Right at Your Door (2006)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Chris Gorak

Writer:

Chris Gorak (writer)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Terror just hit home.

Plot:

A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud. |

Plot Keywords:

Dirty Bomb | Bomb | Los Angeles | Hermetically Closed House | Death

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Mary McCormack	...	Lexi
Rory Cochrane	...	Brad
Tony Perez	...	Alvaro
Scotty Noyd Jr.	...	Timmy
Max Kasch	...	Corporal Marshall
Jon Huertas	...	Rick
Will McCormack	...	Jason
Emeka Nnadi	...	Synthetic Soldier #2
Marisol Ramirez	...	Synthetic Soldier #3
Hector Luis Bustamante	...	Store Owner
Alejandra Flores	...	Terrified Woman on Street
Christopher Rocha	...	Hurried Man
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Hardware Woman
Nigel Gibbs	...	Another Officer
Jenny O'Hara	...	Lexi's Mother
Jessica Freitas	...	Gail
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nina Barry	...	Kathy Reynolds
Ed Francis Martin	...	Juan Martinez
Ed Martin	...	Juan Martinez
David Richards	...	Neil Simmons
Kimberly Scott	...	City Official (voice)
Phillip Gramm	...	Synthetic Soldier #4 (uncredited)

Directed by
Chris Gorak

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Gorak		writer

Produced by
Julie M. Anderson	....	line producer
Jesse Johnston	....	co-producer
Stephanie Lewis	....	co-producer
Jonah Smith	....	producer
Palmer West	....	producer

Original Music by
tomandandy

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond

Film Editing by
Jeffrey M. Werner

Casting by
Jennifer Levy
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Ramsey Avery

Art Direction by
Patricio M. Farrell

Set Decoration by
Stephanie DeSantis

Costume Design by
Rebecca Bentjen

Makeup Department
Ayla Dew	....	assistant makeup artist
Galaxy San Juan	....	key makeup artist (as Galaxy)

Production Management
John S. Dorsey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shelley Marie Brown	....	second assistant director
Brian O'Sullivan	....	first assistant director
Jim Simone	....	first assistant director
Dru Zipkin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jason E. Baldwin	....	property master
James Cocks	....	on-set dresser
Brad Elliott	....	prop builder
Michael Fuchs	....	art swing
Mark Gaiero	....	swing
Patrick Liotta	....	swing
Shaun Mcilheron	....	swing art
Nicole Zaks	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Gary Day	....	sound mixer
Lucien Eagle-Jack	....	boom operator
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Getty	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor
Frederick Howard	....	sound effects editor
Jared Marshack	....	foley editor
Eric Raber	....	sound effects editor
Anne Slack	....	sound effects editor
Brian Slack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alec St. John	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Pete Novitch	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Joe Bauer	....	visual effects supervisor
Landon Medeiros	....	title sequence production assistant: Digital Dimension
Jerome Morin	....	title producer: Digital Dimension
Andy Roberts	....	title sequence designer: Digital Dimension

Stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Tom Harper	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Hermz	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Baird	....	camera operator (as Rob Baird)
Sharla Cipicchio	....	second assistant camera
Brian D'Haem	....	electrician
Ben Gamble	....	gaffer
Alexander Griffiths	....	key grip
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	first assistant camera
Koji Kojima	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Dominic Mazzola	....	grip
Tony Mazzucchi	....	best boy
Nathaniel Miller	....	assistant camera
Kameron Mogadam	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ryan Norris	....	electrician
Ryan Polack	....	camera intern
Jaron Presant	....	camera operator
Robert A. Saliamonas	....	assistant camera
Todd SanSone	....	additional assistant camera
Joseph M. Setele	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Robert F. Smith	....	camera operator
Amanda Treyz	....	best boy electric
Alejandro Wilkins	....	camera loader

Casting Department
Marissa Ingrasci	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Lee-Taylor	....	key set costumer
Karina Torrico	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
John Daro	....	on-line editor
Chris Petrus	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tricia Holloway	....	music consultant
Sheri Ozeki	....	music editor

Other crew
Shelley Marie Brown	....	key set production assistant
Joel Champagne	....	production assistant
Sharon Cingle	....	script supervisor
Jon Dorflinger	....	assistant location manager
Jeremy K. Fiest	....	location staff
Tracy Gaydos	....	assistant to director
Debbie Gonzalez	....	key craft service
Kristina Goodman	....	production coordinator
Erin Hagerty	....	assistant: Mr. Smith and Mr. West
Matt Hausmann	....	production assistant
John Robert Johnson	....	location staff
Cara LeBlanc	....	production assistant
David Melito	....	accountant
Thomas Moore	....	runner
Jesse Rivard	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Thousand Words

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Roadside Attractions (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Forearm Shiver (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and some disturbing violent content.

Runtime:

USA:96 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | UK:15 | USA:R | Germany:12 | Italy:T | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Thousand Words

Trivia:

The film was acquired by Lions Gate at 2006 Sundance for nearly $3 million for worldwide rights.

An interesting idea let down by a poor script and a dreary second half.

Right At Your Door taps into the current climate of fear caused by international terrorism, with a tale of a 'dirty' bomb attack on downtown Los Angeles that results in a cloud of toxic dust engulfing nearby residential areas.

Focusing on a married couple caught up in the disaster, the film seeks to wring tension from a rather inspired and decidedly awkward situation which sees husband Brad (Rory Cochrane) safely sealed inside his house (as instructed by the authorities), when his contaminated (and now potentially deadly) wife Lexi (Mary McCormack) turns up outside, demanding to be let in.

Such an intense situation requires class-A dialogue, top notch acting, and flawless plotting from start to finish in order to succeed, and, at first, it seems as though Right At Your Door might have what it takes: the promising opening, in which Brad gradually realises what is happening and then desperately attempts to locate his wife in all of the confusion, is well realised.

Unfortunately, as the film progresses and the action becomes concentrated on the dilemma faced by the terrified Brad and Lexi, too many mundane scenes of chit-chat, the inclusion of a couple of pointless characters, and some very ill-considered moments that really take some swallowing, ultimately mean that the movie fails to maintain its tension.

Towards the end, obviously sensing that his script desperately needs a boot up the rear, writer/director Chris Gorak tacks on a last minute 'shock' twist ending, but it is so far fetched that it is unable to save the film from being yet another example of a good idea let down by a poorly constructed script.