by Coyote (Sonny Landham) .

This is an average quality film plenty of adventures , brawls , fun scenes , a few bar fights , humor with tongue in cheek , fantasy and results to be amusing ; however , some moments being boring . Chuck Norris character is a blending between known Indiana Jones and his popular role as a tough , two-fisted man and fellow mercenary played Louis Gosset -not too distant Oscar winner for ¨An official and a gentleman¨- is very well . Both of them have great chemical as a duo of soldiers-of-wacky misfortune who take several dangers that are able to overcome with ease . In a hand , if you enjoy funny stories and have a soft spot for attractive characters and scenarios, you are in for a great one ; in other hand if you don't like Norris kicks , silly humor and bemusing situations , then this one will not be for you and get bored . Passable production , medium budget by Cannon films , Menahem Golan-Yoram Globus , and poorly realized . Producers left room for sequel but as a box office failure was never carried out . This is Aaron Norris' , Chuck Norris' brother, last film as a stunt coordinator , he began his career as a director with his next film, his brother's Braddock: Missing in action 3 (1988) . Anti-climatic musical score by Gary Chang , being composed by means of synthesizer . Atmospheric though dark cinematography by Alex Phillips filmed on location in Durango , Morelos, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico Torreón, Coahuíla, and Churubasco Distrito Federal , Mexico .

The fare was regularly directed by J. Lee Thomson . He previously had a nice track record in the English cinema from 1950 until 1961 , directing good Western ( McKenna's gold , White Buffalo) and all king genres as Sci-Fi (Conquest and Battle of planet of apes), terror (reincarnation of Peter Proud, Eye of the devil), adventures (Flame over India ,Kings of the sun, Taras Bulba , Tiger Bay) and Warlike ( Guns of Navarone, Von Braun , Chairman , The passage). His two biggest successes turn out to be ¨Guns of Navarone¨and ¨Cape Fear¨. Thereafter , the filmmaker's career subsided in a morass of slickly realized but middling films. He moved into the field of international spectaculars , at which point his filmmaking seemed to lose its individuality . J. Lee Thomson working from the 50s in England, finished his career making Chuck Norris (Firewalker) and Charles Bronson vehicles (Caboblanco, Evil that men do, Messenger of death, Death Wish 4 : Crackdown, Caboblanco, St Ives). Firewalker rating : Mediocre , but it will appeal to Chuck Norris fans .