Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Chuck NorrisJ.J. McQuade
- David CarradineRawley Wilkes
- Barbara CarreraLola Richardson
- Leon Isaac KennedyJackson
- Robert BeltranKayo
- L.Q. JonesDakota
- Dana KimmellSally McQuade
- R. G. ArmstrongT. Tyler
- Jorge Cervera Jr.Jefe
- Sharon FarrellMolly McQuade
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
This is an action movie. It makes no apology for that. But it's high-style action. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Writer B.J. Nelson has skillfully combined plot elements and situations which draw from the best of Westerns and anti-Establishment cop films. - 75
The Associated Press
The plot is simplistic, but the film makes no pretense. It is aimed at the action fans, and it should immensely please them. [11 Apr 1983] - 70
The New York Times
The plot, set in and around El Paso, is unimportant and nonstop, like an old-fashioned, Saturday afternoon serial, which isn't at all bad. Steve Carver, the director, understands that in such films action is content. - 70
Variety
Fans of Soldier of Fortune magazine will think they've been ambushed and blown away to heaven by Lone Wolf McQuade. Every conceivable type of portable weapon on the world market is tried out by the macho warriors on both sides of the law in this modern western. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
This is one of the better Norris action films, showcasing his astounding martial-arts skills. But the film loses power toward the end when the action bends reality a little too much. - 50
Miami Herald
So it's all pretty silly. But it does move along, and the range of weapons is formidable. Steve Carver, who did Norris' An Eye for an Eye, knows how to handle action, though Lone Wolf might have been more convincing had he let any of the bad guys shoot straight. [5 May 1983, p.B10] - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Lone Wolf gets mad as a bee-stung boxer dog. [18 Apr 1983]
