Norris meets Carradine

Press, 22 September 1983, Page 18

Norris meets Carradine

Chuck Norris, who portrays a modern-day Texas Ranger in “Lone Wolf McQuade,” which starts at the Regent tomorrow, remembers that one of his earliest challenges was as a teenager taking care of his two younger brothers. “My mother brought us out to California while she was working. I had to take care of my two younger brothers,” explained Norris. “I learned right then that, with a lot of determination, almost anything is possible.”

Norris credits his mother with showing him that attitude. “She was always up, even in the worst of times. She passed that attitude on to me. It really helped me,” he said.

His next big challenge was to become the world karate champion. While serving in the U.S. Air Force in Korea, Norris got interested in the martial arts.

To keep up this image, Norris plays a hard-drink-ing, hard-fighting man in “Lone Wolf McQuade” — about a lone law man who defies convention.

While celebrations are being held for the Texas Rangers, McQuade, conspicuous by his absence, is to be found in a distant borderland canyon observing modern day rustlers stealing horses. As the state police move in to make their arrests, a gun battle ' ensues and McQuade saves the day with some quick shooting and fast riding. His old adversary, Sergeant Lyle, although somewhat relieved by his pres-

ence, blusters that he has interfered once again. The next day, McQuade reports to his superior, Captain Tyler, where his unconventional behaviour and attitude is again attacked.

McQuade’s type of Texas ranger is outdated — his Lone Wolf, shoot first, ask questions later attitude has to change. He is assigned a partner — a Mexican, Kayo Ramos

(Robert Beltran). Kayo has hero-worshipped McQuade “ and is only too pleased with his new assignment, unlike ; McQuade, who makes it quite clear that the rookie cop will only be a liability.

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