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Rick Bota

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  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Rick Bota is known for Kiss the Girls (1997), Barb Wire (1996) and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).
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Known for

Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in Kiss the Girls (1997)
Kiss the Girls
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1997
Pamela Anderson in Barb Wire (1996)
Barb Wire
3.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1996
Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Lethal Weapon 4
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1998
Mimic (1997)
Mimic
6.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1997

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Cinematographer

  • The Killing Game (2011)
    The Killing Game
  • Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, and Britt Robertson in Life Unexpected (2010)
    Life Unexpected
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben, Natalia Cigliuti, Jane Kaczmarek, J. August Richards, Melissa Sagemiller, and Jonathan Scarfe in Raising the Bar (2008)
    Raising the Bar
  • Cane (2007)
    Cane
  • Skeet Ulrich in Jericho (2006)
    Jericho
  • Jennifer Finnigan in Close to Home (2005)
    Close to Home
  • Over There (2005)
    Over There
  • Blind Justice (2005)
    Blind Justice
  • Valentine (2001)
    Valentine
  • Rob Lowe, Martin Sheen, Allison Janney, Dulé Hill, Moira Kelly, Janel Moloney, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, and Bradley Whitford in The West Wing (1999)
    The West Wing
  • Geoffrey Rush, Taye Diggs, Ali Larter, Chris Kattan, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in House on Haunted Hill (1999)
    House on Haunted Hill
  • Balloon Farm (1999)
    Balloon Farm
  • Matt Craven, Sheryl Lee, and Rick Roberts in L.A. Doctors (1998)
    L.A. Doctors
  • Perversions of Science (1997)
    Perversions of Science
  • The Glimmer Man (1996)
    The Glimmer Man

Director

  • Beyond (2016)
    Beyond
  • Mr. Write (2016)
    Mr. Write
  • Jennette McCurdy, Justin Kelly, Kyle Mac, and Jesse Carere in Between (2015)
    Between
  • Secret Summer (2016)
    Secret Summer
  • Haven (2010)
    Haven
  • Greg Bryk, Laura Vandervoort, Greyston Holt, Michael Xavier, and Steve Lund in Bitten (2014)
    Bitten
  • Chris Klein, Merritt Patterson, Darla Taylor, and Tasya Teles in Damaged (2014)
    Damaged
  • Happy Face Killer (2014)
    Happy Face Killer
    • (directed by)
  • Poppy Montgomery in Unforgettable (2011)
    Unforgettable
  • Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan in Beauty and the Beast (2012)
    Beauty and the Beast
  • Love Me (2013)
    Love Me
  • Shiri Appleby, Kristoffer Polaha, and Britt Robertson in Life Unexpected (2010)
    Life Unexpected
  • Three Rivers (2009)
    Three Rivers
  • Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
  • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
    The Vampire Diaries

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)
    Impostor
    • (second unit)
  • Marisa Coughlan, Katie Holmes, and Barry Watson in Teaching Mrs. Tingle (1999)
    Teaching Mrs. Tingle
    • (additional photography)
  • Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, and Chris Rock in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
    Lethal Weapon 4
    • (second unit)
  • From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
    From the Earth to the Moon
  • Jon Voight and Keenen Ivory Wayans in Most Wanted (1997)
    Most Wanted
  • Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd in Kiss the Girls (1997)
    Kiss the Girls
    • (second unit)
  • Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
  • Fires Within (1991)
    Fires Within
  • Olympia Dukakis and Chloe Webb in Lucky Day (1991)
    Lucky Day
  • Hardball (1989)
    Hardball
  • Tap (1989)
    Tap
  • Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Weekend at Bernie's
  • Something Is Out There (1988)
    Something Is Out There
  • Werewolf (1987)
    Werewolf
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