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Martial Law

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4.8/10
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David Carradine, Cynthia Rothrock, Vincent Craig Dupree, Chad McQueen, and Philip Tan in Martial Law (1990)
ActionCrimeDrama
Two cops who are martial arts experts team up to stop a criminal organization headed by a ruthless boss who's also a martial artist.Two cops who are martial arts experts team up to stop a criminal organization headed by a ruthless boss who's also a martial artist.Two cops who are martial arts experts team up to stop a criminal organization headed by a ruthless boss who's also a martial artist.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Steve Cohen
  • Writer
    • Richard Brandes
  • Stars
    • Chad McQueen
    • Cynthia Rothrock
    • David Carradine
  • Director
    • Steve Cohen
  • Writer
    • Richard Brandes
  • Stars
    • Chad McQueen
    • Cynthia Rothrock
    • David Carradine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    David Carradine, Cynthia Rothrock, and Chad McQueen in Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Rothrock and Chad McQueen in Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Rothrock and Jeff Pruitt in Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Rothrock in Martial Law (1990)
    Andy McCutcheon in Martial Law (1990)
    Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Rothrock and Chad McQueen in Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Rothrock and Chad McQueen in Martial Law (1990)
    Chad McQueen in Martial Law (1990)
    Cynthia Brooks in Martial Law (1990)
    Martial Law (1990)
    David Carradine, John Fujioka, Philip Tan, and Professor Toru Tanaka in Martial Law (1990)

    Top cast

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    Chad McQueen
    Chad McQueen
    • Sean Thompson
    Cynthia Rothrock
    Cynthia Rothrock
    • Billie Blake
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Dalton Rhodes
    Andy McCutcheon
    • Michael Thompson
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Wu Han
    Tony Longo
    Tony Longo
    • Booker
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    Vincent Craig Dupree
    • Faster Brown
    • (as V.C. Dupree)
    Jim Malinda
    • Captain Sykes
    Rick Walters
    • Cramer
    Patricia Wilson
    Patricia Wilson
    • Grace
    • (as Patricia J. Wilson)
    Lars Lundgren
    • Ruppin
    Professor Toru Tanaka
    Professor Toru Tanaka
    • Jimmy Kong
    John Fujioka
    John Fujioka
    • Chang
    Etan Boritzer
    • Store Owner
    Marty Dudek
    • Rookie Cop
    Gregg Brazzel
    Gregg Brazzel
    • Crook #1
    Jeff Smolek
    • Crook #2
    Joey Gaynor
    Joey Gaynor
    • Leader
    • Director
      • Steve Cohen
    • Writer
      • Richard Brandes
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • Goofs
      When the coroner pulls the cover down on the body of Jimmy Kong to show the cops the mark on his chest, you can see the supposedly dead Kong breathing.
    • Alternate versions
      The 1990 UK video was cut by 1 min 9 secs to heavily remove all footage of nunchakus and throwing stars. The 2002 Delta DVD release is fully uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in RiffTrax: Martial Law (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Sauza
      Written and Performed by Tempest

      Luvyababe Music (BMI)

    User reviews24

    Review
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    5/10
    Not Bad Movie
    It is a good way to spend the afternoon getting into the cop Vs Crim thing. Very interesting script. L.A is where two main cops try to take a ruthless gang leader who dresses well and has a band of martial arts expects at his hand and a club to hang around.

    The story goes that the gang leader is trying to get into the sport promotion scene and ends up doing a couple of murders along the way. The two cops track him down and try to bring him to justice.

    As always when you try to bring a Hollywood bad man to justice it ends in a fight. All the martial bad men (and women) fight against the two cops and in the end you've guessed it - the gang leader gets killed in a end film fight (that wasn't that good).

    The film is easy to read, no need for heavy thinking. Just enjoy the drama and the fighting. Could of been better though.
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    • hk-50
    • Feb 6, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La ley marcial
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Image Organization
      • Lance Entertainment
      • Pierre David Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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