Martial Law (1991) (V)

Director:

Steve Cohen

Writer:

Richard Brandes (written by)

Release Date:

16 May 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Brothers... Cops. One enforces the law, the other breaks it.

Plot:

An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves. |

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Undercover | Fight | Violence | Cult Favorite

Cast

Chad McQueen	...	Sean Thompson
Cynthia Rothrock	...	Billie Blake
David Carradine	...	Dalton Rhodes
Andy McCutcheon	...	Michael Thompson
Philip Tan	...	Wu Han
Tony Longo	...	Booker
Vincent Craig Dupree	...	Faster Brown (as V.C. Dupree)
Jim Malinda	...	Captain Sykes
Rick Walters	...	Col. Cramer
Patricia Wilson	...	Grace (as Patricia J. Wilson)
Lars Lundgren	...	Ruppin
Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Jimmy Kong
John Fujioka	...	Chang
Etan Boritzer	...	Store Owner
Marty Dudek	...	Rookie Cop
Gregg Brazzel	...	Crook #1
Jeff Smolek	...	Crook #2
Joey Gaynor	...	Leader
A.J. Nay	...	Cop #1
Brant von Hoffman	...	Cop#2 (as Brant Vonhoffman)
Jeffrey Scott Jensen	...	Desk Sargeant
John McMahon	...	Harris
Hank Baumert	...	Zeke
Buddy Ferrari	...	Detective Jones
Richard Brandes	...	Detective Willis
Lee Rhodes	...	Hank
Stephen Quadros	...	Suspect #1
Danny Kuchuck	...	Jojo (as Dan Kuchuck)
Ed Corbett	...	Coroner
Kerry Yo	...	Ling
Craig Ryan Ng	...	Tong Leader
Benny Urquidez	...	Tong Member
James Lew	...	Tong Member
Gary Toy	...	Tong Member
Antoinette Steen	...	Girl in Pool (as Antoinette Stein)
Cynthia Brooks	...	Faster's Girl (as Cindy Brooks)
Mark Joy	...	Officer Greer
Michael Michaud	...	Tony (as Mike Mischaud)
Jeff Pruitt	...	Johnson
Mary Reid	...	Young Woman in Bar
James Walker	...	Truck Driver
Thomas A. Schuler	...	Dalton's Gang
Steve Maxwell	...	Dalton's Gang
Todd Burns	...	Dalton's Gang
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
JC Motes	...	Police Officer
Julie Peters	...	Police Officer
James Quinn	...	Ambulance Driver
Andrew Day	...	Valet (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Cohen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Brandes		written by

Produced by
Kurt Anderson	....	producer
Richard Brandes	....	associate producer
Pierre David	....	executive producer
Robert W. Mann	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Elliot Solomon

Cinematography by
John Huneck

Film Editing by
Michael Thibault

Production Design by
James R. Shumaker

Costume Design by
Tess Digangi

Makeup Department
Robin Slater	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Jeff Spielman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hilarie Jutras	....	second assistant director
Steve Love	....	assistant director
Jewels Satterfield	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bill Davis	....	property master

Sound Department
Beau Franklin	....	sound

Special Effects by
Rudy Perez	....	special effects

Stunts
Oscar Dillon	....	stunts
Danny Gibson	....	stunts
Bud Graves	....	stunts
Steve Hulin	....	stunts
Dan Koko	....	stunts
Christopher John Leggett	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Ray Pichette	....	stunts
Robby Robinson	....	stunts
Philip Tan	....	stunt coordinator
Will Leong	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Toy	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Myers	....	key grip
Tom Riviello	....	second assistant camera
Paul Trimble	....	best boy grip

Editorial Department
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer

Other crew
Robin Anderson	....	script supervisor
Bill Davis	....	weapons
Andrew Day	....	production assistant
R. Scott Poole	....	location manager
Carol Schuler	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Image Organization
• Lance Entertainment
• Pierre David Entertainment
• Westwind Productions Inc.

Distributors

• Ascot Video (Germany) (VHS)
• Bellevue Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1991) (USA) (video)
• Image Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Maia Film (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Media Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• Scanbox Entertainment (1990) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Schmalz-Schneider (2008) (Austria) (DVD)
• Transvídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Video Treasures (1991) (USA) (video)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:18 | Norway:18 | USA:R | Australia:M | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Image Organization

Trivia:

Cynthia Rothrock accidentally struck a performer in the groin with a baseball bat during the filming of a fight scene. The man in question had opted to be in the scene despite not being a professional stuntman and the injury occurred when he failed to roll in the right direction, necessitating a hospital visit.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Mission of Justice (1992)

Slop socky...

Chad McQueen and Cynthia Rothrock star as two martial artist cops who take on a Mr. Big (The always lovable David Carradine) who is also responsible for the senseless murder of McQueen's admittedly not too bright brother, much action ensues as David Carradine manages to convince despite being too old to do martial arts. That is something that you don't want to dismiss, David Carradine has always been a slower martial artist, despite being quite precise and stylish. Carradine has always been more of a self defense styled martial artist so seeing him play a martial arts bad ass is somewhat hilarious due to the fact that Carradine somehow manages to still upstage (Despite being 54) his hopelessly slow co-star Chad McQueen. Worst of all is that while Rothrock is easy on the eyes, her roll in the sack with McQueen provides the viewer with some of the most awkward sex scenes ever. It is mainly David Carradine who steals what little show there is here.

* * out of 4-(Fair)