Street Law

Street Law (1995)

Welcome to the Jungle.

A martial arts-trained lawyer is forced to fight in illicit matches after he is framed for a crime, is dismissed from his firm, and all his assets are tied up, including his clothing and furniture after he is evicted from his apartment.

Date of release
1995-07-25
TMDB
3.3 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Action, Thriller, Drama
Director
Damian Lee

Casting

Interesting facts

Law of the Jungle, also known as Jungle Law, is a 1995 Canadian-American martial arts film written, produced and directed by Damian Lee, starring Jeff Wincott, Paco Christian Prieto and Christina Cox. Wincott stars as a lawyer who has fallen on hard times and must fight in underground tournaments organized by a mobster (Prieto) who was once his childhood friend. The film was retitled Street Law for its American release.

Production

Law of the Jungle was the second of a series of four Wincott vehicles produced and directed by Damian Lee, shortly after The Donor and before No Exit and When the Bullet Hits the Bone. An earlier film, The Killing Machine, also starred Wincott but was directed by Lee's frequent collaborator David Mitchell.

The film pairs Wincott with Mexican Paco Christian Prieto, fresh from the inner city martial arts film Only the Strong. This was a more demanding role, due to the extensive dialogue. Although Prieto—a sought after martial arts trainer—was not actively pursuing acting, he was contacted by an industry acquaintance who had heard of the project and suggested he meet Lee. An agreement was quickly found with the producer.

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