Midnight Man

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Midnight Man DVD Cover Country USA Directed by John Weidner Release Date 1995 Studio A.N.A. MDP Worldwide Distributor Artisan Entertainment Main Cast Character Actor John Kang Lorenzo Lamas Prince Samarki James Lew Mao Mak James Shigeta Lilly Kang Diane DiLascio Molly Kang Jamie Renée Smith Det. Paddy White Eric Pierpoint Buun Som Mako

Midnight Man (also entitled as Blood for Blood) is a 1995 action movie directed by John Weidner and starring Lorenzo Lamas as LAPD Det. John Kang, a martial art expert of Cambodian descent. When a ninja-style assassin starts a hunt for police detectives who became a threat for Cambodian mafia, Kang has to remember all that he was taught and counter the assassin.

The following weapons were used in the film Midnight Man:

Revolvers

Colt Python

Mao Mak (James Shigeta), the boss of Cambodian mafia, uses a Colt Python in one scene.

Colt Python with 4" Barrel and factory wood grips - .357 Magnum

Mao Mak fires his revolver.

Another view of the same scene.

Smith & Wesson Model 36

Chief Massey (James T. Callahan) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 36 in holster.

Smith & Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special

Chief Massey has a revolver in holster.

Pistols

Beretta 92FS

Beretta 92FS pistols are widely used by LAPD officers and detectives, including Kang's partner Paddy White (Eric Pierpoint), Lt. Chaliapin (Brooks Gardner), Dets. Steve Lopez (Jeff Griggs), Al Gregory (Brett Baxter Clark), Jack Spocheck (Gerald Hopkins), Officer Cooper (Sigal Diamant), and many others. Cambodian and Russian mobsters also use Beretta 92FS pistols.

Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm

A Cambodian mobster, disguised as a police officer, fires his Beretta in the opening scene.

Steve Lopez fires his pistol during the shootout with Cambodian thugs.

Al Gregory fires his pistol in the same scene.

Jack Spocheck fires his pistol in the same scene.

Randy (Bill Bolender) grabs Spocheck's pistol.

A close view of Paddy White's pistol.

Paddy encounters Samarki.

Ilyia (Michael Watson) (in center) fires at John Kang during the climactic shootout.

Beretta 92FS Inox

John Kang's (Lorenzo Lamas) service sidearm is a Beretta 92FS Inox pistol. In one scene John's pistol is briefly hold by his wife Lilly (Diane DiLascio). In the opening scene one of Cambodian mobsters, disguised as a police officer, uses a Beretta Inox.

Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm

A Cambodian mobster, disguised as a police officer, draws his Beretta Inox.

A close view of the pistol. It has unusually shaped wooden grips, so this pistol can be not a genuine Beretta but some version, maybe a blank firing one.

John Kang takes his pistol from the table.

John loads the Beretta.

John holds the pistol in action.

A grip of John's pistol is seen.

Lilly Kang aims John's Beretta.

Heckler & Koch P9S

Heckler & Koch P9S pistols are seen in hands of Cambodian mobsters, including Prince Samarki (James Lew) and Tango (Steven Vincent Leigh).

Heckler & Koch P9S, post 1973 model with hooked trigger guard - 9x19mm

Huoy (Doug Yasuda) (at the right) holds a P9S.

Prince Samarki examines his pistol before giving it to Tango.

Tango holds the pistol.

M1911A1

Huoy (Doug Yasuda) is seen with a Colt M1911A1 in the opening scene.

Pre-War Colt M1911A1 Pistol - Commercial Model known as the "Colt Government Model" - .45 ACP. This has a deep Colt factory blued finish, common for commercial variants before and after the war.

Huoy holds an M1911.

Browning Hi-Power

A Cambodian thug holds a Browning Hi-Power in one scene.

Browning Hi-Power "Type 73" - 9x19mm

A thug with a Hi-Power is in grapple with John Kang.

Unidentified Smith & Wesson pistol

In one scene Prince Samarki (James Lew) takes a pistol from a murdered police officer and uses it to kill another officer. This pistol appears to be compact Smith & Wesson model with fixed sights, but it's hard to identify the exact model as it's unclear if the pistol is blued or stainless.

Samarki in ambush.

Submachine Guns

MAC-10

MAC-10 SMGs are used by Cambodian and Russian mobsters.

Ingram MAC-10 open bolt submachine gun - 9x19mm

A Russian thug fires a MAC-10 during the shootout in the opening scene.

A Cambodian thug, disguised at a police officer, fires a MAC-10.

A Cambodian thug on guard with a MAC-10 in hand.

A Cambodian thug holds a MAC-10 during the business meeting between Cambodian and Russian mobsters.

A Cambodian thug at the right holds a MAC-10 in the final scene.

A Russian thug holds a MAC-10 in the same scene.

Kimel AP-9

In the final scene Prince Samarki (James Lew) appears with a Kimel AP-9 SMG in hand but throws it away in favor of cold arms.

AA Arms/Kimel Industries AP-9 Pistol - 9x19mm

Samarki holds an AP-9.

Heckler & Koch SP89

Several Russian mobsters are seen with Heckler & Koch SP89s, converted to full auto.

Heckler & Koch SP89 Pistol with factory 15-round magazine - 9x19mm

A thug fires an SP89 in the opening scene.

A closer view of the gun.

Rifles ans Assault Rifles

Heckler & Koch SR9(T)

During the climactic shootout John Kang (Lorenzo Lamas) uses a Heckler & Koch SR9 with a sniper scope and sound suppressor.

SR9(T) - 7.62x51mm NATO

John readies the rifle.

A close view of the suppressed G3.

John in action with his G3.

M16A1

During the climactic shootout Russian mobster Ilyia (Michael Watson) uses an M16A1 with Cobray CM203.

Colt M16A1 (5.56x45mm) with Cobray CM203 37mm Flare Launcher - 37mm.

Ilyia readies to fires a grenade.

Ilyia holds the M16.

John fires a grenade.

Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup

Cambodian and Russian mobsters use Ruger Mini-14 rifles in Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock.

Ruger Mini-14 in a Muzzelite MZ14 Bullpup stock - 5.56x45mm

A Cambodian thug, disguised at a police officer, fires a bullpup Ruger in the opening scene (at the background).

Another view of the same scene.

Two Cambodian thugs hold bullpup Rugers in the final scene.

Russian mobsters fire two bullpup Rugers, a MAC-10 and a Beretta 92FS at John Kang.

Other Weapons

Cobray CM203

During the climactic shootout Russian mobster Ilya (Michael Watson) uses an M16A1 with Cobray CM203 37mm Launcher. When he is shot, John Kang (Lorenzo Lamas) takes his rifle and fires a grenade from a loaded M203. He doesn't use the rifle itself, preferring his own Heckler & Koch SR9.

Colt M16A1 (5.56x45mm) with Cobray CM203 37mm Flare Launcher - 37mm.

Ilyia readies to fires a grenade.

Ilyia holds the M16.

John fires a grenade.

DefTech 37mm launcher

During the shootout with police a Cambodian thug is armed with a DefTech 37mm launcher.

Defense Technologies/Federal Laboratories launcher 37mm with folding stock

A close view of the muzzle.

A thug drops his gun, being shot.

Unfolded stock and pistol grip can be seen.

Trivia

Blood For Blood Poster.