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Apr 24, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: April 24, 1987 – Extreme Prejudice Premiered in Theaters.

On this day April 24, 1987, the action thriller Extreme Prejudice premiered in theaters. Directed by Walter Hill, the film starred Nick Nolte, William Forsythe, and Clancy Brown in a gritty modern western about lawmen, drug cartels, and covert military operations along the Texas-Mexico border.

Nick Nolte played a tough Texas Ranger loosely inspired by real life lawman Joaquin Jackson. To prepare for the role, Nolte lost 50 pounds and spent time training in the field to match the rugged...

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