Renegade (1987)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Enzo Barboni

Writers:

Marco Barboni (screenplay)
Marco Barboni (story)

Release Date:

13 November 1987 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Plot:

Renegade Luke has been living an easy life so far, travelling through the southwest with his horse Joe...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Cult Favorite | False Identity | War Veteran | Slapstick

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Luke
Robert Vaughn	...	Lawson
Ross Hill	...	Matt
Norman Bowler	...	Moose
Donald Hodson	...	Ely (as Donal Hodson)
Beatrice Palme	...	Tallulha
Lisa Ann Rubin	...	Melody
Luisa Maneri	...	Petula
Valeria Sabel	...	Rachel
Cole S. McKay	...	Trucker 1
Curt Bortel	...	Trucker 2
Joe Krieg	...	Chickadee
Jannel Robinson	...	Policewoman
Matthew Uriarte	...	Rico
Royce Clark	...	Sheriff

Also Known As:

They Call Me Renegade (Canada: English title) (USA)
Renegade, un osso troppo duro (Italy)
You Call Me Trinity, They Call Me Renegade (Canada: English title)
Katujen cowboy (Finland) [fi]
Renegade (France) [fr]
Renegade - Terence Hill und der faulste Gaul der Welt (West Germany) [de]
Renegado - Um Osso Duro de Roer (Brazil) (video title) [pt]
Renegado Jim (Spain) [es]
Um Osso Duro de Roer (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 (cut version) | Iceland:L | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

Cinecittà

Soundtrack:

Simple Man

Awesome Terence Hill movie

Never having seen the previous Spencer and Hill movies, I am unaware of the duo's insignificance here, but I must say that for a low budget movie, this is one great action-packed comedy of a storyline, lead by Hill (and his son) alone. It can be slow in parts, yet is still enjoyable all the way through. Terence Hill plays "Renegade" Luke who unwantingly looks after the son of a good friend, Moose, who is in prison. Moose wants his son, Matt, to tag along with Luke and his horse, "joe brown" and then for the two to settle down in a place called Green Haven Valley. Along the way there are some decent car chase scenes and trucker action, however when the two move into their new home, there comes a completely irrelevant section of the movie. It turns out that they have Pagan neighbours, and this makes you turn from enjoying the action and comedy to wanting it to end. However, they do play a small part in the storyline and if you hang in there long enough, there comes some more slapstick car chases and action between Luke and a previous enemy. It's sad to read that Terence Hill's adopted son, Ross, was killed in a car acccident in 1991. So this was his first, and last, big screen appearance.

Despite being low budget, this movie is very enjoyable and worth watching if you can get your hands on a copy!