Firewalker (1986) – Review
1/2 Star
Norris and Gossett, Jr. play Max and Leo, ten-year partners and treasure hunters. Now after a decade of money-losing expeditions, and life threatening situations the duo are about to call it quits. Then a woman appears with a map to long-buried Aztec treasures. The trio embark on a journey that takes them through the Guatemalan forest and into the clutches of mercenaries, and jungle predators. Together they weave through a maze of non-stop peril so unrealistic and poorly executed that the derring-do loses its impact.
Firewalker is a bargain basement clone of better films, the razor-thin plot is as familiar and shabby as the special effects. The film bulges with clichés, cardboard villains, and innate dialogue. This is a particularly awful movie, with numerous continuity errors and a bloated running time. Chuck’s all-time worst movie. Directed with no sense of style, timing or urgency by Bronson regular J. Lee Thompson.
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Stars: Chuck Norris, Louis Gossett, Jr., Sonny Landham