The 1980s action film about a bouncer trying to keep a small US town safe from a corrupt businessman saw the late heartthrob at his most physical and is still loved today
The trope of a loner, either new in town or returning from years away, who is forced to confront the corruption and violence of the bad guys now in charge, is a familiar storyline in both film and TV. Westerns such as Shane (1953) and the classic TV series Kung Fu (1972-75) revolved around this scenario,