{{for|the 1973 Chuck Norris film|Yellow Faced Tiger}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Karate Cop | image = | caption = | director = Alan Roberts | writer = Denny Grayson<br>Ronald L. Marchini<br>Bill Zide | producer = Ronald L. Marchini<br>Garrick Huey<br>Jo-Anne Marchini | starring = Ron Marchini<br>David Carradine | cinematography = Hugh C. Litfin | editing = Garrick Huey | music = Cecil Ramirez<br>Ralph Stover | distributor = Imperial Entertainment | released = {{Film date|1991}} | runtime = 90 minutes<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Rodger |date=1993-10-30 |title=Lone cop faces evil dictator |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/manchester-evening-news-lone-cop-faces-e/174297859/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=Manchester Evening News |pages=29}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = Unknown }} '''''Karate Cop''''' is a 1991 direct-to-video martial arts action film. Also released as ''Dragon Cop'', it is the sequel to the film ''Omega Cop''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Law |first=John |date=1993-11-04 |title=Karate Cop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/niagara-falls-review-karate-cop/174297273/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=Niagara Falls Review |pages=16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1993-09-09 |title=Dragon Cop videos to be won |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/crosby-herald-dragon-cop-videos-to-be-wo/174297958/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=Crosby Herald |pages=31}}</ref> 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; David Carradine makes a cameo appearance.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Choi |first=Annie |date=2015-08-28 |title=Karate Cop (1991) – Bleeding Skull |url=http://bleedingskull.com/karate-cop-1991/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> Filmed in California.<ref name=":2" />
==Plot== After an environmental holocaust caused by solar flares nearly destroyed the Earth the atmosphere is ridden with solar radiation and global temperatures had risen greatly. This catastrophe left almost every human on earth dead, devastated the environment, and causes societal collapse. Crime rates have drastically increased, and the few human beings left have decided to fend for themselves and much of the world has seen the rise of gangs of rampaging marauders. In post-apocalyptic America, the once-stable society has become a corrupt, crime-ridden totalitarian wasteland. The few remaining citizens are either hiding in devastated urban areas or are controlled by various 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 as the gangs slowly weed each other out by fighting in large arenas to create the most powerful gang and thus control the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-09-15 |title=Don't Miss the Exclusive Premiere of Karate Cop – 90's Martial Arts Classic Streaming Free Today on Black Belt Mag YouTube |url=https://www.blackbeltmag.com/karate-cop-on-black-belt-mag-today |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Black Belt Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
==Cast== * Ronald L. Marchini as John Travis<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Karate Cop |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18301/karate-cop#overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025145236/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18301/Karate-Cop/#overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}</ref> * 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<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2009-06-04 |title=David Carradine found dead |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/david-carradine-found-dead-1118004516/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> * Vibbe Haugaard as Mica * Warren Reed as Fat Scav * Jeffrey K. Lee as Sneaker * Lorraine Swanson as Tess * Denny Grayson as Priest * Kelli Gianettoni as Dancing Dahlia * Stephen W. Sargent as Danny * Chris Ost as Cardplayer #1 * Mark Stevens as Cardplayer #2 * Frank O. Montelongo as Poolplayer #1 * Michael Pyper as Poolplayer #2 * J. D. Bristow as Black T-shirt * Christopher John Reynolds as Last Attacker
==Release== The film was a direct-to-video release. The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who criticized the film for its acting and plot.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1993-09-20 |title=Bewildered hero |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lincolnshire-echo-bewildered-hero/174298093/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=Lincolnshire Echo |pages=5}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kilcommons |first=Denis |date=1993-09-25 |title=Video: Dragon Cop |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huddersfield-daily-examiner-video-drago/174298288/ |access-date=2025-06-11 |work=Huddersfield Daily Examiner |pages=20}}</ref>
Rifftrax has released a riffed version of the movie on September 24, 2019.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.rifftrax.com/karate-cop |title=Karate Cop |date=2019-09-24 |language=en |access-date=2025-06-11 |via=www.rifftrax.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0102187}} * {{TCMDb title|18301}}
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