This definitely falls under the "B-movie" category but I didn't know that as a kid. I just knew it had Chuck Norris, mysterious temples, and treasure. As an adult, I can see that it had very low production value, a weak script, and basically no character development. I don't care. It's still fun and has Chuck Norris and treasure.Max (Chuck Norris) and Leo (Louis Gossett, Jr.) are treasure hunters. They're not particularly good at it but they get by. Along comes pretty blonde Patricia (Melody Anderson) with a map and a dream. No, really, she has visions that the map will lead to a huge treasure but it is protected by dark magic and she can't get to it by herself. Leo and Max head down with her into the jungles of Central America to the intersection of Mayan and Aztec kingdoms, but they are not the only ones with an eye on the prize. El Coyote (Sonny Landham) believes it is his destiny to gain the powers of the mythical Firewalker and he's not about to let some ditzy blonde and her two bonehead bodyguards get in his way.
This movie is stupid fun. I wish there had been a whole series of them but the production company went out of business a couple of years later. The story of Golan-Globus Productions is actually pretty interesting, and spawned a documentary, I think. I was half-watching TV one day and someone mentioned it. Anyway, if you have zero expectations, this is a really fun movie.
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