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The Bad Pack

  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
582
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Robert Davi, Ralf Moeller, and Roddy Piper in The Bad Pack (1997)
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Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.Mexican immigrants in a small Texas border town, under attack by a local militia group, hire a band of mercenaries to protect them.

  • Director
    • Brent Huff
  • Writers
    • Brent Huff
    • Douglas L. Walton
  • Stars
    • Robert Davi
    • Roddy Piper
    • Ralf Moeller
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    582
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brent Huff
    • Writers
      • Brent Huff
      • Douglas L. Walton
    • Stars
      • Robert Davi
      • Roddy Piper
      • Ralf Moeller
    • 16User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • McQue
    Roddy Piper
    Roddy Piper
    • Dash Simms
    Ralf Moeller
    Ralf Moeller
    • Kurt Mayer
    Larry B. Scott
    Larry B. Scott
    • Jeremy Britt
    Shawn Huff
    Shawn Huff
    • Remi Sykes
    Patrick Dollaghan
    Patrick Dollaghan
    • Latrell Hoffman
    Brent Huff
    Brent Huff
    • Callin
    Marshall R. Teague
    Marshall R. Teague
    • Lamont Sperry
    Daniel Zacapa
    Daniel Zacapa
    • Hector Chavez
    Bert Rosario
    Bert Rosario
    • Jose Chavez
    Michael Cole
    • Fredrickson
    Jeep Swenson
    Jeep Swenson
    • Missouri Mule
    Sven-Ole Thorsen
    Sven-Ole Thorsen
    • Sven
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • Biker
    Cristan Crocker-Reilly
    • Carmen
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    Clifton Collins Jr.
    • Townsman 1
    José Rey
    • Townsman 2
    Harold Cannon
    Harold Cannon
    • Gonzales
    • Director
      • Brent Huff
    • Writers
      • Brent Huff
      • Douglas L. Walton
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    User reviews16

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    3Aaron1375

    Yes, they were bad...

    Not sure how this movie was as bad as it was as it had a couple of stars, a mildly good premise and what one thought was going to be a very violent conclusion with guns blazing, but here we are. None of the stars seem interested, not even ones who should if they wanted to keep getting roles, the premise did not work because the big bad conclusion one expects in a film like this turned into a slight pit stop. I have been in fast food drive in lines longer than the 'explosive' finale lasts...

    The plot, a town on Mexican Americans are being harassed by a group of racist militia types. Who do they turn to for help? Well, a group of highly trained solider of fortunes, a kind of A-Team if you will, only they are more like the C-Team; however, that being said as easy as they take down the militia, the Mexicans could have just bought guns and skipped the middle man and done the whole job themselves...

    So we get Davi who is good as a villain, but not so good as the hero, who for reasons unknown wears a confederate hat. Not a rebel flag hat, but an actual confederate soldier hat making me wonder who thought that was a good idea. Then there is Rowdy Roddy Piper who plays guy who drives. Seriously, there are more members of the team, but they are so poorly fleshed out as the rest are just crazy guy, buff guy and good shooting girl. Meanwhile, a dude who just joins up for no reason gets more screen time and is fleshed out better. I mean sure, guy stops a bank robbery in a diner I'm at, I wish to serve him like a toady forever...not!

    So, the film should have been good, but was instead very weak. Not taking inspiration from 80's hardcore action films, but instead kind of being tepid. The bad guys are completely inept and the townspeople should feel embarrassed to have been terrorized by them. Still, good for a laugh or two as we watch this team of misfits get their fairly simple plan to stop the evil doers together.
    5Big Jon-2

    An old A-Team script revised?

    Albeit not a horrible film, it wasn't a good film either. A plethora of stereotypes (The cool leader, the insane guy, the ice-cold assassin chick, the happy-go-lucky guy, the introspective muscleman, the computer geek) are paraded out and put through a typical A-Team adventure involving some really badly acted white supremist survivalists who are terrorizing a Tex-Mex boarder town. This is the type of screenplay one knocks out during a slow television night.
    4rjfromtoronto

    One for Roddy, two for the blond and one for Eastwoods son in law Gonzalez Gonzalez.

    Might as well watch an episode of the A Team or Knight Rider, it looks so late 90s cheese action made for tv movie though it probably wasn't, think TBS on a Sunday afternoon type B movie. Roddy Piper did a fun job, Davi was his usual self, the Austrian guy I can't put a finger on, maybe he was in Beer Fest with the Super Trooper guys circa 2000s. It was a silly frivolous cheaply made quickie with chessy bad guys, a few familiar faces and the usual poor Immigrant folks who need help lol. Watch it for a laugh, I paid a $1 for it at a charity shop, worth about 50 cents of that but you can't beat cheese, it's no Tango and Cash, or Expendables or 7 Samurai but it is old school silly fun for 80s kids. Late night or Sun afternoon if nothing else is on. But 12 reviews says it all lol.
    2mushrom

    Hmmm, this looks familiar

    Hmmmm, a small town of peaceful farmers is taken over by bandits who force them to do what they want, and give them all of their food and supplies.

    No, I am not talking about Seven Samuri, nor the western remake The Magnificent Seven. I am not even talking about the Disney remake A Bug's Life.

    Except instead of 7, there are only 5 or 6 heros in this movie. And instead of Yul Brynner we get Roddie Piper. He does an OK job of acting, but the tired worn out script was so bad, nobody could have saved it.

    I can only say that I bought the DVD for $3 on sale, and the movie was worth the $3. But I would not pay anything more for this thing.
    lccjr_78

    VERY VERY BAD

    wow i saw this move on HBO (thx god i didn't buy it like the other guy) and i would have to say that this movie has the worst acting and stunts in it period. this movie sucked ass. but there is a upside to haveing a movie this bad. you can tell people to rent it and they will laugh all the way back to the video store and then tell you why the hell did you tell me to rent it. this movie is a must watch drunk tho, man it SUCKS!

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    • Trivia
      The guys over at RiffTrax recently riffed this movie.
    • Goofs
      At 77 minutes the same shot of a guy getting shot at the 65 minutes mark, is re-used.
    • Quotes

      Sven: [to a soldier with a red dot on his forehead] What's on your forehead?

      Remi Sykes: [pointing her laserscoped gun at them] What are you boys doing?

      Sven: [points his gun at her] Drop the gun!

      Remi Sykes: Well looks like we've got a Mexican standoff here.

      Sven: So you think I'm scared of you, huh? Bitch!

      [she shoots them both]

      Remi Sykes: Hell yes I think you're afraid of me.

    • Connections
      References Space Jam (1996)

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mercenarios de élite
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sandwedge Films
      • Vanguard Productions (II)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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