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Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Lean, mean Texas Ranger Jack Benteen locks horns with a former friend, Cash Bailey, now a ruthless drug kingpin. Though they're on opposite sides of the law, they share a love interest in the sensual Sarita. When a crew of rogue soldiers descends upon the border town for an off-the-books mission, all roads lead to a bloody, to-the-death showdown, as loyalties shift and the lines between good and evil are blurred.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
204 audience votes
Key crew
- Walter HillDirector
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Harry KleinerScreenplay
- Deric WashburnScreenplay
Cast
- Nick NolteJack Benteen
- Powers BootheCash Bailey
- Michael IronsideMajor Paul Hackett
- María Conchita AlonsoSarita Cisneros
- Rip TornSheriff Hank Pearson
- Clancy BrownSgt. Larry McRose
- William ForsytheSgt. Buck Atwater
- Matt MulhernSgt. Declan Patrick Coker
- Larry B. ScottSgt. Charles Biddle
- Dan Tullis Jr.Sgt. Luther Fry
- John Dennis JohnstonMerv
- James LashlyDeputy Purvis