Bad Blood

Bad Blood (1994)

Ex-cop Travis Blackstone was sent to prison for destroying the proof of his brother's guilt. Now free, he must again come to the aid of his brother Franklin who is once again in trouble, this time owing $5 million to gangsters. Travis Blackstone finds himself taking on the gangsters.

Date of release
1994-11-03
TMDB
4.5 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Action
Director
Tibor Takács

Casting

Interesting facts

Bad Blood is a 1994 American action film directed by Tibor Takács, starring Lorenzo Lamas, Frankie Thorn, Hank Cheyne, Joe Son and John P. Ryan. Lamas stars as a bitter ex-cop who, after losing his badge and serving time to protect his crook brother, is asked by their father and his ex—now the brother's girlfriend—to defend him once more against a powerful mobster he has defrauded. Like MDP's earlier Joshua Tree, Bad Blood mixes noir with Hong Kong influences, and it shares some personnel with that film.

Production

The film was written by Neil Ruttenberg, before director Tibor Takacs' frequent collaborator and fellow Canadian Brian Irving took a pass at the screenplay. Although he went uncredited for his rewrite, Irving received mention as an associate producer. The script's title, also the filming title, was Smoke on the Water. The IMDb, based on unspecified sources, puts filming circa June 1993, with the budget coming in at close to US$2,000,000.

After filming, the title was changed to Viper for international markets, and Bad Blood for North America, which star Lorenzo Lamas said was the intended title. In the U.S., the film was substantially edited to secure an R rating from the MPAA. The original cut remained intact in a number of international territories.

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