Dark Rising: Bring Your Battle Axe (2007) (V)

Director:

Andrew Cymek

Writer:

Andrew Cymek

Release Date:

30 October 2007 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

Bring your Battle Axe!

Plot:

A broken heart, a battle axe, a demon and a lesbian ex-fiancée... Jason Parks' life goes from bad to...

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Lesbian | Battle | Axe | Pierced Nipple

Cast

Landy Cannon	...	Jason Parks
Brigitte Kingsley	...	Summer Vale
Julia Schneider	...	Renee
Jason Reso	...	Ricky
Vanessa James	...	Jasmine
Haley Shannon	...	Marlene
Peter Nelson	...	Vincent
Taylor Barber	...	Young Summer Vale
Jack Newman	...	Bookkeeper
Lara Fenton	...	Christy
Madelaine Landry	...	Little Girl
Rogue Johnston	...	Demon Spawn
Vanessa Petronelli	...	Frightened Girl
Jason Brown	...	Team Leader
Chadwick Allen	...	Demon
Marty Beecroft	...	Snake
Jerry Rosen	...	Scientist
Ron Sparks	...	Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Veronica Hampson	...	Abigail (voice)

Directed by
Andrew Cymek

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Cymek

Produced by
Mihkel Harilaid	....	executive producer
Brigitte Kingsley	....	producer
Jimmy Martins	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Marty Beecroft
Joe Heslip

Cinematography by
Brad Smith

Film Editing by
Andrew Cymek

Production Design by
Fred Nock

Set Decoration by
Kathleen Ayer

Makeup Department
Allison Carroll	....	key makeup artist
Melodie Fralick	....	assistant makeup artist
Jim Peacock	....	special makeup effects artist
Jeff Skochko	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Andrew Kowalchuk	....	post-production supervisor
Jimmy Martins	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Kowalchuk	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
George Flores	....	supervising sound editor
Kyle Simmons	....	boom operator
Jacqueline Tam	....	dialog editor

Special Effects by
Jim Peacock	....	creature effects creator
Jim Peacock	....	creature supervisor
Jim Peacock	....	special effects
Jeff Skochko	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Rafael Ludwig	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Doru Raceala	....	stunt cars coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Dawson	....	first assistant camera (as Mike Dawson)
Chad S. Roberts	....	key grip

Editorial Department
Rafael Ludwig	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Matt King	....	production assistant
Casey Erin MacIntyre	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Black Walk Productions
• Defiant Empire

Distributors

• Decade Distribution (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• E1 Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• IndustryWorks Distribution (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Special Effects

• Capricorn8
• J.M.S. Special Effects

Runtime:

Canada:92 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:18A

Filming Locations:

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Black Walk Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Summer has a tracking device cut out of her back but for the rest of the movie there's no sign of an incision.

Quotes:

Young Summer Vale:Why does a princess need a prince to make her happy?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Dark Rising 2: Summer Strikes Back! (2011) (V)

Soundtrack:

Like An Angel

Lame

This movie is lame and not funny at all. The plot doesn't even make sense. Some scientist who works on the fringes of science opens a doorway to another dimension (maybe hell???) and his daughter gets sucked through it or something, then one day for no apparent reason she comes back and now she has big breasts and wears a skimpy outfit (I guess the demons in the other dimension made it for her?) The main character is a guy who wants to marry his girlfriend but she is gay so obviously she's more interested in her new girlfriend, and they stumble upon this witch spell book (they want to be witches or something???) and the evil spell ends up getting read again which is how the evil demon comes to earth which only the bikini top girl and the spurned guy in love can stop apparently. There is topless scenes for no reason and a guy in it who my boyfriend says is a well known wrestler but his part is completely unnecessary, obviously they made something up just to put him in it because then maybe wrestling fans will actually watch this pointless movie. I'm sure the topless girls doesn't hurt there either. The extra features on the DVD were even more confusing than the rest of the movie, I thought it might help explain what was going on but it actually just made things more confusing. Who are these people and what are they doing? Basically this is a go-camping-to-make-out-then-fight-a-monster movie but there are a bunch of things (like the other dimension and book seller) than make it confusing. I didn't like the movie but it was only like five bucks so big deal. I don't recommend watching it though it was just too stupid, I can't think of any part of the movie that was good.