Rigged (2008)

Director:

Jonathan Dillon

Writer:

Ian Shorr (writer)

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (France)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Counted down but never counted out.

Plot:

In the seedy underground of illegal prizefighting, a corrupt boxing promoter is embroiled in a dangerous fight-fixing scheme with his female prizefighter.

Plot Keywords:

Underground | Boxing | Drowning | Police Bust | Stealing Car

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Rebecca Neuenswander	...	Katherine Parker
Chad Ortis	...	Michael Dublin
Kurt Hanover	...	Clark Richter
John Wilson	...	Cleveland
Larry Peterson	...	Speedy Lenny
Alicia Cabrera	...	Lisa Wong (as Alicia Cabrara)
Kate Forristall	...	Lorna Dublin
Allison Poccia	...	Lucy
Adrian Bartholomew	...	P.K. Jimmy
Jonathan Laurans	...	Prasith Phengvong
Lahcen Anajjar	...	Street Race MC (as Lahsen Anajjar)
Will Fowler	...	Ryan Carrick
Matt Schroll	...	'Big Ben' McDaniel
Shane Lowery	...	T-Bone Barber
Jorge M. Roman	...	Carlos Mendoza (as Jorge Roman)
Elizabeth Ahrens	...	Nina - Girl with Kat
Ari Bavel	...	Hank the Barkeep
Aubree Bowen	...	Truck Girl
Stephen Hence	...	Leroy Perone
Nathan Darrow	...	Hospital Orderly
David Gilmore	...	Janitor
Garrett Dutton	...	Averyk - Bookie (as Garrett Dutton aka G. Love)
David Alan Graf	...	Dockworker (as David Allen Graf)
Issac Lundberg	...	Young Boy Parker
Mark Ridgway	...	Kenneth Parker
DeeDee Arps	...	Kimberly Parker (as Diane Arps)
Darren Maloney	...	Sam Fullerton
Kaelin Agar	...	Michelle
Jeffrey Fellin	...	Tomsick
Jeff Woods	...	Bar Basement Fighter
Richard A. Buswell	...	8-Ball (as Richard Buswell)
J. Richard Walker	...	New Year's Eve Announcer (as Richard Walker)
Nadia Griffith	...	Maria
Camille Reneau	...	Theresa
Denny Carter	...	Female Prisoner #1
Whitney Armstrong	...	Female Prisoner #2
Connie Reiser	...	Female Prisoner #3
Rodney Regan	...	Cowboy Posse #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shaun Friesen	...	Street Race Mechanic #3
Ben Nogueras	...	Richter's Cut Team
Robert P. Campbell	...	Street Race / fight attendee (uncredited)
Denise Carroll	...	Bar Girl (uncredited)
Deb Keeney	...	Street race / Fight Attendee (uncredited)
James Kellogg	...	Man In Front Row of Fight (uncredited)
Chris Spicer	...	Fight attendee (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Dillon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ian Shorr		writer

Produced by
Robert Cecil	....	technical producer
Jonathan Dillon	....	producer
Nick Kimutis	....	co-producer
Bobby McGee	....	producer
Chad Ortis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ryan Adison Amen
Patrick Kirst

Cinematography by
Hanuman Brown-Eagle

Film Editing by
Jonathan Dillon

Production Design by
Sally Cummings

Costume Design by
Zorineh Hovak

Makeup Department
Shanta Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist
Colleen May	....	makeup artist
Theresa Miller	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Deaver	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Deaver	....	assistant director
Bobby McGee	....	assistant director

Art Department
Sam Brown	....	set dresser
Sally Cummings	....	property master
Dan O'Donoghue	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Melissa Bylsma	....	sound coordinator
David L. Gilmore	....	sound
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Gross	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Art Kenyon	....	assistant pyrotechnics
Tim McGill	....	pyrotechnics specialist

Stunts
Richard A. Buswell	....	fight choreography
Richard A. Buswell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Cantu	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Cantu	....	jib operator
Jerry Koukol	....	grip
Steven Mah	....	grip
Collin Martin	....	assistant camera
Morgan Miller	....	set still photographer
Tony Ontiveros	....	second assistant camera
Tony Ontiveros	....	swing grip
Rodney Reagan	....	key grip best boy
Nate Rose	....	grip
Michael Stoecker	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zorineh Hovak	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Josh Fry	....	assistant editor
Ted Hammond	....	assistant editor
Kyle Harbaugh	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Noah Gladstone	....	music contractor
Scott Marcussen	....	composer: additional music
Miles Rogers	....	music mixer

Other crew
Chrystal Carpenter	....	production assistant
Ted Hammond	....	production assistant
Bet Mercer	....	production assistant (as Beth Mercer)

Production Companies

• Outpost Pictures

Distributors

• Phase 4 Films (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinemavault Releasing (2009) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (all media)
• Peace Arch Home Entertainment
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Fight Night (International: English title) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language including sexual references and brief nudity.

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Company:

Outpost Pictures

Quotes:

Katherine Parker: [Dublin still tries to hotwire the car] "Where did you learn to hotwire? The Special Olympics?"

A pleasant surprise - 7.5 stars

There are several things to like about this movie, but I will place the bulk of my praise where it belongs: Rebecca Neuenswander. Without her, I doubt the movie would have been nearly as good. I read that Rebecca is a martial artist, and I believe it. You see in the movie that she is athletic; she moves like a fighter. Not only that, she is a fine actress as well. Exactly the qualities needed for the role of Katherine (and hence the movie). If Rebecca wants it, she has a career waiting for her as an action star.

This is an enjoyable picture, much more than I expected going in. The fight scenes are good, only slightly uneven in places. Story, character development, fine acting, they are all there. For a low-budget film trying to do something a little different, I think it turned out well. Definitely worth seeing.