Martial Law 1990
“Brothers... Cops. One enforces the law, the other breaks it.”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Director
- Steve Cohen
- Networks
- Westwind Productions Inc., Image Organization, Lance Entertainment
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
What is Martial Law?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of the film "Martial Law" (1990).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1990
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 89 minutes
- Release date
- Oct 1, 1990
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Westwind Productions Inc., Image Organization, Lance Entertainment
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.2/10 from 97 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~89 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Networks
- Westwind Productions Inc., Image Organization, Lance Entertainment
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Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 150-190 word factual overview of the film "Martial Law" (1990).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No inventing/guessing (titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, etc.).
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
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Word count: 150-190 words.
Title: Martial Law
Year: 1990
Genre: Action, Crime, and Drama
Runtime: 1h 29m
Director: Steve Cohen
Cast: Chad McQueen (Officer Sean Thompson), Cynthia Rothrock (Billie Blake), David Carradine, Andy McCutcheon, Philip Tan (Professor Tanaka).
Plot: Officer Sean Thompson is a martial-arts expert and a cop. He and his partner, Billie Blake, are working to stop a gang of arms dealers and car thieves. Their efforts are complicated by Sean Thompson's younger brother being a member of the gang.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
Martial Law is a 1990 film categorized under the action, crime, and drama genres. Directed by Steve Cohen, the movie has a runtime of 1 hour and 29 minutes. The cast features Chad McQueen, Cynthia Rothrock, David Carradine, Andy McCutcheon, and
Should you watch it?
“A dedicated police officer must confront his own brother who has joined a dangerous criminal gang.”
- Features martial arts expertise from the lead characters
- Explores high-stakes conflict between law enforcement and family loyalty
- Includes a narrative focused on dismantling organized crime syndicates
- The plot relies on standard genre tropes regarding criminal organizations and police partnerships
Watch it if you enjoy classic 1990s action films centered on hand-to-hand combat and police investigations.
This film maintains a gritty action-oriented tone with a standard feature-length pace suitable for adult audiences.
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Is this movie worth watching?
It is worth watching if you appreciate 1990s action cinema and stories featuring martial arts-trained protagonists.
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The film has a runtime of one hour and twenty-nine minutes.
Is this a series or a standalone film?
Martial Law is a standalone feature film released in 1990.
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