SummaryA pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
Directed By:J. Lee Thompson
Written By:Robert Gosnell, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, Norman Aladjem
Firewalker
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Generally Unfavorable
37
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Generally Favorable
7.3
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Generally Unfavorable
37
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While “Firewalker” isn’t as elaborate or sophisticated as the Spielberg-Lucas hit, it is fun, and Norris is loosened up and laid back as never before; just like Garbo, he really can laugh. But never fear, he’s still the man to have on your side in a barroom brawl.
50
Chuck Norris, whose action dramas are often unintentionally funny, edges into spoof territory with Firewalker, and the result is inadvertently dull. It's a curious cycle, a kind of primordial rhythm of bad moviemaking.[2 Dec 1986, p.B4]
50
When Gosnell's script does wander into some emotionally complex territory--in the depths of the jungle, Max encounters an old army buddy from Vietnam (John Rhys-Davies)--Thompson does rouse himself momentarily to provide some sequences of unexpected sensitivity, but he quickly returns to his dull, professional indifference. [21 Nov 1986, p.L]
30
A piddling non-adventure with Louis Gossett Jr. as a namby-pamby sidekick. It's Gung-Ho and Gunga Din, in yet another variation on the "Raiders" theme.
30
It stars Chuck Norris in what his associates describe as ''the first comedy role in his action-packed career.'' How can they tell? Certainly not from the film, which is lightweight without being lighthearted.
25
Instead of the witty, intelligent script needed to pull off an interracial buddy story, however, the scenario for this film is an obvious lift from RAIDERS and a flat, uninteresting piece of writing, occasionally interspersed with embarrassingly sappy affirmations of friendship.
25
Firewalker is a free-form anthology of familiar images from the works of Steven Spielberg, subjected to a new process that we could call discolorization. All of the style and magic are gone, leaving only the booby-trapped temples, the steaming jungle and such lines as, if I remember correctly, "Witch, woman, harlot - I've been called them all!"
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Jan 12, 2026
6
Movie is cheap, campy, but fun, Nice buddy comedy chemistry with Chuck Norris and Louis Gosset Jr, Chuck has a goofy, easygoing charm, But the MVP is Melody Anderson, She lights up the screen, She's so funny, endearing, and stunningly beautiful, Movie filled with colorful supporting characters, in its' Raiders of Lost Ark lite tale of seeking lost treasure,
