The Plot:
Extreme Prejudice is the story of tough as nails Texas Ranger (Nick Nolte) and his fued with a drug kingpin (Powers Boothe) who just happens to be his childhood best friend. The feud is complicated when an army of supposedly dead mercenaries come into town and it’s unclear where their loyalties lie.

The Cast:
Prejudice is chock full of 80′s movie icons and bit part players. The supporting cast includes: Michael Ironside, Tiny Lister Jr., Rip Torn, William Forsythe, Clancy Brown, Larry B. Scott, Matt Mullhern, and Maria Conchita-Alonso, it’s a smorgasbord of 80′s goodness.

Best Line:
Powers Boothe as Cash Bailey has the classiest line of the film when he tells Serita Cisneros (Maria Conchita Alonso) to quit whining and “show us some tit if you want to be useful”.

Bottom Line:
This is more than your typical 80′s action flick. It’s a bloody bullet filled homage to Sam Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch”, and it’s a damn good one. In the final showdown between Cash and Jack, Hill makes his most obvious nod to Peckinpah and he does so with amazing style. His action sequences spurt blood and break bones with lightning speed. The cast, particularly Rip Torn, turn in great performances. It is the film’s story that is its weakest point. Every twist and turn is telegraphed, but by the end of the film you’re having such a good time watching Benteen dispense justice to baddies that you won’t care. Extreme Prejudice, despite it’s minor flaws, holds up as a fantastic action/western that shouldn’t be missed.