An FBI agent and a narcotics detective track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.
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- ርልዪረMay 13, 2026At first, THE WILD PAIR was going to be another in a series of plain vanilla 80s action movies with a top billed cast of popular actors. This one had a little more than I once thought realized. Bubba "Hightower" Smith is still the powerfully brawny, yet funny character that best described him. He's too strong to be cast in an action film as he beats up and shoves criminals too easily with tremendous power, but he does manage to pull off some interesting humor along the way, and he later becomes vulnerable to violent attacks near the end. Smith's move to an action thriller was a good change of pace from the POLICE ACADEMY series, and he does show potential. The father and son duo of Beau & Lloyd Bridges display opposite sides against each other, but remember that B. Bridges and Smith are cops. There are some satisfying action thrills as well as the comedy. It's fairly close to LETHAL WEAPON in a low-end kind of fashion. Just try it.
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The Wild Pair was released on December 11, 1987.
The Wild Pair was directed by Beau Bridges.
The Wild Pair has a runtime of 88m.
The Wild Pair was produced by Paul Mason.
An FBI agent and a narcotics detective track down a drug lord associated with a militant hate group.
The key characters in The Wild Pair are Joe Jennings (Beau Bridges), Benny Avalon (Bubba Smith), Col. Heser (Lloyd Bridges).
The Wild Pair is rated R.
The Wild Pair is an Action, Crime, Drama film.
The Wild Pair has an audience rating of 4.5 out of 10.
The Wild Pair had a budget of $16.5M.