L.A. Wars
Promotional release poster
Directed by
  • Tony Kandah
  • Martin Morris
Screenplay by
  • Addison Randall
  • Tony Kandah
Starring
Release date
1994
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

L.A. Wars is a 1994 American action film directed by Tony Kandah and Martin Morris.[1][2] It stars Vince Murdocco as a disgraced former officer of the Los Angeles Police Department who becomes involved in a conflict between two rival crime syndicates.[3][4]

Cast

  • Vince Murdocco as Jaquinn
  • Mary E. Zilba as Carla Giovani
  • A. J. Stephans as Carlo Giovani
  • Johnny Venokur as Vinnie Scoletti
  • Rodrigo Obregón as Raul Guzman
  • David Jean Thomas as Capt. Roark
  • Kerri Kasem as Rosa
  • Sam Sabbagh as Vick

Reception

A reviewer for the New York Daily News gave the film a score of two stars, noting that the "invincible heroics" of Murdocco's character "grow irritating", but commending the performances of Obregón and Venokur.[5]

Brian Orndorf, in a retrospective review of the film for Blu-ray.com, wrote that it "[finds] success when it stops trying to be anything more than a VHS-ready bruiser that loves to shoot up characters and burn everything else to the ground."[6]

Home media

L.A. Wars first received a home video release in June 1994.[1] In May 2020, the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Vinegar Syndrome.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Video: New releases". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. June 3, 1994. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ Craddock, Jim (2001). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2002. Visible Ink Press. p. 406. ISBN 978-0-7876-5755-0.
  3. ↑ Lott, M. Ray (2004). The American Martial Arts Film. McFarland. p. 181. ISBN 0786418362.
  4. 1 2 "L.A. Wars – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "L.A. Wars". New York Daily News. New York, New York. June 10, 1994. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Orndorf, Brian (May 31, 2020). "L.A. Wars Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.


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