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Martial Law

  • TV Series
  • 1998–2000
  • 45m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,578
4,556
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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Buddy CopMartial ArtsPolice ProceduralActionComedyCrime

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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,578
    4,556
    • Creator
      • Carlton Cuse
    • Stars
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
      • Kelly Hu
      • Arsenio Hall
    • 39User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Episodes

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    Top Cast99+

    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Sammo Law
    • 1998–2000
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Chen Pei Pei
    • 1998–2000
    Arsenio Hall
    Arsenio Hall
    • Terrell Parker
    • 1998–2000
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • Capt. Benjamin Winship
    • 1998–1999
    Gretchen Egolf
    Gretchen Egolf
    • Amy Dylan
    • 1999–2000
    Louis Mandylor
    Louis Mandylor
    • Det. Louis Malone
    • 1998–1999
    Clayton J. Barber
    Clayton J. Barber
    • Thug…
    • 1998–1999
    Ron-Ann Frey
    • Jane Donovan
    • 1998–1999
    Tammy Lauren
    Tammy Lauren
    • Det. Dana Doyle
    • 1998
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • Lee Hei
    • 1998–1999
    Julia Campbell
    Julia Campbell
    • Melanie George
    • 1998–1999
    David Leitch
    David Leitch
    • David Hasbro
    • 1998
    Natalie Raitano
    Natalie Raitano
    • Ivana Bock
    • 2000
    Sung Kang
    Sung Kang
    • Xian…
    • 1999–2000
    Monica Malek-Yonan
    • Detective
    • 1998
    Neal McDonough
    Neal McDonough
    • Kyle Strode
    • 2000
    James Hong
    James Hong
    • Weng Chu…
    • 1999–2000
    Tim Curry
    Tim Curry
    • The One
    • 2000
    • Creator
      • Carlton Cuse
    • All cast & crew
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    Crime

    Storyline

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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
      • Sammo Law: [on hiking in the woods] Be careful where you step or you will fall into a trap. It is an old trick in Japan.
      • Terrell Parker: Fine. If we're hiking in Japan, I'll remember that. But we're in LA now and the only thing you can get out here is tetnus from stepping on a rusty na...
      • [falls into a trap]
      • Sammo Law: I tried to tell you. Why didn't you listen to me?
      • Terrell Parker: I don't know! I feel like Charleton Heston in 'Planet of the Apes' and believe me, no black man wants to be Charleton Heston!
    • Crazy credits
      Bloopers play before each episode's closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Target Presents CBS Sneak Peek (1998)

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    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 45m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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