Paul Maslak graduated from the University of Maryland with a BS degree in Business Administration. While concurrently working for Disney as a project planner on EPCOT and Tokyo Disneyland, he took a job as editor of INSIDE KUNG-FU magazine. In this latter capacity, he was invited to work as casting director on the martial arts film, "No Retreat, No Surrender," for which he helpled "discover" Jean-Claude Van Damme and Cynthia Rothrock. Afterwards, he pursued a two-track career for many years, working as a master scheduler and production control supervisor in corporate America by day, and free-lancing as a story analyst for HBO and Tri-Star Pictures by night. Eventually, he quit his corporate job, at first managing martial arts actors, but then taking jobs in hands-on film production. He worked his way up through the ranks of many low-budget films to become a full producer. In 1993, he formed a partnership to produce independent features, and in 1996, he began directing with the film "Sworn to Justice."
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Biography from TMDB.
- Producer and writer, also director
- 13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Paul Maslak's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 3
Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 2
Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3
Casual 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 7 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet5
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Paul Maslak's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).
- The Right Temptation (2000) · producer · free
- Red Sun Rising (1994) · writer, producer · free
- Blackbelt (1992) · writer · free
- Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991) · martial arts choreographer · free
- Out for Blood (1992) · actor, writer, producer · free
- Sworn to Justice (1996) · director, writer, producer · free
- Future Kick (1991) · fight choreographer · stunts · free
- Cyber Tracker (1994) · producer · free
- Red Sun Rising (1994) · writer, producer
- Blackbelt (1992) · writer
- Bloodfist III: Forced to Fight (1991) · martial arts choreographer
- Out for Blood (1992) · actor, writer, producer
- Sworn to Justice (1996) · director, writer, producer
- Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993) · writer, producer
- Cyber Tracker (1994) · producer · free
Subscription and free streaming for Paul Maslak's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.
Just Sue Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Right Temptation(2000)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Primary Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Kiss Toledo Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Sworn to Justice(1996)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Angel of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Red Sun Rising(1994)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Cyber Tracker(1994)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Out for Blood(1992)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Bloodfist IV: Die Trying(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Blackbelt(1992)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Future Kick(1991)
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Ring of Fire(1991)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
No Retreat, No Surrender(1986)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles from 1986 to 2000.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Paul Maslak's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 20th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 13 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned2
- Cult Classic2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the dialogue 30/100 and the plot and story 31/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Paul Maslak work with?
People who share at least 2 of Paul Maslak's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Don Wilson shares the most, 7.
Directors
- Richard W. MunchkinShared titles: Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993), Out for Blood (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Richard W. Munchkin
Writers
- Neva FriedennShared titles: The Right Temptation (2000), Sworn to Justice (1996), Red Sun Rising (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Out for Blood (1992)See all 5 shared titles with Neva Friedenn
- Robert EasterShared titles: Sworn to Justice (1996), Red Sun Rising (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Out for Blood (1992)See all 4 shared titles with Robert Easter
- Rob KerchnerShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)See all 2 shared titles with Rob Kerchner
Actors
- Don WilsonShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Cyber Tracker (1994), Red Sun Rising (1994), Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993), Blackbelt (1992), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992), Out for Blood (1992)See all 7 shared titles with Don Wilson
- MakoShared titles: Sworn to Justice (1996), Red Sun Rising (1994)See all 2 shared titles with Mako
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- David WurstShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)See all 3 shared titles with David Wurst
- Eric WurstShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Eric Wurst
- Richard PepinShared titles: Cyber Tracker (1994), Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993), Out for Blood (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Richard Pepin
- John WeidnerShared titles: Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993), Out for Blood (1992)See all 2 shared titles with John Weidner
Producers
- Joseph MerhiShared titles: Cyber Tracker (1994), Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993), Out for Blood (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Joseph Merhi
- Mike ElliottShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Elliott
- Roger CormanShared titles: Bloodfist V: Human Target (1994), Blackbelt (1992), Bloodfist IV: Die Trying (1992)See all 3 shared titles with Roger Corman
- Scott McAboyShared titles: Cyber Tracker (1994), Ring of Fire II: Blood and Steel (1993)See all 2 shared titles with Scott McAboy
Mixed roles
- Lyndon ChubbuckShared titles: The Right Temptation (2000), Sworn to Justice (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Lyndon Chubbuck
