Unrivaled (2010)

Director:

Warren P. Sonoda

Writers:

Hector Echavarria (screenplay) &
Brad Bode (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

Action | Drama | Sport

Tagline:

A bone-crunching thrill ride!

Plot:

The best fighter in the world works two jobs. The only problem... he doesn't know he's the best. Ringo Duran...

Plot Keywords:

Title In Title | Shaved Vagina | Lap Dancer | Leg Spreading | Stripper

Cast

Hector Echavarria	...	Ringo Duran
Steven Yaffee	...	Link
Nicholas Campbell	...	Raphael
Jordan Madley	...	Kara
Ashleigh Hubbard	...	Pepper
Al Sapienza	...	Sergio
Keith Jardine	...	Stone
Rashad Evans	...	Christopher Holland
Nathan Marquardt	...	Luca 'The Brute' Popoff (as Nate Marquardt)
Desmond Campbell	...	Popoff Coach
Tig Fong	...	Razer
Tony Nappo	...	Ref Dangelo
Anna Cyzon	...	Emily Bradimore
Jim Annan	...	Joel Kay
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Big Freddie
David Macniven	...	MCW Executive #1
Monique Ganderton	...	Gracie Duran
Cheryl Quiacos	...	Saffire Cassady (as Cheryl L. Quiacos)
Forrest Griffin	...	Landon 'The Brither' Popoff
James Preston Rogers	...	Seville 'Fingers' Duarte
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Burfoot	...	Business Man at Fight
Matthew Layden	...	Man in Crowd
Ryan Robbins	...	Brian Waite
Heath Herring	...	Demoledoe (uncredited)
Lyoto Machida	...	Kamikaze (uncredited)
Pamela Mars	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Michelle Suppa	...	Stripper (uncredited)

Directed by
Warren P. Sonoda

Writing credits
Hector Echavarria		(screenplay) &
Brad Bode		(screenplay) &
Warren P. Sonoda		(screenplay)

Produced by
Daniel Bekerman	....	line producer
Ryan S. Black	....	associate producer
Barry Brooker	....	producer
Tim Brown	....	executive producer
Sean Buckley	....	producer
Joel Burch	....	associate producer
Alan B. Bursteen	....	executive producer
Hector Echavarria	....	executive producer
Jim Fotheringham	....	executive producer
Stan Wertlieb	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jonathan A. Miller		(original score)

Cinematography by
Samy Inayeh

Film Editing by
Aden Bahadori
Warren P. Sonoda

Casting by
Guadalupe Rosas

Production Design by
Diana Abbatangelo

Costume Design by
Olivia Sementsova

Makeup Department
Laura MacCon	....	key makeup artist: special effects makeup (key hair stylist)

Production Management
Chris Pavoni	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pazz Neglia	....	first assistant director
Garfield Russell	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Martha Guy	....	set dresser
Andrew Morton	....	construction coordinator
Johnny Nghiem	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Alex Bullick	....	sound effects editor
Danielle McBride	....	dialogue editor
Ian Rankin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Virginia Storey	....	foley artist
Steve Strongman	....	post audio coordinator
David Yonson	....	foley mixer
Dean Zeller	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Aden Bahadori	....	visual effects producer: Pixalite

Stunts
Rene Bishop	....	stunt double
Dylan Bryson	....	stunt assistant
Eric Bryson	....	stunt coordinator
Neil Davison	....	stunt double: Steven Yaffee
Jason Gosbee	....	stunt double: Rashad Evans
Julian Lewis	....	stunt double
Cheryl Quiacos	....	stunt performer: Saffire Cassaday
James Preston Rogers	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Cavan Campbell	....	electrician
Caitlin Cronenberg	....	still photographer
Michael Dawson	....	first assistant camera (as Mike Dawson)
Tyson Erb	....	best boy electric
Allister Foster	....	key grip
Joseph Pauls	....	gaffer
Todd Sands	....	electrician
Todd N. Thompson	....	grip: daily
Robert Walsh	....	electrician
Dan Grease White	....	camera trainee

Casting Department
Misha Rasaiah	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Megan Oppenheimer	....	wardrobe truck supervisor

Editorial Department
Ed Ham	....	on-line editor
Heidi Schneider	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Don Harrison	....	music supervisor
Jonathan A. Miller	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ricardo Violante	....	driver
Ricardo Violante	....	picture car wrangler

Other crew
Racheal Forbes	....	first assistant accountant
David W. Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Chris Niesing	....	office production assistant
Katrina Saville	....	script supervisor
Michelle Suppa	....	body double: Jordan Madley
Tina Vacalopoulos	....	production coordinator
Srdjan Vilotijevic	....	assistant location manager

Thanks
Aden Bahadori	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Lionsgate
• BUCK Productions
• Destiny Entertainment Productions
• Insight Films

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Albania) (all media)
• Grindstone Entertainment Group (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2011) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Beyond Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• E1 Entertainement (2010) (France) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2010) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• M Pictures (2010) (Thailand) (all media)
• New City Releasing (2010) (USA) (TV)
• PlayArte Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Savoy Film (2010) (Germany) (video)
• Soundspace International (2010) (Indonesia) (all media)
• Star TV (2010) (Hong Kong) (TV)
• Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2010) (South Africa) (all media)
• Vicol Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (video)
• eOne Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

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MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of brutal violence, sexual content including graphic nudity, and language

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45883) | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Australia:MA (2010) | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

15 Fraser Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Lionsgate

I was in this film!!!!!

If no one here has heard of this film, I don't blame you. It's a direct to DVD flick that scrapes the bottom of the barrel. There is not one shred of originality in this crap and it's sad. Why is it sad? Why did I watch it? These questions can be answered with these three words. I'm In It.

Oh sweet Matt, you're in this movie? Yes I am, but don't go out rushing to rent or buy this film. First of all, it's not worth the price tag and second, I'm only an extra in the background of the main fight. You see me when you see a cut away to the crowd. If you didn't know me, you wouldn't notice. If I were to point myself out to you, you'd see me in glimpses here and there because of my white shirt and sunglasses on my head.

I would honestly rather tell you about my time there than try to review this film. So I will. It was shot in my hometown, we got free pizza and a t-shirt that we were suppose to return and no, we did not get paid. I would honestly point you to view the trailer before I ever say see the film because I'm in the trailer too. I

So the film, yeah, unrivaled. It's crap. The director's other film that I have seen Ham & Cheese, is barely watchable as well. That film only got noticed because of the comedians attached. This one has UFC fighters, who cannot act for the life of them. The lead male and the lead bad guy are the two stand outs who should stick to being beaten in the head rather than mugging for the camera.

Pointless nudity in the first 20 minutes, left right and centre. For what purpose? Who knows. He works at a strip club. The guy owes money to some dangerous guys, wow, original there. He can't pay and is threatened. Boom, time for opportunity to come up. The champ is giving an unknown fighter the chance to be discovered. Is it his time to rise up and silence all the nay-sayers? Can a nobody defeat a somebody? Have I seen this film before, but with boxing? Unrivaled is a poor mash-up of Rocky and The Wrestler.

The script is amateur, as is everything else that accompanies this film. The film looks like a music video, so it's not all cheap. There are some nice cinematography spots, but as a whole the film never leaps out at you. The best feature this film has going for it is the soundtrack, which is surprisingly good. Yet there is the problem, I don't go to movies to listen to music.