Extreme Prejudice (film)
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| Directed by | Walter Hill |
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Buzz Feitshans Mario Kassar |
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John Milius Fred Rexer Deric Washburn Harry Kleiner |
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| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Edited by |
Freeman A. Davies David Holden Billy Weber |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $11,307,844 90,307 admissions (France) |
Extreme Prejudice is a 1987 American action western film starring Nick Nolte and Powers Boothe.
The film was directed by Walter Hill; it was written by John Milius, Fred Rexer and Deric Washburn (the latter collaborated with Michael Cimino on Silent Running and The Deer Hunter).
Extreme Prejudice is an homage, of sorts, to The Wild Bunch, a western directed by Sam Peckinpah, with whom Hill worked on The Getaway. Both films end with a massive gunfight in a Mexican border town.
The title originates from "terminate with extreme prejudice," a phrase popularized by Apocalypse Now, also written by John Milius.
The character of Jack Benteen was loosely based on Joaquin Jackson, now a retired Texas Ranger. Nolte spent three weeks in Texas with Jackson learning the day-to-day activities of a Ranger. Nolte took what he learned and incorporated it into his character; the mannerisms and dress.
A teletype message flashes across the screen...
At the El Paso airport, five U.S. Army sergeants meet up with Major Paul Hackett (Ironside), the leader of the Zombie Unit. The unit is composed of soldiers reported to be killed, and are on temporary assignment under Hackett for this mission.
Jack Benteen (Nolte) is a tough Texas Ranger. His best friend from high school is Cash Bailey (Boothe), an American and former police informer who has crossed into Mexico and become a major drug trafficker. Bailey tries to bribe Benteen to look the other way while sending major drug shipments to the U.S. Benteen refuses, and is left with a warning by Bailey: Look the other way, or die trying.
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