Directed by:
Walter HillCinematography:
Matthew F. LeonettiComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe, Matt Mulhern, Larry B. Scott (more)Plots(1)
The classic cult film based on a story by John Milius and directed by Walter Hill, Extreme Prejudice is a 1987 Neo-western action thriller punctuated with intense violence. Nick Nolte stars as tough Texas Ranger Jack Benteen, on a bloody crusade as he fights to bring down his childhood friend Cash Bailey (Powers Boothe), now a ruthless drug baron operating across the Mexican border. Jack is recruited by the CIA after his intervention in an attempted bank robbery to terminate Cash with extreme prejudice. He must also reckon with the clandestine Zombie Unit - an army of veterans officially killed-in-action but now on a top-secret assignment led by Major Paul Hackett (Michael Ironside) - who are on his turf in pursuit of the narcotics kingpin, leading to an epic showdown. Also starring Maria Conchita Alonso as Sarita, the lover caught between the two men and Rip Torn as the local Sheriff. (StudioCanal UK)
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In my opinion, a modern western almost like it was made by Sam Peckinpah. Almost due to the fact that although the whole atmosphere is commendably reminiscent of The Wild Bunch crossed with Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, it ends up being tough, manly and nicely dramatic in the final moments, while the final shootout is... Sloppy? I guess so. Bloody Sam could have handled such a scene better, but unfortunately Walter Hill shot it in a rather confused and somehow not very "fateful" way. But he did a better job with the duel between two men. Extreme Prejudice is still an excellent film with a not entirely silly and straightforward plot, a number of great moments, Goldsmith's unmistakable score and Nick Nolte's exemplary acting. Four and a half.
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