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Extreme Prejudice

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Jack Benteen (Nick Nolte) is a Texas Ranger who has taken a very different path than his childhood buddy, Cash Bailey (Powers Boothe), a ruthless drug lord. While Benteen and Bailey are on opposites sides of the law, they share a common interest in the lovely Sarita Cisneros (Maria Conchita Alonso), who has been involved with both men. The tension between Benteen and Bailey gets further heightened when the lawman plays a key role in a major narcotics bust, resulting in a fierce showdown.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Walter Hill is the right director for this material. He specializes in male action movies where the characters are all a little taller, leaner, meaner and more obscene than in real life. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Mitchell Beaupre Paste Magazine While Extreme Prejudice plays the Peckinpah elements straight, Hill throws some extra flavor in with intentional slices of outlandish embellishment to reality, as well as the long-simmering rivalry between its main characters. Rated: 8.5/10 Sep 29, 2023 Full Review Richard Freedman Newhouse News Service Beneath its trendy veneer of covert operations, Extreme Prejudice is a whale of an old-fashioned Western. Rated: 3/4 Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Hilary Mantel The Spectator The film depends entirely on the more banal conventions of the western -- the only novelty is that the baddie wears a white hat. Apr 9, 2019 Full Review Cathy Burke United Press International Though not perfect, Extreme Prejudice provides a steely Nick Nolte as the white hat hero and for those who pine for the days when Westerns were king, the film is worth seeing. Nov 8, 2016 Full Review Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Vintage Walter Hill. Mean and tough with vivid characterizations, intense confrontations and hard-edged action galore. Rated: 5/5 Oct 10, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan O Really fantastic hybrid western action thriller film Walter Hill knows how to make a thrilling and entertaining action scene with really fantastic cast members and great story and the cinematography really feels like your in the old west and good sound editing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Matt F Love this movie. Great cast. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/24 Full Review john w A film of its time, not terrible just not terribly good, the courtyard scene near the end was a homage to the Wild Bunch. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Johnathon W Solid modern western that, while doesn't quite jell its many pieces, makes for an entertaining watch. Nick Note is superb as the Texas Ranger living a straight and narrow life to take down Cash (an excellent Powers Boothe), a drug dealer who also happens to be his former best friend. In the background, his matched by a who's who of character actors, from Michael Ironside to Clancy Brown, playing an elite military unit with their own mission. Behind the camera, director Walter Hill crafts a gritty western with some superb gun fights and interesting concepts (the idea of a black ops unit of soldiers who faked their deaths could be a movie by itself). However, all the moving parts never quite come together, as you never know what the unit is doing until the end of the film, along with some abrupt cuts that affect the overall narrative. Still, a fun, gritty watch with a grade A cast. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/06/23 Full Review Carlos I Another awesome Western throwback from Walter Hill. It pretty much follows all the tropes you would expect from a film like this, but it's damn cool while it's doing it. Nolte is great as the grizzled ranger who's morality is tested by his questionable bond with the equally awesome villainous turn from Powers Boothe. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/10/22 Full Review gregory s Fantastic neo-western. Nolte portrays the ideal modern Texas Ranger. Lots of nods to Pecinpah's "Wild Bunch". Booth steals the show as the Padrón bad guy. The Blue Ray release is a much better digital transfer than the VHS & DVD copies that have been available. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Walter Hill

Director

Nick Nolte

Jack Benteen

Powers Boothe

Cash Bailey

Michael Ironside

Maj. Paul Hackett

Maria Conchita Alonso

Sarita Cisneros

Rip Torn

Sheriff Hank Pearson

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Synopsis Jack Benteen (Nick Nolte) is a Texas Ranger who has taken a very different path than his childhood buddy, Cash Bailey (Powers Boothe), a ruthless drug lord. While Benteen and Bailey are on opposites sides of the law, they share a common interest in the lovely Sarita Cisneros (Maria Conchita Alonso), who has been involved with both men. The tension between Benteen and Bailey gets further heightened when the lawman plays a key role in a major narcotics bust, resulting in a fierce showdown.
Director
Walter Hill
Producer
Buzz Feitshans
Screenwriter
Deric Washburn, Harry Kleiner
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.9M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Surround
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