Blood Street
{{Infobox film
| name = Blood Street
| image = Blood Street poster.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
| director = Leo Fong, George Chung
| producer = Sunny Lim
| writer = Leo Fong
| starring = Leo Fong
Richard Norton
Stan Wertlieb
Stack Pierce
Chuck Jeffreys
Kim Paige
Patty Georgeson
Joe Lynum
Woody Farmer
| narrator = Leo Fong
| music = W.C. Jeffreys
Paul Schroeder
| cinematography = Frank Harris
| editing = Peter Jones
| studio =
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| released = {{Film date|1988}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
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Blood Street is a 1988 action film co-directed by Leo Fong. It stars Fong in a reprised role as private detective Joe Wong who has been hired to find a woman's husband who has gone missing. Richard Norton, Stan Wertlieb, Stack Pierce, Chuck Jeffreys and Kymberly Paige also appear in the film.
Story
Joe Wong was a character that previously appeared in a Leo Fong film, Low Blow. He was a California PI who ran his business out of his shabby unkempt office.Los Angeles Times, June 02, 1986 - [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-02-ca-8531-story.html Movie Review : 'Low Blow' Takes Aim At The Heights Of Silliness - Michael Wilmington] Wong returns in this film as one of the best in the business, operating from his base in San Francisco.World Film Geek - [https://worldfilmgeek.com/2016/07/15/review-blood-street-1988/ REVIEW: Blood Street (1988)]Letterboxd - [https://letterboxd.com/film/blood-street/ Blood Street 1988 Directed by George Chung, Leo Fong]ČSFD.cz - [https://www.csfd.cz/film/129189-blood-street/komentare/ Blood Street, Akční] One day a woman walks into Wong's office and asks for his help. She needs him to find her missing husband Aldo. This takes Wong on a journey though the criminal world. Along the way he encounters a father and son team of Solomon and Bones which is played by Stack Pierce and Chuck Jeffreys.Comeuppance Reviews - [http://www.comeuppancereviews.net/2011/02/ Blood Street (1990)] Wong ends up getting involved in a gang war between Malcolm Boyd (played by Richard Norton) and Aldo (played by Stan Wertlieb), the man he was supposed to be looking for.Monkey Trailers - [http://www.monkeytrailers.com/movies/276545-blood-street Blood Street (1988)]
Background
Due to the recurring character Joe Wong, the film is probably a sequel of sorts to Low Blow where in this film, Fong plays a Raymond Chandler type martial arts expert.80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures, By Daniel R. Budnik - [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6RtDgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Joe+Wong%22Leo+Fong%22&pg=PA121 Page 120 Low Blow]Letterboxd - [https://letterboxd.com/film/blood-street/ Blood Street 1988 Directed by George Chung, Leo Fong]The Hollywood Reporter, Volume 317, Issues 1-18 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=21QIAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Leo+Fong%22Bloodstreet Page 158] The alternative title Eyes of the Dragon 2 Bloodstreet, could give the impression that it is a possible sequel to another Fong Directed title Eyes of the Dragon'', which also featured Richard Norton, Chuck Jeffreys.British Film Institute - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170914181849/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fceea3b Bloodstreet (1989)]Filmstarts - [http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/205465.html Eyes of the Dragon II - Bloodstreet]
It was directed by both Leo Fong and George Chung, and the cinematographer was Frank Harris.Letterboxd - [https://letterboxd.com/film/blood-street/crew/ Blood Street 1988 Directed by George Chung, Leo Fong]BFI - [https://web.archive.org/web/20170914181849/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fceea3b Bloodstreet (1989), Casst & Credits]
The narration for the film was provided by Leo Fong.Comeuppance Reviews - [http://www.comeuppancereviews.net/2011/02/ Blood Street (1990)]
=Roles and actor info=
Stack Pierce who plays Solomon here,Filmweb - [http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Blood+Street-1990-617448# Blood Street (1990) wideo, obsada aktorska] acted in Low Blow and depending on which source, he played either Corky or Duke.80s Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget, High Impact Pictures, By Daniel R. Budnik - [https://books.google.com/books?id=S6RtDgAAQBAJ&dq=Stack+Pierce+Corky&pg=PA121 Page 120 to 121 Low Blow]The Motion Picture Guide ... Annual, By Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross - [https://books.google.com/books?id=aYgqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Stack+Pierce%22Duke+%22Low+Blow%22 Page 165]
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|tt0131979}}
- [http://bigdassorted.blogspot.com/2016/04/film-review-blood-street-1988.html Assorted Thoughts From An Unsorted Mind: Film Review: Blood Street (1988)]
- [https://worldfilmgeek.com/2016/07/15/review-blood-street-1988/ World Film Geek REVIEW: Blood Street (1988)]
Category:American action films
Category:American independent films
Category:1988 independent films
Category:American martial arts films
Category:Films shot in California
Category:Films directed by Leo Fong
Category:1988 martial arts films
Category:1980s English-language films