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| name = Midnight Man

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| studio = A.N.A.<br>MDP Worldwide
| studio = A.N.A.<br>MDP Worldwide
| distributor = [[Artisan Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Artisan Entertainment]]
| released = {{Film date|04|28|1995}}
| released = {{Film date|1995|04|28}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
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| country = United States
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'''''Midnight Man''''' (also known as '''''Blood for Blood''''') is a 1995 [[Action film|action]]/[[martial arts film]] written by J.B. Lawrence, produced by Alan Amiel and directed by John Weidner. The film stars [[Lorenzo Lamas]], [[James Lew]], and [[Mako (actor)|Mako]].
'''''Midnight Man''''' (also known as '''''Blood for Blood''''') is a 1995 Direct-To-Video [[Action film|action]]-[[thriller film]] written by J.B. Lawrence, produced by Alan Amiel and directed by John Weidner. The film stars [[Lorenzo Lamas]], [[James Lew]], and [[Mako (actor)|Mako]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Lorenzo Lamas]] as Detective John Kang
|+
* [[James Lew]] as Prince Samarki
!Actor
* [[Mako (actor)|Mako]] as Buun Som
!Role
* [[Eric Pierpoint]] as Paddy White
|-
* [[James Shigeta]] as Mao Mak
|[[Lorenzo Lamas]]
* Diane DiLascio as Lilly Kang
|Detective John Kang
* [[James T. Callahan]] as Chief Massey
|-
* [[Jamie Renee Smith]] as Molly Kang
|[[James Lew]]
* [[Steven Vincent Leigh]] as Tango
|Prince Samarki
* [[Juliana Donald|Juli Donald]] as Bridgette
|-
* [[Bill Bolender]] as Randy
|[[Mako (actor)|Mako]]
* [[Ronald Hunter]] as Boris
|Buun Som
* Sigal Diamant as Officer Cooper
|-
* Michael Watson as Ilyia
|[[Eric Pierpoint]]
* Jeff Griggs as Steve Lopez
|Paddy White
* Brett Baxter Clark as Al Gregory
|-
* Gerald Hopkins as Spocheck
|[[James Shigeta]]
* Brooks Gardner as Lieutenant Chaliapin
|Mao Mak
* Doug Yasuda as Huoy
|-
* Raymond Ma as Billy Tan
|Diane DiLascio
* Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad as Lord Mao Tan
|Lilly Kang
* Darryl Fong as Ray Lee
|-
* Ilia Volokh as Slav
|[[James Callahan (actor)|James T. Callahan]]
* Tia Riebling as Carla
|Chief Massey
* Victoria Hawley: as Asia
|-
* David Rowe as Kudo
|[[Jamie Renee Smith]]
* Lelagi Togisala as Gang Banger
|Molly Kang
* Michael Ballew as Truck Driver
|-
* Tom Bloom as Soviet Bodyguard
|[[Steven Vincent Leigh]]
* Andy Langham as Bouncer
|Tango
|-
|[[Juliana Donald|Juli Donald]]
|Bridgette
|-
|[[Bill Bolender]]
|Randy
|-
|[[Ronald Hunter]]
|Boris
|-
|Sigal Diamant
|Officer Cooper
|-
|Michael Watson
|Ilyia
|-
|Jeff Griggs
|Steve Lopez
|-
|Brett Baxter Clark
|Al Gregory
|-
|Gerald Hopkins
|Spocheck
|-
|Brooks Gardner
|Lieutenant Chaliapin
|-
|Doug Yasuda
|Huoy
|-
|Raymond Ma
|Billy Tan
|-
|Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad
|Lord Mao Tan
|-
|Darryl Fong
|Ray Lee
|-
|Ilia Volokh
|Slav
|-
|Tia Riebling
|Carla
|-
|Victoria Hawley
|Asia
|-
|David Rowe
|Kudo
|-
|Lelagi Togisala
|Gang Banger
|-
|Michael Ballew
|Truck Driver
|-
|Tom Bloom
|Soviet Bodyguard
|-
|Andy Langham
|Bouncer
|}


