Bare Knuckles (2010)

Director:

Eric Etebari

Writer (WGA):

Robert Redlin (written by)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

She fought for everything.

Plot:

Can a determined single mom go the distance and win the tournament that could ultimately lead to a better life for her and her daughter? |

Plot Keywords:

Tournament | Boxing Ring | Blonde | Mother Daughter Relationship | Waitress

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Jeanette Roxborough	...	Samantha Rogers
Martin Kove	...	Sonny Cool
Louis Mandylor	...	Nedish
Bridgett Riley	...	Mona
Joanne Baron	...	Dorothy
Spice Williams-Crosby	...	Flame (as Spice Williams-Crosby)
Anthony Cistaro	...	Donald Loften
Suzan Brittan	...	Loften's Lady
Mylin	...	Herself
Dana Reed	...	Trixie
Erica Grace	...	Boom Boom
Alina Andrei	...	Nasha
Miranda Kwok	...	Kim Sue
Crystal Santos	...	Cynthia Martinez
Chris Mulkey	...	Al the boxing trainer
Teya Roxborough	...	Mila Rogers
Eric Etebari	...	Troy Rogers
Toneey Acevedo	...	Tony M
Sadie Alexandru	...	Maxine
Albert Alvarado	...	Refugio's brother
Mo Anouti	...	Loften's bodyguard
Melissa Barker	...	Tennis court fighter
Erika 'Karma' Barrus	...	Belly dancer
Frances Bay	...	Rosie Mcintyre
Mark Belasco	...	Tami / Kim Sue's manager
Kristian Bernard	...	Boo Boo Scuba
Laura Calcaterra	...	Belly dancer
David Castro	...	Spanish Manager
Scott Daley	...	Manager's Assistant
Frank Darmiento	...	Soldier
Carolyn Day	...	Bar Fighter
Faber Dewar	...	Dr. Faber
Brian Dyer	...	Jack Billings
Dana Dru Evenson	...	Bar Fighter
Jean Ferro	...	Fight photographer
Angela Gots	...	Carrie
Cynthia L. Grow	...	VIP at Castle
Richard D. Grow	...	VIP at Castle
Alex Hacidiakos	...	Announcer - Castle
Renee Hakim	...	Belly dancer
Rex Hardin	...	Nedish's Bodyguard
Tom Hedrick	...	Boxing Referee
Frederic J. Holzberger	...	VIP at Castle
Michael Kaliski	...	Fighter Manager
Patrick Kaliski	...	Manager of Trailer Trash
Dennis Kinard	...	Jimmy Boy
Jesse Kove	...	Soldier
Dominic Kurtyan	...	Security Guard
Alex Lane	...	Nasha's manager
Lawrence LeJohn	...	Announcer - Cage Fight
Brooke Lewis	...	Cassandra's manager
Cassandra McCormick	...	Cassandra
Norman Mora	...	Refugio
Monique Morrison	...	Terrie
Vanessa Motta	...	Fighter
Daniel Nesbitt	...	Electric guitar player
Race Owen	...	Manager
Elise Penn	...	Beauty Bouncer
Jeff Perez	...	Drummer
Christina Pittman	...	Manager
Joni Podesta	...	Sluggo
Jeff Quinlan	...	Manager
Lazar Rockwood	...	Mystery Man
Jerry Rosenberg	...	Referee
Katie Rowe	...	Country Bar Security
Sebastain Scott	...	Ringman
Julia Sun	...	Recording Studio Artist
Bill Tangradi	...	Fighter Manager
Kathleen Toner	...	Lilly
Camden Toy	...	Manager
Vae	...	Deaf Teacher
Lynsey Watson	...	VIP at castle
Boni Yanagisawa	...	Fighter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Hopkins	...	Xavier Jonas (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Etebari

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Redlin		(written by)

Produced by
Dino Bavadi	....	associate producer
Lorenzo Bavadi	....	associate producer
Cynthia L. Grow	....	executive producer
Richard D. Grow	....	executive producer
Moe Grunberg	....	producer (as Moshe 'Moe' Grunberg)
Frederic J. Holzberger	....	executive producer
Frederic J. Holzberger	....	producer
Jeff Quinlan	....	executive producer
Alison Richards	....	producer

Original Music by
Evan Frankfort

Cinematography by
George Reasner		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris Arnold
Charles T. Jones

