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This article is about the action film from 1987. For the television film from the crime series Tatort, see Tatort: ​​Ausgelöst .

Movie
German title	Extinguished
Original title	Extreme Prejudice
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1987
length	101 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Walter Hill
script	John Milius , Fred Rexer , Deric Washburn , Harry Kleiner
production	Buzz Feitshans
music	Jerry Goldsmith
camera	Matthew F. Leonetti
cut	Freeman A. Davies , David Holden , Billy Weber
occupation
Nick Nolte : Jack Benteen Powers Boothe : Cash Bailey Michael Ironside : Major Paul Hackett María Conchita Alonso : Sarita Cisneros Rip Torn : Sheriff Hank Pearson Clancy Brown : Larry McRose William Forsythe : Buck Atwater Matt Mulhern : Declan Patrick Coker Larry B. Scott : Charles Biddle Dan Tullis Jr .: Luther Fry Thomas Lister junior : Monday Mickey Jones : Chub Luke Thomas Rosales Jr. : Scarza

Fallout (Original title: Extreme Prejudice ) is an American action film from 1987. The director led Walter Hill , the writer wrote John Milius , Fred Rexer , Deric Washburn and Harry Kleiner .

action

Jack Benteen is a Texas ranger . He is investigating the drug dealer Cash Bailey, with whom he was friends years ago. Bailey smuggles drugs out of Mexico and uses local banks for money laundering . He has an affair with Sarita Cisneros, with whom Benteen is also in love.

In the course of the investigation, Benteen arrests two dubious men, another man is killed. It turns out that they have served in the elite units of the US Army in the past and are considered dead. Benteen contacts Major Paul Hackett, who is in command of the men. Hackett explains to Benteen that the men are charged with retrieving the US government records that Bailey is in possession of. Hackett and Benteen arrange for his group to break into Mexico, where Bailey lives, and give the Texas Ranger half an hour to settle personally with the criminal before they strike.

Benteen meets with Bailey, who regrets that the former friendship can no longer be renewed. Bailey is ready to let Cisneros go, but not to face the authorities himself. He kills an accomplice in a bar who should have stolen from him.

Benteen kills Bailey in a duel and takes Sarita Cisneros with him.

Reviews

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times of April 24, 1987 that the elements of the film's plot were well-known: two strong men, one good and the other bad, fighting for a woman. Walter Hill is the right director to film the story; he doesn't even try to avoid clichés. Hill is just trying to tell the story better than in previous films. Ebert praised the stunts and the action scenes.

backgrounds

The original title Extreme Prejudice comes from a dialogue part from the film Apocalypse Now , for which John Milius wrote the script.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert

Web links

• Wiped out in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Extinguished in rotten tomatoes (English)