King Rikki (2002)

Director:

James Gavin Bedford

Writers:

Jesse Graham (writer)
William Shakespeare (play)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Shakespeare's Richard the Third in 21st Century Los Angeles.

Plot:

In life, there's silver, and there's lead, says Rikki Ortega, as he moves to be king of the street in "Ánglio," L.A.'s east side...

Plot Keywords:

Gang | William Shakespeare | Shakespeare's Richard III | Based On Play | Character Name In Title

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jon Seda	...	Rikki Ortega
Mario López	...	Juan Vallejo (as Mario Lopez)
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Anita (as Tonantzín Carmelo)
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Eduardo Ortega
Vincent Castellanos	...	Palacios
Danny Lopes	...	Casio
Sam Sarpong	...	Louis
Alex Miranda	...	Rafael Ortega
David Labiosa	...	Rios
Isabella Donato	...	Lupe
Danielle Camastra	...	Margarita Salcido
Laura Cerón	...	Emalita Ortega
Liz Torres	...	Mother
Manny Perez	...	Jorge Ortega
Jill-Michele Melean	...	Clara (as Jill-Michele Meleán)
Orlando Valencia	...	Ramon
Renoly Santiago	...	Cesar Rojas
Albert Garcia	...	Heavy #1
German Leonne	...	Heavy #2
Adam Rodriguez	...	Alejandro Rojas
Ricardo Molina	...	Driver
John Eddins	...	Lt. Capman
Christopher Kendra	...	Officer Hack
Steve Whelan	...	Officer White
Irene Olga López	...	Mrs. Rojas
Ana Mercedes	...	Senora Ichaso
Ricki Lopez	...	Gregorio Ichaso
Paul Stevenson	...	Prison Buddy
Steve Pena	...	Prisoner #1 (as Steve Peña)
Hynden Walch	...	Co-Worker
F.J. Rio	...	Honcho
Rolando Molina	...	Javier
Yelba Osorio	...	Young Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cristian Castillo	...	Gang member (uncredited)

Directed by
James Gavin Bedford

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jesse Graham		writer
William Shakespeare		play "Richard III"

Produced by
Alec Costandinos	....	executive producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	line producer
John D. Vaughan	....	producer

Cinematography by
Rob Sweeney

Film Editing by
James Gavin Bedford

Casting by
David Bloch

Production Design by
Stephen Greenberg

Set Decoration by
Barbara Cassel

Costume Design by
Rene Holguin

Makeup Department
Aimi Edelman	....	hair stylist
Aimi Edelman	....	makeup artist
Vanessa Taub	....	assistant hair stylist
Vanessa Taub	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	first assistant director
Mimi Gillies	....	second assistant director
Heath Howard	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Allison Gross	....	assistant property master
Patrick J. Marchese	....	lead man
Cynthia Nibler	....	property master

Sound Department
James Gavin Bedford	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Evans	....	boom operator (as R. Steven Evans)
Mack Melson	....	production sound mixer
Russel Wiedemann	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects

Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunt coordinator (as Kim Koski)
John Koyama	....	stunts (as John Koyoma)
Danny Lopez	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Gilbert Rosales	....	stunts
Spencer Sano	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Bilodeau	....	grip
Leslie Cribbs	....	electrician
Suzanne Dietz	....	electrician
Dejon Ellis Jr.	....	grip
Jeremiah Goode	....	grip
Alex Jaworski	....	best boy electric
Jeremiah Johnson	....	grip
Chris Kovalski	....	best boy grip
Evan Marder	....	grip
Brandon Margulies	....	camera loader
Skip McCraw	....	gaffer
Caleb Nelson	....	key grip
Rich Paisley	....	electrician
Andrew Parke	....	director of photography: second unit
Cricket Peters	....	electrician
Scott Romsos	....	electrician
Calese Russell	....	grip
Thom Ryan	....	additional camera operator
Troy Shevitt	....	electrician
William E. Spann	....	electrician
Joe Spitaletto	....	electrician
Lisbeth Storandt	....	first assistant camera
Fred Troesken	....	electrician
Kim Whaley	....	second assistant camera
Dan Wilson	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelsi MacIntyre	....	costumer
Bridget O'Neill	....	wardrobe intern

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Guy J. Graves	....	picture car coordinator
Guy J. Graves	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Alezay Araneta	....	key production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
William Clark Coit III	....	location scout (as William Coit)
Bill Davis	....	armorer
Bill Davis	....	automatic weapons specialist
Ronald K. Davis	....	location manager
Mimi Gillies	....	production coordinator
Sophia Kouyoumdjian	....	production intern
Tom McAlister	....	script supervisor
Colin Penney	....	set production assistant
Lillian Rose V	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Mistral Pictures LLC

Distributors

• Dream Rock
• Moonstone Entertainment
• Screen Media Films (2002) (USA) (video)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hollywood Caterers  catering

Also Known As:

Rikki the Pig (USA) (working title)
The Street King (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, drugs, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

Brazil:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mistral Pictures LLC

Movie Connections:

Version of Richard III (1995)

Soundtrack:

Adagio del Ray

Stupid

"Street King" sticks Seda out front as a Mexican gang member who climbs the ladder of success in the streets of East L.A. by finding creative ways to "off" his competition. Seda explains his stratagem and gang politics by talking to the camera throughout the film thereby providing constant reminders we're watching a MOVIE (duh)! The film offers okay art and technicals but fails on story, breaching reality in every frame as it withers and finally dies a slow death of purposeless mediocrity. Pass on this sophomoric story and waste of talent. (D+)