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The Wild Pair

The Wild Pair

It's going to take two heroes to beat these odds!

19874.01h 28mR

Overview

A strait-laced FBI agent and a hulking, big-hearted narcotics cop team up to track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.

Directed by Beau Bridges
Written by Joseph Gunn
Box OfficeBudget: $16.5M0

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Top Cast

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Joe Jennings

Bubba Smith

Bubba Smith

Benny Avalon

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Col. Heser

Gary Lockwood

Gary Lockwood

Capt. Kramer

Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon

Debby

Creed Bratton

Creed Bratton

Dalton

E

Ellen Geer

Fern Willis

Danny De La Paz

Danny De La Paz

Tucker

Raymond St. Jacques

Raymond St. Jacques

Ivory

A

Angelique De Windt

Nadine Jackson

About The Wild Pair

The Wild Pair is a crime, drama, action film released in 1987. Directed by Beau Bridges, it stars Beau Bridges, Bubba Smith, Lloyd Bridges. A strait-laced FBI agent and a hulking, big-hearted narcotics cop team up to track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.

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