Karate Cop
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| Karate Cop | |
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| Directed by | Alan Roberts |
| Produced by | Ronald L. Marchini Garrick Huey Jo-Anne Marchini |
| Written by | Denny Grayson Ronald L. Marchini Bill Zide |
| Starring | Ron Marchini David Carradine |
| Music by | Cecil Ramirez Ralph Stover |
| Cinematography | Hugh C. Litfin |
| Editing by | Garrick Huey |
| Distributed by | Imperial Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | 1991 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
Karate Cop is a 1991 direct-to-video martial arts action film. It is the sequel to the film Omega Cop. It is set in the post-apocalyptic near-future about a karate-trained police officer struggling to keep order in a chaotic, unstable totalitarian society. It stars Ronald L. Marchini in the main role and David Carradine in a cameo appearance. Despite a release without much praise or attention, Karate Cop is now widely considered to be one of the best cult classics by fans and critics alike.
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[edit] Plot
An environmental holocaust, which happened because the sun created an onslaught of solar flares made up of red-hot, radiation ridden plasma that nearly destroyed Earth. This left the atmosphere ridden with solar radiation and increased the global temperature greatly. Because of this catastrophe, it leaves almost every human on earth dead, devestates the environment, and collapses all of society and the global economy. Crime rates have drastically increased, and the few human beings left have decided to fend for themselves, therefore, much of the world, including America, have become totalitarian governments. The people in control are gangs of rampaging marauders. In post-apocalyptic America, the once sovreign society has become a corrupt, crime ridden totalitarian wasteland. The few remaining citizens are either hiding in devestated urban areas or are in control of by a series of gangs that now rule the cities with an iron fist. A former cop, John Travis, is a martial arts expert and spends his days undercover, walking across the barren urban landscape. Travis is doing his best to maintain some kind of order, despite the fact that the gangs slowly weed each other out by fighting in large arenas to create the most powerful gang that would control the government.
[edit] Cast
Ronald L. Marchini as John Travis
Carrie Chambers as Rachel
Michael E. Bristow as Snaker
D.W. Landingham as Lincoln
Michael M. Foley as Lincoln's Champion
Dana Bentley as Lincoln's Woman
Dax Nicholas as Cal
David Carradine as Dad
Vibbe Haugaard as Mica
Warren Reed as Fat Scav
Jeffrey K. Lee as Sneeker
Lorraine Swanson as Tess
Denny Grayson as Priest
Kelli Gianettoni as Dancing Dahlia
Stephen W. Sargent as Danny
[edit] Release
The film was a direct-to-video release, so totals of how many units it sold are unknown. The film was a sleeper hit, and did not receive much attention. Therefore, it nearly slipped into obscurity. However, years later, it has since been rediscovered and has gained a small cult following.[citation needed] The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who initially criticized the film for its acting and plot. However, almost all critics have praised the film for its carefully researched and extensively coreographed action sequences.
[edit] External links
- Karate Cop at the Internet Movie Database
- Karate Cop at AllRovi
- Karate Cop at the TCM Movie Database
