Lone Wolf McQuade is a 1983 action film, starring Chuck Norris, David Carradine, Barbara Carrera, L.Q. Jones, R.G. Armstrong, Leon Isaac Kennedy and Robert Beltran, and is directed by Steve Carver. The film score was written by Francesco De Masi and borrows heavily from Ennio Morricone's score for Once Upon a Time in the West. The screenplay features a quiver of characters: the "lone wolf" Ranger Jim McQuade (Norris), the bad guy (Carradine) with the widow of his partner (Carrera) who falls for the hero at first sight, the retired buddy (Jones), the captain trying to rein in the hero (Armstrong), the federal agent (Kennedy) and the new young partner (Beltran) the hero does not want.
The main character, J.J. McQuade (Norris), is a former Marine and a Texas Ranger who prefers to work alone. He lives in an old trailer in the middle of nowhere with a pet wolf. The film opens with McQuade involved in an intense battle with Mexican bandits and a gang of horse thieves from which he emerges unscathed (saving several Texas State Troopers). Shaking off the dust, McQuade returns to El Paso, Texas to attend the retirement ceremony of his fellow Ranger and close friend Dakota (Jones). After the party, his commander attempts to curb his "lone wolf" attitude by insisting he work with local Texas State Trooper Kayo Ramos (Beltran), a tough but clean-cut and polite Latino. Although divorced, McQuade is on very good terms with his ex-wife, and loves his teenage daughter Sally. McQuade also seems to like Sally's boyfriend Bobby, who is enlisted in the US Army and is respectful of McQuade being a retired Marine.
Frosty breath on the hillside
See that sun goin' down
Tracks in the snow to the city below
Lone wolf now he's coming to town, whoa
Lone wolf, oh, he's lonesome
And looking tonight
Whoa, lone wolf, better lock up
Your women and hide
Sneakin' down the back streets of town
He lives on the lam
Takes what he can, not giving a damn
You know how he is, he just do what he can
Lone wolf, oh, lonesome
And looking tonight
Whoa, lone wolf, better lock up
Your women and hide
Any fool can look in his eyes
See that he's been around
But any movement better not make a sound
You know, it's cold just livin' on the ground, runnin' around
Like a lone wolf, lockin' up
The women tonight
Oh, lone wolf, lonesome
And lookin' tonight