History Film / BloodMoon

''Bloodmoon'' is a 1997 MartialArtsMovie / [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop Movie]] starring Gary Daniels as Detective Ken O'Hara, Darren Shahlavi as "The Killer" and Chuck Jeffreys as Detective Chuck Baker.

* GainaxEnding: Crossed with SuprisinglyHappyEnding with TheReveal at the end of the film that the bomb the family was tied to was just a harmless confetti cannon, and that the supposed child killer never killed any children at all.

In UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, a SerialKiller is stalking the best fighters in town and killing them one by one. Supporting roles are played by [[Series/{{Batman}} Frank Gorshin]] as Chief Hutchins , Brandie Sylfae as Kelly Weller and Wrestling/RobVanDam as Dutch Schultz.

* CurbStompBattle: The first fight - a world light heavyweight champion boxer barely gets a single hit in on the killer. Schultz appears to briefly be more of a match but it's obvious the killer is just playing with him.

In UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, a SerialKiller is stalking the best fighters in town and killing them one by one. Supporting roles are played by [[Series/Batman Frank Gorshin]] as Chief Hutchins , Brandie Sylfae as Kelly Weller and Wrestling/RobVanDam as Dutch Schultz.

In UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, a SerialKiller is stalking the best fighters in town and killing them one by one. Supporting roles are played by [[TheRiddler Frank Gorshin]] as Chief Hutchins , Brandie Sylfae as Kelly Weller and Wrestling/RobVanDam as Dutch Schultz.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The killer broadcasts one fight in real time over the internet to Baker's police station using a portable briefcase computer with a top mounted camera - very impressive by 1997 standards but laughably primitive by modern ones.

* ClicheStorm: Some of the killers dialogue.
-->"Schools out!", "Welcome to Hell!", "The endgame has begun!"

* CultClassic: Amongst martial arts fans for the very well choreographed fight sequences.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: In the first fight, after killing his opponent and hoisting him over his head, the cable holding the actor up is clearly visible.

''Bloodmoon'' contains examples of the following tropes:

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Schultz uses wrestling moves in his fight against the killer. Not surprising since he's played by a wrestler.

'''''Bloodmoon''''' is a 1997 MartialArtsMovie / [[BuddyCopShow Buddy Cop Movie]] starring Gary Daniels as Detective Ken O'Hara, Darren Shahlavi as "The Killer" and Chuck Jeffreys as Detective Chuck Baker.

* BadAss: Most of the fighters to one extent or another. The killer is probably the standout - during one sequence he fights O'Hara, Baker and Kelly, three very skilled martial artists in their own right, to a standstill and manages to escape, knocking Kelly unconscious in the process.

* {{Kendo}}: The killer wears a kendo outfit during the sword fight with the dojo master.

* ArtisticLicense: O'Hara and Baker inexplicably allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims, to aid their investigation directly. This indirectly leads to her death.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The killer goads O'Hara into the final battle by pretending to have tied his family to a bomb with a fifteen minute timer, however it's just a harmless confetti cannon.

* BadAssLongHair: The killer, definitely. Schultz and the incorrect suspect they go after thinking he's the killer - not so much.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The killer goads O'Hara into the final battle by pretending to have tied his family to a bomb with a fifteen minute timer, however it's just a harmless confetti cannon.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "The Killer" is never named. Neither the film credits nor the script ever name the character.

* BadAssLongHair: The killer, definitely. Schultz - not so much.

* ImprovisedWeapon: Both the boxer and Schultz try various ones without success. During the final battle O'Hara uses a metal pipe to far more effect. Various pieces of scenery and furniture are also used during various fights to varying degrees of success.

* ArtisticLicense: O'Hara and Baker inexplicably allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims, to aid their investigation directly. This indirectly leads to her death. The first fight is supposedly against a boxer but the actor playing him was actually a kickboxer which uses different striking techniques - obvious to any viewer with familiarity with either discipline.

* ArtisticLicense: O'Hara and Baker inexplicably allow Kelly, a civilian related to one of the victims, to aid their investigation directly. This indirectly leads to her death.

* KilledOffscreen: Kelly is found dead in a cupboard after stupidly going to the killer's hideout on her own, despite being knocked unconscious in her first fight with him.