Production Design by
Carlos Osorio

Art Direction by
Ismael Cardenas

Costume Design by
Melinda Besnoin

Makeup Department
Kourtini Barnett	....	hair stylist
Kourtini Barnett	....	makeup artist
Michelle Bertke	....	hair stylist
Michelle Bertke	....	makeup artist
Suzanne Scotten	....	hair stylist
Suzanne Scotten	....	makeup artist
Paul Suttles	....	hair stylist
Paul Suttles	....	makeup artist
Kathleen Toner	....	key hair stylist
Natalie Wood	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Alison Richards	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Calcaterra	....	second second assistant director
Julie Leavings	....	second assistant director
Cindy Taylor	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Toneey Acevedo	....	props
Albert Alvarado	....	set dresser
Alberto Arza	....	leadman
Gregory Barnes	....	swing gang
Matt Hoefler	....	swing gang
Frank L'Mar	....	swing gang
Klaus Pulgarin	....	swing gang
Thomas Stemrich	....	swing gang boss

Sound Department
D. Bradley Abbott	....	sound designer
Matt Brown	....	sound designer
John J. Churchman	....	boom operator
Kristopher Dennett	....	boom operator
Evan Frankfort	....	post sound mix
Evan Frankfort	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bryan Goldstein	....	boom operator
Peter Rand	....	sound mixer
Eugene Thompson	....	sound mixer
Olivier Virmont	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Alina Andrei	....	stunts
Melissa Barker	....	stunts
Stacey Carino	....	stunts
Olivia Chang	....	stunts
Scott Daley	....	stunts
Carolyn Day	....	stunt double: Jeanette Roxborough
Annie Ellis	....	stunt coordinator
Erica Grace	....	stunts
Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	....	stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunts
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Miranda Kwok	....	stunts
Dailyn Matthews	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunts
Vanessa Motta	....	stunts
Dana Reed	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Crystal Santos	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Grace Donovan	....	assist photographer: Jean Ferro
Blane Dydasco	....	best boy electric
Stan Eng	....	best boy electric
Mark Evans	....	best boy grip
Jean Ferro	....	still photographer
Cameron Gordon	....	electrician
C.J. Julian	....	gaffer
Rory King	....	camera operator
Jennifer Lai	....	first assistant camera
Paul Marshall	....	gaffer
Nicolas Martin	....	crane operator
Maya Meyers	....	still photographer assistant
Randy Newman	....	key grip
JP Perry	....	first assistant camera
Alison Richards	....	additional camera operator
J. Daniel Shaffer	....	best boy grip
Jedediah Shoemaker	....	key grip
Austin Lee Smoak	....	first assistant camera
Maxwell Thorpe	....	key grip
Vernon Wynne	....	company grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Galli	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Paul Ankenman	....	assistant editor
Tiffany J. Johnson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Evan Frankfort	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Susan Bambara	....	script supervisor
Nic Chatfield	....	location manager
Renee Hakim	....	assistant to director
Renee Hakim	....	script editor
Zachary Knight	....	production assistant
Lauren Lloyd	....	craft service
Stephanie Lytle	....	craft service
John Parris	....	fire safety officer
Charles H. Powell Jr.	....	fire safety officer
Don Pratt	....	fire safety officer
Anthony Rico	....	set medic
Jason Rico	....	set medic
Sebastain Scott	....	assistant to director and producers
James Bradford Sivils	....	script supervisor
Lee M. Stautberg	....	attorney
Lynsey Watson	....	assistant to producer
Linda Williams	....	craft service

Thanks
Joda Pyle	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bare Knuckles
• Etebari Enterprises

Distributors

• Image Entertainment

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and brief sensuality

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (hd)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46030) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bare Knuckles

Trivia:

The grand finale fight for Bare Knuckles was shot on location at Castle Kashan in Malibu California. Sometimes known as Hodge Castle or Malibu Castle the 10,000 square ft replica of a Scottish castle was also used for filming "Highway to Heaven" (1984). A few months after Bare Knuckles wrapped at this unique $17 Million property the castle belonging to Iranian oil princess, Lily Lawrence was completely destroyed by a wild fire.

Soundtrack:

Call To The Wild

80s movie plot that fails to entertain

This is my first review, so bare with me if this is not very good.

I have seen every B rated martial arts movie from Cynthia Rothrock, Jalal Merhi, Loren Avedon of the 80s all the way to the most recent Hector Echavarria movie. This movie plot has been done over and over, and because it was inspired by true events I thought it might be good. Boy was I wrong. The fight scenes were really bad. You could actually see the punches missing. The acting was really sad as well. Jeanette Roxborough is a stunt double trying to turn actress, so I'll cut her a little slack. Martin Kove is terrible at playing a good guy, and this movie just reinforces that statement. On top of all this, the fights in the tournaments felt rushed and most lasted like 30 seconds (some even faster then that). I'm not talking about highlights of the fight, I'm talking about from start to finish of the match. They should have used less people in the tournament and made the fights a little longer and more competitive.

Overall a big disappointment on a movie I really wanted to like. 3/10