Rapid Fire (TV 2006)

A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun ... See full summary »

Director:

Kari Skogland

Stars:

David Cubitt, Kristin Lehman, Jessica Steen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Cubitt	...	George Smith
Kristin Lehman	...	Angela
Jessica Steen	...	Linda
Brendan Fletcher	...	Billy
Vincent Gale	...	Manny
Zak Santiago	...	Russell
Katharine Isabelle	...	Amber
Alf Humphreys	...	Bank Manager (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Emy Aneke	...	Roy
Jason Gedrick	...	Tony
Lauro Chartrand	...	Deputy Lauro
Tee Fargo	...	Bank Customer
Marsha Regis	...	Bank Teller
Alvin Sanders	...	Tom Green
Peter Sherayko	...	Gun Dealer Pete

Storyline

A desperate band of Militia men attempts a daylight bank robbery in the sleepy semi-rural City of Norco, California, and leads the local Police on the longest, most violent running gun battle in Law Enforcement history. Based on the true events.

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Plot Keywords:

bank robbery | based on true story

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Taglines:

The explosive true story!

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Assalto Explosivo

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nomadic Pictures, Norco Productions Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min (USA network library print)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Over 40,000 rounds of blank ammunition was expended in the filming of the almost thirty minute car chase/shootout.

User Reviews

Based on real events?

It's hard to believe this was based on real events; all that carnage for what? If it's depicted as accurate the shopping mall siege and the revenge for Billy's killing went on too long. The writing wasn't as tight as I'd expected from the write up on the back of the DVD cover which leads us to believe it is a relentless action movie full of high speed chases and action. It was, well, to a point ... once it got going, some 45 minutes in that is ... in events like this, there are always casualties and apart from the wounded, who hopefully recovered, it is so sad to learn that one of the policemen died and he'd recently become a father.

Nothing was gained by the gang at the end of the movie, except death for 2 of them and prison for the other 2, the leader was played by David Cubitt (a brief deviation from Detective Lee Scanlon in Medium) and while he gives a great performance as the ringleader (as did all of the other respective actors) I feel the writing could have been better. As it was, the story felt very loose and half hearted. The actors did their best but they were let down by the writing, directing and overall direction the powers that be wanted this movie to go.

Apologies to those who disagree, it's just my opinion that's all.