Extreme Prejudice (1987)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

John Milius (story) and
Fred Rexer (story) ...

Release Date:

24 April 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Western

Tagline:

An army of forgotten heroes, all officially dead. They live for combat. Now they've met the wrong man.

Plot:

A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...

Plot Keywords:

Drug | Texas | Kingpin | Texas Ranger | Drug Lord

Cast

Nick Nolte	...	Jack Benteen
Powers Boothe	...	Cash Bailey
Michael Ironside	...	Maj. Paul Hackett
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Sarita Cisneros
Rip Torn	...	Sheriff Hank Pearson
Clancy Brown	...	MSgt. Larry McRose
William Forsythe	...	Sgt. Buck Atwater
Matt Mulhern	...	SSgt. Declan Patrick Coker
Larry B. Scott	...	Sgt. Charles Biddle
Dan Tullis Jr.	...	Sgt. Luther Fry
John Dennis Johnston	...	Merv
Luis Contreras	...	Lupo
Gary Cervantes	...	Hector (as Carlos Cervantes)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Monday
Marco Rodríguez	...	Deputy Cortez

Runtime:

96 min | USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

El Paso, Texas, USA

Company:

Carolco Entertainment

Trivia:

Nick Nolte lost more than 50 pounds to really get into his character.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Sheriff Benteen realized that Major Hackett lied to him about working for the DEA, he ordered a deputy to get the "Federal Drug Administration" on the phone.

Quotes:

Jack Benteen: If it was me, Cash, I'd haul ass. Now that's what I'm telling you. You can haul ass, close up your shop, get out while the gettin's good. Now I'm offering you that.
Cash Bailey: I tell you what I think, Jack. I think maybe I should just give more of my money to charity. Boy Scouts, United Fund, Houston Symphony Orchestra. And maybe you should stop tryin' to be a third generation Ranger with a spit-shine heart.
Jack Benteen: Quit sellin' dope, Cash.
Cash Bailey: You don't understand. They *want* it, Jack! They *like* the stuff!

Movie Connections:

References Apocalypse Now (1979)

Soundtrack:

POR UN AMOR

Nick Nolte Kicks Ass!!!

Walter Hill and John Milius tackle the modern day Western in 'Extreme Prejudice'. A fast moving, Drugs Across the Border film that requires some attention to detail. With Nick Nolte delivering the goods as a strong, silent, second generation Texas Ranger opposite an equally powerful Powers Booth as a well connected, possibly undercover Kingpin who had grown up with Nolte... Enter a team of Black Ops GIs led by Michael Ironside and the always underrated Clancy Brown. Stir in the odd bank heist. Great Lines. Lies on top of lies. Lots of guns. William Forsythe as a totally dedicated borderline psycho. Rip Torn as Nolte's shoot from the hip Mentor. Even more guns. And a final Shoot 'Em Up to rival 'The Wild Bunch'. Put it all together, and you have a memorable, cast driven classic 'Guy Flick'!