Death Warrior (2009)

Popularity:

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Director:

Bill Corcoran

Writers:

Hector Echavarria (writer)
Eamon Glennon (writer)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror

Tagline:

Fight or die!

Plot:

Five of the best mixed martial arts champions from around the world are forced to play a deadly game, a game to the death.

Plot Keywords:

Mixed Martial Arts | Underground Fighting | Fist Fighter | Tough Girl | Prize Fighter

Cast

Hector Echavarria	...	Reinero
Tanya Clarke	...	Kira
Nick Mancuso	...	Ivan
Keith Jardine	...	Andre
Sarain Boylan	...	Sophia
Kevin Jubinville	...	Russell
Ron Gabriel	...	Gus Goldstone
Lara Daans	...	Anka
Cairo Noble	...	Jackey
Rashad Evans	...	El Croco
Louis Paquette	...	Kang Lai
Georges St-Pierre	...	Shaman
Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson	...	Wolf
Mauro Ranallo	...	Himself
John Ramsdeen	...	Himself
James Preston Rogers	...	Mercenary #1
Tig Fong	...	Mercenary #2
Desmond Campbell	...	Mercenary #3
Robert Thomas	...	Mercenary #5
Neven Pajkic	...	Mercenary #6
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sima Fisher	...	Redhead Seductress
Dawne Furey	...	Blonde seductress
Emily MacLeod	...	Seductress #3

Directed by
Bill Corcoran

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Hector Echavarria		writer
Eamon Glennon		writer

Produced by
Daniel Bekerman	....	line producer
Barry Brooker	....	executive producer
Tim Brown	....	executive producer
Sean Buckley	....	producer
Joel Burch	....	associate producer
Alan B. Bursteen	....	executive producer
Fuad C'Amanero	....	associate producer
Gustavo Cardozo	....	assistant producer
Hector Echavarria	....	executive producer
Hector Echavarria	....	producer
Jim Fotheringham	....	producer
Stan Wertlieb	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Curtis Petersen

Film Editing by
Aden Bahadori		(additional editor)
Nick Rotundo

Casting by
Gustavo Cardozo
Guadalupe Rosas

Production Design by
Andrew Berry

Costume Design by
Carmen Thompson

Makeup Department
Ting Fang Liu	....	hair stylist
Ting Fang Liu	....	makeup artist
Laura MacCon	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Daniel Bekerman	....	production manager
Carey A. Campbell	....	unit production manager
John Mazza	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hector Echavarria	....	second unit director
Joshua Gray	....	first assistant director
Travis Huff	....	first assistant director
Brandon Tataryn	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Zack Lovatt	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Alex Bullick	....	sound effects editor
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Alan deGraaf	....	sound re-recording mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Danielle McBride	....	dialogue editor
David Ottier	....	sound mixer
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Steve Strongman	....	post audio coordinator
Alex van der Meulen	....	boom operator
Paul Williamson	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Bruna Nogueira	....	special effects makeup
Cameron Patterson	....	special effects key

Visual Effects by
Aden Bahadori	....	visual effects producer: Pixalite
David Scandlyn	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt performer
Jeffery Aro	....	stunt performer (as Jeffery Ong)
Rene Bishop	....	stunt double
Eric Bryson	....	stunt coordinator
Hector Echavarria Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Stephannie Hawkins	....	stunt double
Dusty Hyland	....	stunts
Allen Keng	....	stunt performer
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Nick Mancuso
Simon Northwood	....	stunt performer
Moses Nyarko	....	stunt double
Neven Pajkic	....	stunt performer
Louis Paquette	....	stunt double: Hector Echavarria
Daryl Patchett	....	Stunt Double: Hector Echavarria
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Bryan Renfro	....	stunt double
Jeanette Roxborough	....	stunts
Craig Snoyer	....	stunt performer
Emerson Wong	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael R.S. Armstrong	....	gaffer
Maya Bankovic	....	electrician
Paul Begin	....	first assistant camera
Cavan Campbell	....	daily electric
Jeff Carolan	....	gaffer: US unit
Michael Dawson	....	focus puller
Zakk Eginton	....	camera operator
Sophie Giraud	....	still photographer
Kevin Hall	....	camera trainee
Derek Hutcheon	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Thomas Martin	....	camera operator
Thomas Martin	....	director of photography: second unit
Sheena Munroe	....	second assistant camera
Curtis Petersen	....	camera operator
Tom Rochester	....	grip
Stepan Sivko	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Martin DeLuca	....	executive in charge of casting
Joe Guinan	....	casting
Patrick Johnson	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Olivia Sementsova	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Chris Marsland	....	dailies transfer
Henry Torbin	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Ricardo Violante	....	driver

Other crew
Quinn Bender	....	EPK field producer
Gustavo Cardozo	....	hector echavarria Assistant
Michael Coulombe	....	script supervisor
Dawne Furey	....	body double: Tanya Clarke
Susan R. Jones	....	production coordinator
Chris Pavoni	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• BUCK Productions
• Grindstone Entertainment Group
• Death Warrior Productions
• Destiny Entertainment Productions

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Beyond Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Breakthrough Entertainment (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• E1 Entertainement (2010) (France) (DVD)
• E1 Films Canada (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• E1 Films Canada (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Epcott (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Epcott (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Film Depot (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• Grindstone Entertainment Group (2009) (USA) (all media)
• MediAsia (2009) (Malaysia) (all media)
• Media Max (2009) (Turkey) (TV)
• New City Releasing (2009) (USA) (TV)
• PlayArte Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• R.D. Films (2009) (India) (all media)
• Soundspace International (2009) (Indonesia) (all media)
• Star TV (2009) (worldwide) (TV)
• Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2009) (South Africa) (all media)
• Vicol Entertainment (2009) (Hong Kong) (video)
• eOne Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Creature Effects

Other Companies

• Actors & Background Casting (AB)  extras casting
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera dollies
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera equipment provided by
• PPI Camera Corporation  grip and lighting equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, sexuality/nudity and language

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:MA15+ (2010) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate #45608)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

BUCK Productions

Marginally better then other MMA films with the stamp of approval of the fighting leagues

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

MMA champion is roped into fighting in some underground matches.

Marginally better than other similar MMA movies made by Hector Echavarria in conjunction with the fighting leagues and starring the fighters themselves. The film mostly suffers from really poor acting since not only are many of the fighters non-actors, they are surrounded by poor actors in the supporting roles. It doesn't help that the film has the plot of almost every other MMA movie (Note to the producers and Mr Echavarria, please come up with something else in place of this one plot) nor does the production seem to have had any money spent on it, with the film style less creative then even the coverage of the fights on TV. (do I need to mention that that the fights are silly and terribly staged? I mean Echavarria sometimes stands there and waits to be attacked)

For my money I'd stay away from any film that's endorsed or connected to the various league and go with something like Red Canvas which is an actual movie, with real performances and exciting fights.