Synopsis
Buster McHenry is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm, an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster is after, they team up.
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Cast
- Kiefer SutherlandBuster McHenry
- Lou Diamond PhillipsHank Storm
- Jami GertzBarbara
- Robert KnepperMarino
- Bill SmitrovichFinch
- Peter MacNeillDenny Ransom
- Floyd 'Red Crow' WestermanRed Crow
- Joseph GriffinMatt
- John Di BenedettoCorso
- Kyra HarperNema
Recommendations
- 65
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Renegades is not just another silly action flick; it's a well-made silly action flick, a superior brand of cotton candy. If you have a taste for the stuff, this should go down just fine. [02 Jun 1989] - 63
Boston Globe
There's talent on view in Renegades, even if it's mostly subordinated to formula and marketing imperatives. [02 Jun 1989, p.33] - 60
The New York Times
With a little more wit and a little less blood, Renegades could have been Lethal Weapon Jr. It is a fast, violent, implausible film about mismatched partners, and though it doesn't exactly break the bounds of its trashy genre, it's not at all bad for what it is. - 50
Time Out
Sholder's robust staging of the car chases, punch-ups and shootouts recalls the kinetic energy of his earlier The Hidden. His handling of the quieter familial and buddy-buddy relationships, on the other hand, is hopelessly leaden, serving only to stop the action-packed narrative in its tracks. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Director Jack Sholder is a whiz at coordinating the traffic in the many catch-me-if-you-can-or-explode sequences, which provide a visceral thrill to appeal to the six year old in everyone, but which must be balanced against the lame story, offensive ethnic stereotypes, and perfunctory acting. - 50
Variety
Renegades offers some rollercoaster thrills thanks to Jack Sholder's full-throttle direction but ultimately exhausts itself with unrelenting bedlam. - 40
Washington Post
It's a package, plain and simple: stars plus a high-concept premise, stripped down, no options. No personality, either. - 40
Empire
There is a great deal of action in Renegades, yet it still manages to be a faintly boring film.
