Born to Raise Hell (2010)

Director:

Lauro Chartrand

Writer (WGA):

Steven Seagal (written by)

Release Date:

11 December 2010 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

A duty to protect. A hunt for vengeance.

Plot:

A hard core Interpol Agent is assigned to an Eastern European task force to target gun trafficking and dope running throughout the Balkans...

Plot Keywords:

Russian | Interpol | European | Eastern Europe | Hit On The Head

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Robert 'Bobby' Samuels
Dan Badarau	...	Dimitri
Darren Shahlavi	...	Costel
D. Neil Mark	...	Steve
George Remes	...	Ronnie
Claudiu Bleont	...	Sorin
Madalina Mariescu	...	Tami
Calin Puia	...	Christian
Cosmina Pasarin	...	Nina
Alexandra Coman	...	Dorina
Oana Jidoveanu	...	Tatia
Izabela Onicioiu	...	Rachel
Karl Baker	...	Adrian
Stefan Iancu	...	Dimitri's Son
Constantin Barbulescu	...	Gall
Elias Ferkin	...	Rafi
Zoltan Butuc	...	Dada
Irina Antonie	...	Wife
Silvia Stanciu	...	Dimitri's Wife
Ioan Ionescu	...	Darius (as Ioan Andrei Ionescu)
Marius Chivu	...	Vlad
Alin Olteanu	...	Biker #2
Florian Ghimpu	...	Husband #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Dopud	...	Biker #1 (uncredited)
Aimée Leigh	...	Dancer #3 (uncredited)
Pat Miller	...	Biker #3 (uncredited)
Maria-Antoaneta Tudor	...	Dancer 2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Lauro Chartrand

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Seagal		(written by)

Produced by
Binh Dang	....	co-executive producer
Phillip B. Goldfine	....	producer
Jeff Green	....	co-producer
Jeffrey Green	....	co-producer
Joe Halpin	....	co-producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-executive producer
Benjamin Sacks	....	executive producer (as Benjamin F. Sacks)
Steven Seagal	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Neilson

Cinematography by
Eric J. Goldstein		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Trevor Mirosh

Casting by
Floriela Grapini

Production Design by
Serban Porupca

Art Direction by
Vlad Roseanu

Set Decoration by
Andreea Cazacu

Costume Design by
Ana Maria Cucu

Makeup Department
Alexandra Barladeanu	....	hair stylist assistant (as Alexandra Barladianu)
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist: Romania (as Dana Busoiu)
Anastasia Eremciuc	....	makeup assistant
Letitia Ghenea	....	key hair stylist
John L. Healy	....	key makeup artist: US (as John Healy)
John L. Healy	....	makeup supervisor (as John Healy)
Ionel Popa	....	prosthetic makeup
Ticulina Truica	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Cristian Bostanescu	....	executive in charge of production: Romania (as Cristi Bostanescu)
Adrian Conerth	....	unit production manager
Eric Maran	....	post-production supervisor (as Eric MacDonald)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Brown	....	first assistant director
Simona Dinu	....	second assistant director
Mihaela Mihai	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Vasile Alexandru	....	buyer (as Vasile Alexandru 'Ciumara')
Ioan Barladeanu	....	specialty props
Marian Constantin	....	swing gang #3
Bostina Florin	....	construction supervisor (as Florin Bostina)
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Stefan Gheorghe	....	swing gang #4
Marius Gherman	....	swing gang #1
Adi Handac	....	props
Iasar Memedali	....	buyer
Luiza Soporeanu	....	assistant set decorator trainee
Titi Staicu	....	swing gang #2
Marius Trandafir	....	leadman (as Trandafir Marius)
George Vasile	....	foreman

Sound Department
Kevin Belen	....	assistant sound editor
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Duffy	....	walla director
Javier Marin Leyton	....	foley artist
Javier Marin Leyton	....	foley editor
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher M. Ray	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (as Chris Ray)
Christopher M. Ray	....	foley mixer (as Chris Ray)

