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Martial Law

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2000
  • 45m
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Sammo Kam-Bo Hung in Martial Law (1998)
A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.
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A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.A Shanghai cop who is a master of martial arts fights crime in the Los Angeles Police Department.

  • Creator
    • Carlton Cuse
  • Stars
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Kelly Hu
    • Arsenio Hall
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,842
    782
    • Creator
      • Carlton Cuse
    • Stars
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
      • Kelly Hu
      • Arsenio Hall
    • 39User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    • Sammo Law
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    • Chen Pei Pei
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    • Terrell Parker
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    • Capt. Benjamin Winship
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    • Lee Hei
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    • Melanie George
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    • Trivia
      After season two, CBS offered Sammo Kam-Bo Hung a third season, but Hung said he would not do it without a final say on scripts, claiming that the new screenwriter CBS assigned to the show for season two made him nothing but a fighting machine. An article in Black Belt Magazine mentioned that due to the two million dollar cost of production per episode, the show was cancelled.
    • Goofs
      When pistols are fired there are no movement of the weapons slides.
    • Quotes

      [Terrell's car has been stolen]

      Terrell Parker: When we find the guys who did this, I'm gonna open a big can of whoop-ass on them!

      Sammo Law: Whoop-ass?

      Terrell Parker: Yeah... Whoop-ass... is my kind of karate.

    • Crazy credits
      Bloopers play before each episode's closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Target Presents CBS Sneak Peek (1998)

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    One Of The Few Great 1990's Action Series
    The 1990's were quite disappointing for fans of action shows. Martial Law was one of the few good shows.

    Sammo Hung played Sammo Law in this show. He was brilliant. I am not a big fan of Martial Arts shows but this was entertaining. The stunts and the fight scenes were just amazing. Sammo was very agile for his size and there was always fun in watching him beat the bad guys; he always used their own weapons against them. No bad guy could beat Sammo-even if they had a gun or a knife. Sammo just kicked their butts.

    Add to this the chemistry between all the characters and the great villains throughout the series and you have one really great show. Check it out.
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    • May 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thiết Quân Luật
    • Filming locations
      • Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • CBS Productions
      • Carlton Cuse Productions
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    • Runtime
      45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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