==Reception==
==Reception==
Chris The Brain from ''Bullets Points Action'' wrote: "Midnight Man was an enjoyable film that featured a quality cast and some quality martial arts action. But to me it was all the little extras that helped take it from regular Cheeseburger Macaroni to Cheeseburger Macaroni with crumbled bacon on top!"<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Brain|first1=Chris|title=Bullet Points: Midnight Man aka Blood for Blood|url=http://www.bulletproofaction.com/2015/08/04/bullet-points-midnight-man-aka-blood-for-blood/|website=Bullets Points Action|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref> Matt Poirier from ''Direct to Video Connoisseur'' gave it a bad review and stated: "It seems like Lamas has more stinkers than classics, and this is definitely in that former category. It wasn't just that it had limited action, it was the crap that went on when there wasn't action that hurt so much. Sometimes these actioners try too hard to be something other than an actioner, and as a result, we get something messier than it had to be."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Poirier|first1=Matt|title=Blood for Blood aka Midnight Man (1995)|url=http://dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/blood-for-blood-aka-midnight-man-1995.html|website=Direct to Video Connoisseur}}</ref> Jack Sommersby from ''eFilmCritic'' gave the movie two stars and wrote: "The made-for-cable-TV Midnight Man isn't thrilling or swiftly enough paced to generate much in the way of excitement, and with a rather sodden hero at its center, it's not terribly interesting, either."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sommersby|first1=Jack|title=Midnight Man|url=http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=14804|website=eFilmCritic|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>
Chris The Brain from ''Bullets Points Action'' wrote: "Midnight Man was an enjoyable film that featured a quality cast and some quality martial arts action. But to me it was all the little extras that helped take it from regular Cheeseburger Macaroni to Cheeseburger Macaroni with crumbled bacon on top!"<ref>{{cite web|last1=The Brain|first1=Chris|title=Bullet Points: Midnight Man aka Blood for Blood|url=http://www.bulletproofaction.com/2015/08/04/bullet-points-midnight-man-aka-blood-for-blood/|website=Bullets Points Action|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref> Matt Poirier from ''Direct to Video Connoisseur'' gave it a bad review and stated: "It seems like Lamas has more stinkers than classics, and this is definitely in that former category. It wasn't just that it had limited action, it was the crap that went on when there wasn't action that hurt so much. Sometimes these actioners try too hard to be something other than an actioner, and as a result, we get something messier than it had to be."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Poirier|first1=Matt|title=Blood for Blood aka Midnight Man (1995)|url=http://dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com.br/2011/09/blood-for-blood-aka-midnight-man-1995.html|website=Direct to Video Connoisseur|date=September 2011 }}</ref> Jack Sommersby from ''eFilmCritic'' gave the movie two stars and wrote: "The made-for-cable-TV Midnight Man isn't thrilling or swiftly enough paced to generate much in the way of excitement, and with a rather sodden hero at its center, it's not terribly interesting, either."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sommersby|first1=Jack|title=Midnight Man|url=http://www.efilmcritic.com/review.php?movie=14804|website=eFilmCritic|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film currently holds 13% of audience score.<ref>{{cite web|title=BLOOD FOR BLOOD (1995)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/blood_for_blood/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=29 May 2017}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{IMDb title|id=0110508|title=Midnight Man}}
* {{Amg movie|180240|Midnight Man}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=blood_for_blood|title=Midnight Man}}
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 22 December 2024

Midnight Man
Directed byJohn Weidner
Written byMoshe Diamant (Story)
J.B. Lawrence
Produced byAlan Amiel
StarringLorenzo Lamas
James Lew
Mako
CinematographyGarett Griffin
Edited byBrian L. Chambers
Music byJoel Goldsmith
Alex Wilkinson
Production
companies
A.N.A.
MDP Worldwide
Distributed byArtisan Entertainment
Release date
  • April 28, 1995 (1995-04-28)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Midnight Man (also known as Blood for Blood) is a 1995 Direct-To-Video action-thriller film written by J.B. Lawrence, produced by Alan Amiel and directed by John Weidner. The film stars Lorenzo Lamas, James Lew, and Mako.

Plot

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LAPD Detective John Kang (Lamas) dreams of a quiet life with his wife and child, but after a blown surveillance operation, those dreams quickly turn bloody when he is targeted for assassination by a ruthless Cambodian warlord. Plagued by memories of a forgotten childhood and trapped in the middle of a brutal gang war, Kang must fight to save his family as the world's deadliest hitman closes in for the kill.

Cast

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Actor Role
Lorenzo Lamas Detective John Kang
James Lew Prince Samarki
Mako Buun Som
Eric Pierpoint Paddy White
James Shigeta Mao Mak
Diane DiLascio Lilly Kang
James T. Callahan Chief Massey
Jamie Renee Smith Molly Kang
Steven Vincent Leigh Tango
Juli Donald Bridgette
Bill Bolender Randy
Ronald Hunter Boris
Sigal Diamant Officer Cooper
Michael Watson Ilyia
Jeff Griggs Steve Lopez
Brett Baxter Clark Al Gregory
Gerald Hopkins Spocheck
Brooks Gardner Lieutenant Chaliapin
Doug Yasuda Huoy
Raymond Ma Billy Tan
Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad Lord Mao Tan
Darryl Fong Ray Lee
Ilia Volokh Slav
Tia Riebling Carla
Victoria Hawley Asia
David Rowe Kudo
Lelagi Togisala Gang Banger
Michael Ballew Truck Driver
Tom Bloom Soviet Bodyguard
Andy Langham Bouncer

Reception

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Chris The Brain from Bullets Points Action wrote: "Midnight Man was an enjoyable film that featured a quality cast and some quality martial arts action. But to me it was all the little extras that helped take it from regular Cheeseburger Macaroni to Cheeseburger Macaroni with crumbled bacon on top!"[1] Matt Poirier from Direct to Video Connoisseur gave it a bad review and stated: "It seems like Lamas has more stinkers than classics, and this is definitely in that former category. It wasn't just that it had limited action, it was the crap that went on when there wasn't action that hurt so much. Sometimes these actioners try too hard to be something other than an actioner, and as a result, we get something messier than it had to be."[2] Jack Sommersby from eFilmCritic gave the movie two stars and wrote: "The made-for-cable-TV Midnight Man isn't thrilling or swiftly enough paced to generate much in the way of excitement, and with a rather sodden hero at its center, it's not terribly interesting, either."[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Brain, Chris. "Bullet Points: Midnight Man aka Blood for Blood". Bullets Points Action. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ Poirier, Matt (September 2011). "Blood for Blood aka Midnight Man (1995)". Direct to Video Connoisseur.
  3. ^ Sommersby, Jack. "Midnight Man". eFilmCritic. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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