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Patrick Swayze plays a rogue named Bandit. That's it. That's the tweet.
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The Renegades (1982)

forgotten 80s cheeseundercover chaosTV movie energy

Overview

ActionDramaTV MovieCrime

In this drama, undercover investigators are recruited from the streets to prevent arms smugglers from getting their weapons to street gangs.

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street gang

Standout Aspects

Stunts

Swayze doing his own motorcycle stunts before he was famous.

Costume

Ridiculous street-gang outfits that aged like milk.

Best for:Background: Perfect laundry-folding cinema you can half-watch.·Solo: When you need obscure Swayze lore for film trivia night.·Rewatch: If you caught it on late-night cable in 1987 and never forgot.
Roger Spottiswoode

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

ReleasedAug 11, 1982
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Lawrence Gordon Productions
Paramount Television

Top Cast

Philip Casnoff

Philip Casnoff

Dancer

Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze

Bandit

Randy Brooks

Randy Brooks

Eagle

Paul Mones

Paul Mones

J.T.

Peter Kwong

Peter Kwong

Dragon

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Capt. Frank Scanlon

James Luisi

James Luisi

Lt. Joe Marciano

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Jimmy Lee

Paul Regina

Paul Regina

Joey Tate

Dana Lee

Dana Lee

Willie

Karin Argoud

Karin Argoud

Angela Harris

Luca Bercovici

Luca Bercovici

Blade

Richard Fullerton

Richard Fullerton

Reese

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was meant to launch a TV series. It didn't. The renegades stayed renegade.

Cultural

Released during peak 'street gang panic' era, it cashed in on moral hysteria with cardboard villains.

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