Midnight Man (1995 film)

Midnight Man (also known as Blood for Blood) is a 1995 Direct-To-Video 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.

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

Plot

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
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

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
  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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