House of the Rising Sun (2011)

Ray, an ex-con, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray's watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner's son is shot dead. As his criminal ... See full summary »

Director:

Brian A Miller

Writers:

Chuck Hustmyre (novel), Chuck Hustmyre (screenplay),

Stars:

Dave Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dave Bautista	...	Ray
Amy Smart	...	Jenny Porter
Dominic Purcell	...	Tony
Danny Trejo	...	Carlos
Craig Fairbrass	...	Charlie Blackstone
Brian Vander Ark	...	Jimmy LaGrange
Roy Oraschin	...	Dylan Sylvester
Tim Fields	...	Detective Carl Landry
Debra Harrison-Lowe	...	Priscilla Zello
Lyle Kanouse	...	Vinnie Marcella
John G. Carbone	...	Peter
Franz Klain	...	Joey
Imani Lee	...	Cleo
Joe Ochman	...	Hotel Clerk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Abbatiello	...	Bar Patron

Storyline

Ray, an ex-con, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray's watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner's son is shot dead. As his criminal past is exposed Ray hunts for the person responsible for this crime in an effort to clear his own name. Ray must get to the bottom of this as both the mob and cops start to close in on him as their target suspect.

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Plot Keywords:

nightclub | f word | grand rapids michigan | gunfire

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Taglines:

They took his badge. He kept the gun.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, sexual content and pervasive language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 2011 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Inculpado

Filming Locations:

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Berkshire Axis Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Locations signs for the shoot originally read "Urinal Cakes", but after the producers decided this may attract too much attention to the shoot, they changed them to "Houston McGregor" aptly named after the Director's, Brian A. Miller's, pet Beagle.

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Goofs

During the shootout in Vinnies office, as Tony is running out the door, the camera and crew are visible in the mirror.

User Reviews

Don't waste your time, 'cus life is short

In the very beginning, say, maybe 10 minutes, the movie seemed to be quite promising and I really thought at that moment, Bautista might pull through like Stone Austin or the 'Rock' to become the next WWE superstar turned movie star. But after ten minutes, I have realized that this was a very hollow boring movie due to a very weak elementary level screenplay so boring, so clichéd and so contrived. What I saw was a chain-smoking down-and-out ex-cop and ex-con who could not find a decent job after a 9 years sentence and was released from prison. So of course he became a mob's night club's doorman+bouncer+floor manager, got the authority to give credit to gambling loser. And of course, lousy things always happened to bad luck chain smoker, the night joint was robbed by a bunch of ....then, of course....then, "you lost my money on your watch, and my son was killed during your watch. I want you find out who did this, who killed my son and, I want my 300G back!" Wow, what a junior high school script. The only thing I liked in that movie is the leather coat that Bautista wore and some of the pretty night scenes of the city. That's all.