Rigged (2008)

In the seedy underground of illegal prizefighting, a corrupt boxing promoter is embroiled in a dangerous fight-fixing scheme with his female prizefighter.

Director:

Jonathan Dillon

Writer:

Ian Shorr

Stars:

Rebecca Neuenswander, Chad Ortis, Kurt Hanover

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rebecca Neuenswander	...	Katherine Parker
Chad Ortis	...	Michael Dublin
Kurt Hanover	...	Clark Richter
John Wilson	...	Cleveland
Larry Peterson	...	Speedy Lenny
Kate Forristall	...	Lorna Dublin
Allison Poccia	...	Lucy
Adrian Bartholomew	...	P.K. Jimmy
Jonathan Laurans	...	Prasith Phengvong
Lahcen Anajjar	...	Street Race MC (as Lahsen Anajjar)
Will Fowler	...	Ryan Carrick
Matt Schroll	...	'Big Ben' McDaniel
Shane Lowery	...	T-Bone Barber
Jorge M. Roman	...	Carlos Mendoza (as Jorge Roman)
Elizabeth Ahrens	...	Nina - Girl with Kat

Storyline

Michael Dublin is a full-time con man working the underground boxing circuit. A lonely drifter on the run from a past best forgotten, he moves from one scam to another, leaving a trail of enemies in his wake. Dublin invents his best scam yet when he meets Katherine Paker, a female fighter with the skills to take down a man twice her size. In a scheme Dublin calls "fight-rigging, in reverse", the two hit the road working fights in seedy basement bars, abandoned warehouses, and backwoods county fairs. But Dublin's shady past catches up with them and suddenly the stakes are higher - and more dangerous - than they'd ever imagined.

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Plot Keywords:

underground | boxing | texas | boxing gloves | scarred face | 

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Taglines:

Frapper pour tuer... Tuer pour etre libre!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language including sexual references and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fight Night

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$110,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Outpost Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bar Dublin recovers from being maced in is the All Stars Gentlemen's Club in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Quotes

Katherine Parker: [Dublin tries to hotwire a car] "Hey Dub. They can make a movie of you, called gone in 60 minutes"

User Reviews

Much much better than I expected

Though the film is currently known as Fight Night, I definitely prefer the original title, Rigged. And while Rigged has many problems -- mostly in the storyline and a lot of the secondary acting -- it is well worth watching just to see Rebecca Neuenswander. She is a find. Not only is she gorgeous, and not only is she a terrific actress, with expressive eyes that light up the screen, but she can fight. I have always been a stickler about sports being portrayed authentically on the screen, and I was happily surprised by Rebecca's fighting skills.

Rigged won't blow you away, and it may not last in your memory too long, but I don't think I'll forget about Rebecca Neuenswander for quite for some time. I am sad that Rigged is apparently her only film, but maybe she'll do more in the future. A director would be lucky to get her.