Rank (2006)

Director:

John Hyams

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Seven days, 45 finalists, one World Champion. Shot on location in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rank takes us from...

Cast

Mike Lee
Justin McBride
Adriano Moraes
Dillon Page
H.D. Page

Directed by
John Hyams

Produced by
Alison Palmer Bourke	....	executive producer
Neil Fazzari	....	co-producer
Jon Greenhalgh	....	producer
John Hyams	....	producer
Evan Shapiro	....	executive producer
Jessica Wolfson	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
The Unseen Hand

Cinematography by
Stephen Schlueter

Film Editing by
Jason Gallagher
John Hyams

Sound Department
Dustin Cook	....	foley editor
Dustin Cook	....	sound editor
Tom Efinger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Neil Fazzari	....	production sound editor
Neil Fazzari	....	sound recordist
John Moros	....	location foley mixer
Abigail Savage	....	sound editor
Nicholas Schenck	....	assistant sound editor (as Nicholas J. Schenck)
Brian Scibinico	....	supervising sound editor

Editorial Department
Michael Smollin	....	colorist

Music Department
Eric Haywood	....	additional musician: tuba
Simon Holmberg	....	additional musician
Bruce Licher	....	additional musician
Robert Moore	....	additional musician
Tim Rutili	....	musician

Other crew
George Xhilone	....	production assistant

Thanks
Angela Hiat	....	special thanks
Meredith Looney	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Independent Film Channel (IFC)

Distributors

• IFC First Take (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Independent Film Channel (IFC)

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bull Sessions: The Making of 'Rank' (2006)

Interesting and gripping

A very interesting and revealing film; viewers will often feel like they're part of the crowd- wincing and squirming in their seats and hoping that the best man wins.

The film follows three bull riders as they defy death and try for the sport's world championship in Las Vegas and the prize: $1,000,000. Their shared quest- to defeat the bull, not necessarily each other- is not without its consequences for the two US citizens and the reigning, debonair Brazilian.

Rank is also an insightful view into the culture that brings these men to their calling, their homes, their lives, and their convictions.

Rank also has a great soundtrack by Tim Rutili of Califone and Wil Hendricks (Bonnie Prince Billy) and Michael Krassner.