Nightstalker (2002)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writer:

Chris Fisher (writer)

Release Date:

10 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror

Plot:

A horror film based on the life of Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, who terrorized people in the Los Angeles area during the mid-1980s.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Nightstalker | Rape | Shot In The Head | Death Metal

Cast

Bret Roberts	...	Nightstalker
Joseph McKelheer	...	Demon
Roxanne Day	...	Cherry
Julian Garcia	...	Man on Couch
Christine Long	...	Maria
Mikal Kartvedt	...	SWAT officer (as Mike Kartvedt)
Ana Mercedes	...	Mrs. Riviera
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Gabriella Martinez
Danny Trejo	...	Officer Frank Luis
Derek Hamilton	...	Detective Elliot
Evan Parke	...	Lieutenant Mayberry (as Evan Dexter Parke)
Brandi Emma	...	Adrianne DeLoia
A.J. Buckley	...	Somo
Douglas Spain	...	Father Rodriguez
Aimee Graham	...	Mercedes Woman
Marie Caldare	...	Sleeping Woman
Lillian Hurst	...	Thelma Martinez
Chay Santini	...	Teenage Girl
Eduardo Garcia	...	Teenager's Father
Patricia Rae	...	Teenager's Mother
Maria F. Quinones	...	Female Reporter #2
Hayley Taylor	...	Female Reporter #1
Michael Hegedus	...	Chief Bates
Stephen R. Hudis	...	Swat Officer #2

Directed by
Chris Fisher

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Fisher		writer

Produced by
Anthony Fiorino	....	line producer
Chris Fisher	....	producer
Todd King	....	executive producer
Phil Knowles	....	executive producer
Françoise Koster	....	associate producer
Ash R. Shah	....	producer
Danny Trejo	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Ryan Beveridge

Cinematography by
Eliot Rockett

Film Editing by
Daniel R. Padgett

Casting by
Anne McCarthy

Production Design by
Leslie Keel

Makeup Department
Robin Glaser	....	makeup department head
Annette Lorant	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Gonzales	....	makeup artist: day player (uncredited)

Production Management
Jonathan McCoy	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chad J. Shonk	....	second assistant director: pick-ups
Colleen Wassel	....	second assistant director
Brian Wescott	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gabrael Wilson	....	property master

Sound Department
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Markus Innocenti	....	supervising sound editor
Jackie Johnson	....	sound editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Jaime Lujan	....	boom operator
Sergio Sanmiguel	....	sound recordist
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Joe Cofer	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Stephen R. Hudis	....	co-stunt coordinator
Johnny Martin	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter DePhilippis	....	camera loader
Wadsworth Peters	....	electrician
Michael Steffen	....	grip
Gregg Thompson	....	grip

Casting Department
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting

Music Department
Bryon DiGianfilippo	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Kym Carranza	....	assistant to director
Aaron Pope	....	script supervisor
Janice Tucker	....	production accountant
Sean Strebin	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Imperial Fish Company
• Silver Nitrate Films
• Smooth Pictures

Distributors

• Eagle Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
• Smooth Pictures

Other Companies

• Mission Post  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, drug use and sexuality.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:18 | Germany:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imperial Fish Company

Trivia:

The movie was edited in editor Daniel R. Padgett's living room.

Quotes:

Nightstalker: But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Jaws (1975)

But I'm not gonna be gone, EVER

This is not going down as one of the all-time greats. Hey, I was just looking for a Danny Trejo fix until Machete comes out. He played a don't-give-a-damn cop here that was not as raw as I usually see him.

His partner, before she transferred to Homicide, was the ever luscious Roselyn Sanchez, who plays Elena on "Without a Trace." She is the feature of this movie, except for, of course Nightstalker and his ever-present buddy, Demon. I only mention them in passing as they are the main characters. They really don't do much. Everything is pretty much off-camera here and the movie deserved no more that a PG-13 rating for the violence. There was no sexuality, despite the MPAA claim. I doubt they even watched it as they would be immediately put off by the Death Metal music and the absolutely irritating camera work that was supposed to show what the Nightstalker was seeing and feeling as he operated high on crack. I suppose that was the intention; it was just plain irritating. Maybe they though the Satanic symbols were too much for the little ones, and they didn't want to be accused of offending someone's religion. Who knows? I got my Trejo fix, and got to see Sanchez (always fully clothed), so who cares.

Danny Trejo was a co-producer of this film. Tood bad he didn't remember his other 138 films and give us more reason to watch.