This Underrated ’80s Action Movie Is Like A Spiritual Sequel To The Warriors

Walter Hill is one of the greatest action filmmakers in Hollywood history. He established his rough, gritty vision of action cinema in his directorial debut, Hard Times, starring Charles Bronson as a gruff bare-knuckle boxer freight-hopping across Louisiana in the Great Depression. Hill created the template for the “buddy cop” subgenre with the high-octane thrills and gut-busting laughs of 48 Hrs. He laid the groundwork for every action-packed neo-noir about the exploits of a softly spoken getaway driver with the slick style and energetic car chases of The Driver.