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L.A. Wars
L.A. Wars
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Tony Kandah; Martin Morris;
Screenplay by	Addison Randall; Tony Kandah;
Starring	Vince Murdocco; Mary E. Zilba; A. J. Stephans; Johnny Venokur; Rodrigo Obregón; David Jean Thomas; Kerri Kasem; Sam Sabbagh;
Release date	1994;
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

External links

L.A. Wars at IMDb
L.A. Wars at Rotten Tomatoes

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[The_Baltimore_Sun_1994-1] "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.

[Vinegar_Syndrome-4] "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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