The film also stars William Forsythe, Joaquim de Almeida, Jonathan Banks, Ed Lauter and Howie Long.

Dollar for the Dead is often perceived as a tribute to the 1960s Spaghetti Westerns, with a liberal dose of modern Hong Kong film-making thrown in.

Emilio Estevez portrays a "Man with No Name" role, stylistically akin to Clint Eastwood's 1960s westerns.

When Cowboy and Dooley free a man (Lauter) with part of the map to the gold, they then are also pursued by Spanish soldiers.

It all leads to a small Mexican town terrorized by soldiers and led a by a good priest (De Almeida) who is another one which has knowledge of the hidden gold.