Malone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and his Wig

Have you ever seen such intensity?

In the late 1980's Burt Reynolds made a series of action films that were just amazing. Although all three are unrelated, they share the same tough guy attitude. Stick came first in 1985, followed by Heat in 1986 and finally Malone in 1987. The first of the action trilogy I'm going to profile is Malone. It's a straight forward tale. Burt and his wig are Malone, a former CIA assassin who has had enough of the game. He bails out on his last job and goes on the run. He retreats to the mountains of Washington state and tries to find peace. Unfortunately, his car breaks down in a small town that just so happens to be the home of a white supremacist militia group headed by Cliff Robertson. Malone befriends a garage owner who refuses to sell his land. Soon, Malone runs afoul of the militia and the action starts. The violence and gore are brief, but over the top. The gunshot wounds are gigantic and bloody. The scene in the middle of the film, where Malone is confronted by two would be assassins is a violent masterpiece. Burt and his wig kick major ass, blasting away with their shotgun. Of course Malone finds time for love as he reignites a romance with an old flame who is sent by the CIA to kill him. But as with all action heroes, love is never meant to last and she is killed minutes after making sweet love to our hero. Of course this means revenge and Malone and his wig comply. The finale is similar to Roadhouse and since Malone came first, I'll go ahead and say Roadhouse stole its ending from Malone. Burt Reynolds does a great job of portraying the stoic, troubled hero, with more baggage and pain than you could imagine. And of course his hair is amazing. I just don't understand what's going on there. Both Burt and Shatner must shop at the same wig store because they look interchangeable. Anyway, the wig only comes close to harm in one scene, as Malone chokes out a scum bag. For a second I thought the guy was going to grab a hold of it, but Burt was able to finish him off before any harm came to the wig. It was a close one. Malone is a great example of an action film done right. It's not over the top, it's subtle, but when shit goes down it's bloody and graphic. Netflix is currently streaming it, so check it out if you want to see a man and his wig kick ass.