While investigating police corruption in his department, undercover cop Buster McHenry is forced to participate in a heist, leading to innocent casualties and the theft of an ancient Lakota tribal spear. After McHenry ends up severely wounded, he is taken in by Native American Hank Storm, who is out to recover the spear and avenge the death of a loved one in the heist.
Hank (Lou Diamond Phillips) is a drifter framed for a murder by a corrupt police detective, Frank (Judd Nelson). To clear his name, Hank must go on the run, aided by his former girlfriend, Barbara (Roberta Vasquez), and eventually joins forces with an honest detective (Alfre Woodard) to expose the conspiracy. The film follows their desperate attempt to uncover the truth before Hank is silenced permanently.
Renegades received largely negative reviews from critics, who found its plot predictable and its action sequences uninspired. While some performances, particularly Alfre Woodard's, were noted positively, the film struggled to gain traction with audiences and is often considered a forgettable entry in the action genre of the late 1980s.
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The film was intended to be a comeback vehicle for actor Lou Diamond Phillips after his initial success in films like 'La Bamba' and 'Stand and Deliver', but it failed to reignite his mainstream career.
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