Lone Wolf McQuade

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

The 'mad dog' criminal... The 'lone wolf' lawman... The ultimate showdown.

The archetypical renegade Texas Ranger wages war against a drug kingpin with automatic weapons, his wits and martial arts after a gun battle leaves his partner dead. All of this inevitably culminates in a martial arts showdown between the drug lord and the ranger, and involving the woman they both love.

Date of release
1983-04-15
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (445)
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Action, Crime
Director
Steve Carver

Casting

Interesting facts

Lone Wolf McQuade is a 1983 American neo-western action film directed by Steve Carver and starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Leon Isaac Kennedy and Robert Beltran.

Production

Director Steve Carver had previously worked with Chuck Norris on the film A Eye for an Eye.

BJ Nelson wrote the script. It was originally called Lone Wolf. He wrote all drafts and was not rewritten. Kaye Dyal only assisted with story ideas late in the process anda John Milius suggested a few details. Nelson wanted Clint Eastwood to play the role but after he passed, Carver thought Chuck Norris would be ideal to play the lead so he approached him to do the film.

Carver wanted to "mess up" Chuck Norris' image, having him grow a beard and drink beer on screen. Norris was reluctant as he wanted to be a good role model for children.

Carver and Nelson were fans of director Sergio Leone and made the film in the style of Leone.

Chuck Norris and David Carradine refused to use stunt doubles for their climactic fight scene, despite strong reservations from the producers. "The thing about the fight with Dave is that not only is it very well done, but it and the other martial-arts scenes are not just fillers," said Norris. "You've got to have more than technique if you're going to capture the emotions of the audience."

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