“Lone Wolf McQuade” is one of the best most famous films of Chuck Norris. In the era of video stores, every self-respecting cinephile had a cassette with this film in his collection.
Starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, Leon Kennedy and L.K. Jones. Directed by Steve Carver, behind which the films “An eye for an eye” and “Bulletproof”.
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Interesting Facts:
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In an interview, Chuck Norris was asked to comment on the fighting skills of actor David Carradine, whom Norris had to fight in the film. Chuck Norris said Carradine is as good at martial arts as Norris is at acting2.
The producers say that they would very much like to see the main antagonist Bruce Lee in the place. And if the actor had been alive in the early eighties, they would definitely have offered him this role, after which the film’s slogan would have been changed to “revenge of the century.”
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In the final fight between Chuck Norris and David Carradine, doubles were supposed to be used. But when the scene began to shoot the actors refused their services. The producers were against it, fearing that one of the actors might get hurt, because it was assumed that full contact would be used at some points for greater effect. But Norris and Carradine insisted, and in the end, the director of the film, Steve Carver, also took their side. After that, the producers gave up on everything..4.
The film was originally rated R by the MPAA. However, the creators of the picture filed an appeal, which was granted and Lone Wolf was released with a PG rating (at that time the equivalent of the current PG-13, with which almost all comics are now released, or the same Bond). This is quite surprising, because the word fuck is used several times in the film and there are some pretty bloody moments associated with shooting.
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According to rumors, during the filming of the final duel between Norris and Carradine, there was a real fight. The culprit was Carradine, who hit Norris several times hard and did not stop doing it even after the latter’s requests to be more careful. Carradine himself, however, refutes these rumors, arguing that when filming the scene, everyone acted carefully and no one got a strong blow.6.
In The Expendables 2, Chuck Norris’ character is named Lone Wolf.
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There was a copyright infringement lawsuit between the CBSchannel, which aired the famous series Walker Hard, and the producers of the movie Lone Wolf McQuaid. As a result, CBS acquired a license from Orion Pictures, which owned the rights to Lone Wolf.8.
Writer-director John Millius (Conan the Barbarian, Red Dawn, Apocalypse Now) polished the Lone Wolf script. Millius is uncredited.RELATED:
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The tape is a tribute to spaghetti westerns and director Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad, the Ugly).10.
Filming in El Paso fell on July 4 (US Independence Day). Deciding to celebrate, the filmmakers used up almost their entire supply of pyrotechnics.11.
Composer Francesco De Masi wrote the score for Lone Wolf, inspired by Ennio Morricone’s work for Once Upon a Time in the West. In some places, even small borrowings can be found.
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Initially, the main role in the film was to be played by Kris Kristofferson (Convoy, Blade, Payback).13.
On the English-language posters, Norris was called the Lone Wolf, and David Carradine was called the Mad Dog.14.
The film was originally titled simply “Lone Wolf”. He received the prefix McQuaid just before the release in theaters.