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.
Directed by Walter Hill
robbery
texas
mexican standoff
texas ranger
organized crime
drugs
kingpin
modern western
neo-noir
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3.6 / 5
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Cast
Nick Nolte
Jack Benteen
Powers Boothe
Cash Bailey
Michael Ironside
Major Paul Hackett
María Conchita Alonso
Sarita Cisneros
Rip Torn
Sheriff Hank Pearson
Clancy Brown
Sgt. Larry McRose
William Forsythe
Sgt. Buck Atwater
Matt Mulhern
Sgt. Declan Patrick Coker
Larry B. Scott
Sgt. Charles Biddle
Dan Tullis Jr.
Sgt. Luther Fry
James Lashly
Deputy Purvis
Marco Rodríguez
Deputy Cortez
Crew
Walter Hill
Director
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director of Photography
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
John Milius
Story
John R. Leonetti
First Assistant Camera
Ry Cooder
Music Producer
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Stunts
Jimmy Ortega
Stunts
Allan Graf
Stunts
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Neil
7.0★ · 03/24/26
Hollywood needs to go back to squibs and real explosions
Hollywood needs to go back to squibs and real explosions
The
7.0★ · 03/18/25
Still feels like it comes up short for me but that’s partially the structure and how some of the earlier action outshines the denouement. I’m more of an action guy than a western guy. Still, it’s an awesome flick. Great performances from a stellar cast. Tactile and visceral.
Still feels like it comes up short for me but that’s partially the structure and how some of the earlier action outshines the denouement. I’m more of an action guy than a western guy. Still, it’s an awesome flick. Great performances from a stellar cast. Tactile and visceral.