REDEMPTION (2002)

MORGAN'S RATING

L.A.'s toughest cop, John Sato, is the leader of an elite SWAT tactical force. When officer Erin Murphy gets killed on the job, Captain Grill blames John who is then fired by Internal Affairs. Unemployed and broke, John becomes desperate and turns for help to Tara, a high class call girl, who introduces him to mob boss Tony Leggio. Now deep in the crime underworld, John faces a ten million dollar bank heist and must choose between a path of greed and evil or redemption.

Don 'The Dragon' Wilson (John Sato Collins), Chris Penn (Tony Leggio), James Russo (Capt. Grill), Cynthia Rothrock (Erin Murphy), Richard Norton (Tom 'Snake' Sasso), Randy Brooks (Phillips), Sam J. Jones (Brick), Carrie Stevens (Tara), Richard Beattie (Nick), Chuck Borden (Wes), Jeff Centauri (Holdup Thug), Kevin Knotts (Rat), Khrystyne Haje (Nancy), Eddie Mui (Joey Lam), Nikki Bokal (April), David De Falco (Monty Rex), Steven Vincent Leigh (Steve 'Dog' Wu), Brad Bartram (Billy), Judy Lea (Mindy), Eric Lee (Li Kwong), Gerald Okamura (Kwai Lo), Richard Rabago (Tang Loo), Philip Ursino (Phil), Steffania De La Cruz (Bar Patron), Jaime Anstead (Bank Hostage), Nicolas Read (Steve), Michael R. Thayer (Officer Thayer), Peter Sugar Foot Cunningham (Junior, uncredited), Edwin Villa (Columbian Drug Dealer, uncredited), Dwayne Winstead (Jello, uncredited).

ONCE A COP, ALWAYS A COP.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Art Camacho. WRITER: Jack Capece. PRODUCER: David DeFalco. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Kelly Hirano. CO-PRODUCERS: Art Camacho and Don 'The Dragon' Wilson. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Richard Beattie. LINE PRODUCER: Guido Cerasuolo. DISTRIBUTOR: Argo Home Entertainment.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"It's strange...some very cheap production values aside, the movie had everything needed to make a good drama or a good actioner. Or even both. But too much of the time, Redemption doesn't know what to do with what it's got." -- Bad Movie Planet

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: May 28th, 2002 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE)