Rigged (2008)

Director:

Jonathan Dillon

Writer:

Ian Shorr (writer)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Counted down but never counted out.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Underground | Boxing | Texas | Boxing Gloves | Scarred Face

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

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
Ari Bavel	...	Hank the Barkeep
Aubree Bowen	...	Truck Girl
Stephen Hence	...	Leroy Perone
Nathan Darrow	...	Hospital Orderly
Garrett Dutton	...	Averyk - Bookie (as G. Love)
David Alan Graf	...	Dockworker (as David Allen Graf)
Issac Lundberg	...	Young Boy Parker
Mark Ridgway	...	Kenneth Parker
DeeDee Arps	...	Kimberly Parker (as Diane Arps)
Darren Maloney	...	Sam Fullerton
Kaelin Agar	...	Michelle
Jeffrey Fellin	...	Tomsick
Jeff Woods	...	Bar Basement Fighter
Richard A. Buswell	...	8-Ball (as Richard Buswell)
J. Richard Walker	...	New Year's Eve Announcer (as Richard Walker)
Nadia Griffith	...	Maria
Camille Reneau	...	Theresa
Denny Carter	...	Female Prisoner #1
Whitney Armstrong	...	Female Prisoner #2
Connie Reiser	...	Female Prisoner #3
Rodney Regan	...	Cowboy Posse #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aaron Champion	...	Young Referee
Shaun Friesen	...	Street Race Mechanic #3
Katie Kurtz
Ben Nogueras	...	Richter's Cut Team
Anthony Pezzolanti	...	Boxer Sparring
Robert P. Campbell	...	Street Race / Fight Attendee (uncredited)
Denise Carroll	...	Bar Girl (uncredited)
Deb Keeney	...	Street Race / Fight Attendee (uncredited)
James Kellogg	...	Man in Front Row of Fight (uncredited)
Chris Spicer	...	Fight Attendee (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Dillon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ian Shorr		writer

Produced by
Robert Cecil	....	technical producer
Jonathan Dillon	....	producer
Nick Kimutis	....	co-producer
Bobby McGee	....	producer
Chad Ortis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Ryan Adison Amen
Patrick Kirst

Cinematography by
Hanuman Brown-Eagle

Film Editing by
Jonathan Dillon

Production Design by
Sally Cummings

Costume Design by
Zorineh Hovak

Makeup Department
Shanta Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist
Colleen May	....	makeup artist
Theresa Miller	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Stephen Deaver	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Deaver	....	assistant director
Bobby McGee	....	assistant director

Art Department
Sam Brown	....	set dresser
Sally Cummings	....	property master
Dan O'Donoghue	....	art department production assistant

Sound Department
Melissa Bylsma	....	sound coordinator
David L. Gilmore	....	sound
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Gross	....	foley mixer

Special Effects by
Art Kenyon	....	assistant pyrotechnics
Tim McGill	....	pyrotechnics specialist

Stunts
Richard A. Buswell	....	fight choreography
Richard A. Buswell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Cantu	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Cantu	....	jib operator
Jerry Koukol	....	grip
Steven Mah	....	grip
Collin Martin	....	assistant camera
Morgan Miller	....	set still photographer
Tony Ontiveros	....	second assistant camera
Tony Ontiveros	....	swing grip
Rodney Reagan	....	key grip best boy
Nate Rose	....	grip
Michael Stoecker	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Zorineh Hovak	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Josh Fry	....	assistant editor
Ted Hammond	....	assistant editor
Kyle Harbaugh	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Noah Gladstone	....	music contractor
Scott Marcussen	....	composer: additional music
Miles Rogers	....	music mixer

Other crew
Bobbi Burton	....	production assistant
Ted Hammond	....	production assistant
Bet Mercer	....	production assistant (as Beth Mercer)

Production Companies

• Outpost Pictures

Distributors

• Phase 4 Films (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinemavault (2009) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (all media)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Peace Arch Home Entertainment
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Juniper Post  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Fight Night" - International (English title) (new title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Company:

Outpost Pictures

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

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

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.