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Firewalker

Firewalker

A pair of down-and-out fortune hunters cash in on high adventure!

19865.31h 44m

Overview

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Written by Robert Gosnell, Norman Aladjem, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum
Produced by Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $11.9M

Top Cast

Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris

Max Donigan

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Leo Porter

Melody Anderson

Melody Anderson

Patricia Goodwin

Will Sampson

Will Sampson

Tall Eagle

Sonny Landham

Sonny Landham

El Coyote

John Rhys-Davies

John Rhys-Davies

Corky Taylor

Ian Abercrombie

Ian Abercrombie

Boggs

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Richard Lee-Sung

Chinese Man / The General

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Indian Girl

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Álvaro Carcaño

Willie

Themes & Keywords

goldtreasuremartial artstemplesecret passagevoodoowretchtreasure hunthuman sacrificejunglesoldierdrinkingcentral americadisguisecatfightpretty womanmexica (aztec)buddy comedyadventurerbar fightlost in the desertwoman in peril

About Firewalker

Firewalker is a action, adventure, comedy film released in 1986 exploring themes of gold, treasure, martial arts, temple, secret passage, voodoo. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, it stars Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett Jr., Melody Anderson. A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

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