Special Effects by
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Ionel Popa	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Catalin Banghia	....	stunt actor: Restaurant Thug 2 (as Catalin Benghia)
Florin Barcun	....	stunt actor: Costel Thug 3/Restaurant Thug 3
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt performer
Florian Ciprian	....	stunt double
Doru Dumitrescu	....	stunts
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunt actor: Restaurant Thug 1
Dian Hristov	....	stunt double: Bobby (as Diyan Hristov)
Mihai Iliescu	....	stunt performer
Florin Stancu	....	stunt actor
Nicolae Stoica	....	stunts
Vasilescu Valentin	....	stunt coordinator (as Vali Vasilescu)

Camera and Electrical Department
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer
Catalin Chiorean	....	electrician
Dustin Cross	....	digital imaging technician
Alexandru Durac	....	camera operator
Catalin Kislinger	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Stefan Mangar	....	camera operator
Nathan McTague	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Liviu Pojoni Jr.	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Valentin Simeonov	....	video assist operator

Casting Department
Laura Grosu	....	extras casting
Liliana Toma	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Ciobanu	....	dresser: 1
Oana Gabriela Draghici	....	costume supervisor (as Oana Draghici)
Doina Raducut	....	dresser: 2 (as Diona Raducut)

Editorial Department
Trevor Mirosh	....	editor
Thor Roos	....	digital intermediate artist
Darryl Whetung	....	first assistant editor

Transportation Department
Zamfir Cornel	....	assistant picture car coordinator

Other crew
Razvan Badea	....	base camp coordinator
Andra Barbuica	....	script supervisor
Doran Chandler	....	legal counsel
Andreea Iordache	....	location manager
Daniela Soare	....	extras coordinator
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	financial consultant
Chris Whitelaw	....	photo double: Bobby

Production Companies

• Steamroller Productions (presents)
• Voltage Pictures (in association with)

Distributors

• Showgate (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Nordisk Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011-) (USA) (video)
• SP Films (2011) (Argentina) (all media)
• Silver Nitrate (2010) (USA) (video)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Voltage Pictures (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting Romania  extras casting
• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Romanian | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46217) | UK:18 | Japan:PG12 | Australia:MA (2011) | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Norway:15 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Steamroller Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: After Bobby arrests Sorin in the beginning of the movie and is interrogating him, Sorin uses his hand to gesture and moments later a police officer is instructed to remove the handcuffs from Sorin which were keeping his hands behind his back.

Drug task force guy shoots, kicks, punches, and chops his way through drug peddlers.

Steven Seagal plays a member of an international drug task force located in Romania. The movie develops a clear direction when a guy he captures on a routine drug bust makes a deal with him and tells him about a sadistic and somewhat psychotic drug dealer named Costel who finances his buys by breaking and entering the houses of young rich couples whom he has some sort of deep resentment for. As well, he tells him about the gangster Costel is doing business with; a man named Dimitri. Seagal's character tries to bring them to justice as an antagonistic relationship escalates between the two men.

Seagal, with some kind of cowboy accent, I dunno, unnaturally black hair, and barrel-chested, is still frisky; still breaking any body part you're stupid enough to throw at him. I thought the movie was a solid action film and worth watching if you like shoot 'em ups. I've always thought that Seagal (and some other action stars of the like) practiced a kind of "slight-of-hand martial arts" aided by camera angles and editing. You really don't see what happens, just some hand movements and/or foot movements that may or may not have made sense and then the bad guy crashes to the floor. I'm pleased to say that there were some clear exchanges in this movie.

For anybody who cares: In my mind this movie is a "guy film". Seagal wrote in a sweet young thing for himself (And who can fault him? Ahhh, the perks of being both actor and writer) but her role was not that significant. The most time they spent on the screen together was maybe "5 minutes" ---if that. They talked a little about their relationship; how work was coming between them, or something like that. I dunno. I might have nodded off. Then after that "supposedly" they made love. There was some fading in and out of images; a hand here, a hand there. She was partially clothed and he was fully dressed (ready for action, I guess, but not that kind). Then after that we never see her again. The scene seemed almost obligatory.

Now if it were me, and I was both actor and writer, I would have written in a prolonged love scene with this charming girl (life is too short folks, opportunities must be seized). I would have shown that I was not only good with my fists, but also with my----. Well, I'm boring you. Sorry. Boloxxxi out. Love.