Which 1983 film had Chuck Norris as a Texas Ranger out to get David Carradine
Chuck Norris "Forced Vengeance" (1982). Norris was unhappy with the direction they wanted to take with him, hence the contract was cancelled. In 1983, Norris made "Lone Wolf McQuade" with Orion Pictures. He played J.J. McQuade, a reckless Texas Ranger who'd rather work alone, but who gets a new partner because his captain would like to have him supervised. The partners investigate an arms dealer played by David Carradine. The film was a worldwide hit and had a positive reception from movie critics, often being compared to Sergio Leone's stylish spaghetti westerns. The film became the inspiration for Norris's future hit TV
Texas Ranger Division starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera and Robert Beltran follows Texas Ranger J.J. McQuade (Norris) as he investigates a ring of arms dealers. Walter Hill's film "Extreme Prejudice" (1987), starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, and María Conchita Alonso, focuses on the fight between a ranger and his former childhood friend, turned drug lord. The television series "Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993-2001) followed the fictional Rangers Cordell Walker and James Trivette, played by Chuck Norris and Clarence Gilyard, Jr.. In the series, Walker and Trivette are assigned to B Company, stationed first in Fort Worth, and later in Dallas.