Synopsis
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.
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Cast
- Chuck NorrisMax Donigan
- Louis Gossett Jr.Leo Porter
- Melody AndersonPatricia Goodwin
- Will SampsonTall Eagle
- Sonny LandhamEl Coyote
- John Rhys-DaviesCorky Taylor
- Ian AbercrombieBoggs
- Richard Lee-SungChinese Man / The General
- Zaide Silvia GutiérrezIndian Girl
- Álvaro CarcañoWillie
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
While “Firewalker” isn’t as elaborate or sophisticated as the Spielberg-Lucas hit, it is fun, and Norris is loosened up and laid back as never before; just like Garbo, he really can laugh. But never fear, he’s still the man to have on your side in a barroom brawl. - 50
Chicago Tribune
When Gosnell's script does wander into some emotionally complex territory--in the depths of the jungle, Max encounters an old army buddy from Vietnam (John Rhys-Davies)--Thompson does rouse himself momentarily to provide some sequences of unexpected sensitivity, but he quickly returns to his dull, professional indifference. [21 Nov 1986, p.L] - 50
Miami Herald
Chuck Norris, whose action dramas are often unintentionally funny, edges into spoof territory with Firewalker, and the result is inadvertently dull. It's a curious cycle, a kind of primordial rhythm of bad moviemaking.[2 Dec 1986, p.B4] - 40
Washington Post
Make a Steven Spielberg clone. Making shoes or making kitsch is The same for those so sold on Resoling others' souls. - 30
The New York Times
It stars Chuck Norris in what his associates describe as ''the first comedy role in his action-packed career.'' How can they tell? Certainly not from the film, which is lightweight without being lighthearted. - 30
Washington Post
A piddling non-adventure with Louis Gossett Jr. as a namby-pamby sidekick. It's Gung-Ho and Gunga Din, in yet another variation on the "Raiders" theme. - 25
Chicago Sun-Times
Firewalker is a free-form anthology of familiar images from the works of Steven Spielberg, subjected to a new process that we could call discolorization. All of the style and magic are gone, leaving only the booby-trapped temples, the steaming jungle and such lines as, if I remember correctly, "Witch, woman, harlot - I've been called them all!" - 25
TV Guide Magazine
Instead of the witty, intelligent script needed to pull off an interracial buddy story, however, the scenario for this film is an obvious lift from RAIDERS and a flat, uninteresting piece of writing, occasionally interspersed with embarrassingly sappy affirmations of friendship.
