Beatdown (2010)

Director:

Mike Gunther

Writers:

Bobby Mort (screenplay) and
Mike Gunther (revised screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

31 August 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Never let them see it coming.

Plot:

Brandon, a respected street fighter, is forced to flee the city after his brother is murdered and the...

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Underground Fighting | Blood | Fight | Street Fight

Cast

Susie Abromeit	...	Erin Dean
Rudy Youngblood	...	Brandon Becker
Michael Bisping	...	Drake
Bobby Lashley	...	Lucius
Kyle Woods	...	Jayson
Mike Swick	...	Rico
Jeff Gibbs	...	Todd
Brett Brock	...	Roderick Dean
Jace Jeanes	...	Lonnie
Luis Olmeda	...	Gino Ganz
Desmond Aldridge	...	Cage Match Patron
Zane Bumpass	...	Dallas Gambler
Wray Crawford	...	Mob Referee
Yan Dron	...	Thug
Samantha Inoue Harte	...	Fan girl
Hans Marrero	...	Large Biker
Jonathan David Morris	...	Thug #2
Jion Rastegar	...	Soccer Player
Beau Smith	...	Shug
Gary Teague	...	MMA Fight Judge
Corey Terrell	...	Dinner Guest
James M. Willis	...	Pick Axe Operator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Balfour	...	Victor
Mike Gassaway	...	Referee
Danny Trejo	...	Marcus
Franky Coronado	...	Fight fan (uncredited)
Heath Herring	...	Cage fighter (uncredited)
Bryan Massey	...	Bryan (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Gunther

Writing credits
Bobby Mort		(screenplay)
Mike Gunther		(revised screenplay)
Sean Patrick O'Reilly		story

Produced by
Ryan S. Black	....	associate producer
Barry Brooker	....	executive producer
Mark Burman	....	producer
Alan B. Bursteen	....	executive producer
David Cuddy	....	executive producer
Deboragh Gabler	....	producer
Michael Z. Gordon	....	producer
Eileen Hoeter	....	associate producer
Harmon Kaslow	....	executive producer
Steve Markoff	....	executive producer
Bruce McNall	....	executive producer
Richard Ricart	....	line producer (as Eric Ricart)
Jude S. Walko	....	co-producer
Danny Webber	....	executive producer
Stan Wertlieb	....	executive producer
Daniel Zirilli	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alan Derian

Cinematography by
Joe Passarelli

Film Editing by
Dave Macomber

Casting by
Lindsay Chag

Production Design by
Steven Walker

Art Direction by
Brandon M. Blake

Set Decoration by
Bianca Tilley

Costume Design by
Linda Lou von Hochtritt

Makeup Department
Jenine Galante	....	makeup artist
Victoria Lydia Rodriguez	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Cher Hanusiak	....	post-production supervisor
Katherine Slaughter	....	unit production manager
Mike Wiley	....	behind the scenes

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Romy Stevenson	....	first assistant director
Jude S. Walko	....	first assistant director
Barker White	....	second assistant director
Marcus Young	....	action director

Art Department
Stewart Smithson	....	property master

Sound Department
Fulton Dromgoole	....	boom operator
John Guernsey	....	sound mixer
Mark Linthicum	....	supervising sound editor
Corey Roberts	....	additional adr recordist
James M. Willis	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Dave Macomber	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Yan Dron	....	stunts
Yves Edwards	....	stunts
Jace Jeanes	....	stunts
Don Lee	....	fight coordinator
Hans Marrero	....	stunt double: Rudy Youngblood
Hans Marrero	....	stunts
Kyle Woods	....	stunt double
Marcus Young	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Anderson	....	grip
Charles Baker	....	electrician
Natasha Bedu	....	director of photography: second unit
Joy Chiang	....	grip
Dustin Cross	....	red camera technician
Raul A. Erivez	....	b camera / steadicam operator
Dwight Fisher	....	grip
Michelangelo Flores	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Gandersman	....	first assistant camera
Jason Harter	....	red media manager
Justin Henry	....	electrician
Jeff Holman	....	electrician
Joshua Jones	....	second assistant camera
Justin Kling	....	first assistant camera: A camera
Margaret Licarione	....	still photographer
Michael John Marcinik	....	first assistant camera
Ben Oliver	....	electrician
Chad Lear Plunkett	....	dolly grip
Gary W. Shaw	....	key grip
Dan Siegelstein	....	best boy grip
Josh Speed	....	electrician
Brandon Torres	....	gaffer
Aaron Neal Trout	....	second assistant camera: a camera (as Neal Trout)
Erik Untersee	....	grip
Justin Paul Warren	....	best boy electric
Whit Worrell	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Sarah Dowling	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sean Egan	....	wardrobe assistant
Sean P. Egan	....	wardrobe assistant
Tamar Madrigal	....	wardrobe assistant

Music Department
Tommy Fields	....	composer: theme music
Don Harrison	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
C. Wylie Earnhart	....	transportation captain
Abe Guerra	....	driver
Melissa Lane	....	transportation coordinator
Pete Quintero	....	driver

Other crew
Kevin Canales	....	assistant: producers
Francis Casanova	....	production coordinator (as Francis Rodriguez)
Sam Christopher	....	script supervisor
Matt DeBow	....	studio manager
Megan Doyle	....	production assistant
Natalie Kangropool	....	production accountant
Ryan Kuehl	....	unit publicist
John P. Martin	....	second assistant accountant
Jackie Pardue Scripps	....	production assistant (as Jaclynn Pardue)
Tany Rangen	....	assistant: producers
Andrew Reyes	....	production coordinator
Branden Roark	....	production assistant
Romy Stevenson	....	set medic
Marti Swanson	....	location manager
Danny Webber	....	legal counsel
Jackie Pardue Scripps	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Brandon Baker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Gunny Entertainment
• Legacy Filmworks
• Legacy Filmworks
• Lionsgate

Distributors

• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Grindstone Entertainment Group (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Première TV Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (all media)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (TV)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (video) (VOD)

Other Companies

• A-Mark Entertainment  funding
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• InkTip  screenplay facilitation
• My Own Worst Enemy  funding

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody fights, language and some nudity

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46116) | Australia:MA (2010)

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Gunny Entertainment

Bad, but not the worst

I've seen some truly awful action movies in the past few months. The good news is that this is better than Amsterdam Heavy. The bad news is that it's not much better. The plot is serviceable, though not really what I would call "good". It's got lots of extraneous, unnecessary details in it, like dead brothers, dead mothers, bad childhoods, abusive fathers, etc. It's just one big heap of melodramatic back story for every character. Now, while I'm grateful for the effort, I have to wonder why they thought all that was necessary. The directing was manic and overly stylized, with constant use of slow motion and close-ups of violence. The soundtrack was absolutely horrible, consisting of what sounds like the most derivative and bland music imaginable. On the positive side, there were some attractive people in the movie, and sometimes they managed to act passably well. The fight choreography was generally pretty good, but the fight scenes were filmed rather poorly. If you like exploitative, MMA-style violence, you may enjoy this movie. Traditional martial arts fans may find the nihilistic, fetishistic violence to be distasteful and a bit too white trash.

If you're desperate for Michael Bay-inspired MMA fights, then I suppose this might be the movie for you.