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Wrong Side of Town

  • Video
  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
3.1K
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Ja Rule, Rob Van Dam, and Dave Bautista in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
ActionCrimeThriller

In order to save his kidnapped daughter, an ex-Marine is forced to take on a gang of killers when an accident leaves the brother of a malicious criminal dead.In order to save his kidnapped daughter, an ex-Marine is forced to take on a gang of killers when an accident leaves the brother of a malicious criminal dead.In order to save his kidnapped daughter, an ex-Marine is forced to take on a gang of killers when an accident leaves the brother of a malicious criminal dead.

  • Director
    • David DeFalco
  • Writer
    • David DeFalco
  • Stars
    • Rob Van Dam
    • Dave Bautista
    • Lara Grice
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.8/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David DeFalco
    • Writer
      • David DeFalco
    • Stars
      • Rob Van Dam
      • Dave Bautista
      • Lara Grice
    • 36User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ja Rule, Rob Van Dam, and Dave Bautista in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
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    Brooke Frost in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
    Rob Van Dam, Dave Bautista, and Brooke Frost in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
    Dave Bautista in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
    Jerry Katz, Rob Van Dam, and Brooke Frost in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
    Rob Van Dam in Wrong Side of Town (2010)
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    Rob Van Dam
    Rob Van Dam
    • Bobby Kalinowsky
    Dave Bautista
    Dave Bautista
    • Big Ronnie 'B.R.'
    • (as David Bautista)
    Lara Grice
    Lara Grice
    • Dawn
    Edrick Browne
    • Clay
    Ava-Kathryn Santana
    Ava-Kathryn Santana
    • Elise Freeman
    • (as a different name)
    Stormy Daniels
    Stormy Daniels
    • Stormy
    Randal Reeder
    • Trouble
    Jerry Katz
    • Seth
    Louis Herthum
    Louis Herthum
    • Briggs
    Brooke Frost
    Brooke Frost
    • Brianna
    Ja Rule
    Ja Rule
    • Razor
    • (as Ja Rule a.k.a. Jeffrey Atkins)
    Nelson Frazier Jr.
    Nelson Frazier Jr.
    • Animal
    Damon Lipari
    Damon Lipari
    • Nicky
    Scott L. Schwartz
    Scott L. Schwartz
    • Deacon
    • (as Scott Schwartz)
    David DeFalco
    • Demon
    • (as David Defalco)
    Marrese Crump
    Marrese Crump
    • Markus
    Omarion
    Omarion
    • Stash
    • (as Omari Grandberry)
    Qwes
    • Dawg
    • (as Quess a.k.a. Brian Wakefield)
    • Director
      • David DeFalco
    • Writer
      • David DeFalco
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    • Trivia
      Dave Bautista stated in an interview with Men's Fitness that upon watching the finished product he was appalled and ashamed of his acting, and began to work under an acting coach. He improved vastly and has since been cast in Guardians of the Galaxy and Bond Spectre
    • Goofs
      When they are driving down the road after being released from the police station, Bobby Kalinowsky is in the back seat behind the driver. When they are stopped by the thugs, he is in the front passenger seat.
    • Quotes

      Big Ronnie: Let him go.

      Razor: What? Fuck is wrong with you, man?

      Big Ronnie: I said I changed my mind, let him go!

      Razor: He's worth a hundred fuckin' thousand dollars, I'm takin' him in!

      Big Ronnie: Am I not speaking English?

      Razor: I don't care what you speaking, you big goofy motherfucker. I said I'm takin' him in...

      Big Ronnie: [draws a gun and blows Razor's head off]

    • Connections
      Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Wrong Side of Town (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      The Wrong Side of Town (Main Titles)
      Written by Dhana Taprogge and Greg Allen

      Performed by Taxi Doll

      Courtesy of Antidote Media

      Copyright 2009, all rights reserved.

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    2/10
    At least I got a good laugh out of it
    Lionsgate is known for many things: Releasing controversial movies ("Irreversible", "O", "American Psycho"), prestige pictures that get award attention ("Precious", "Crash", "Away From Her") and of course Horror movies (too many to count-though that genre has unfortunately taken something of a back seat as far as theatrical releases are concerned.) But the one thing people tend to forget to associate Lionsgate with is Straight to DVD movies. For who knows how long, Lionsgate has been giving the world the best (well, usually worst or most mediocre) in straight to DVD Horror, Action and general Exploitation. David (the absolutely abysmal "Last House on the Left" rip off "Chaos") Defalco now gets into this market with "Wrong Side of Town", a really bad but at least laughable blend of Wrestlesploitation (B-Movie with a Professional Wrestler(s)) and Rapsploitation (B-Movie with a Rapper(s).)

    Bobby Kalinowsky (Rob Van Dam) is living a peaceful life with his wife and daughter, when they are invited to a night club run by a corrupt crime lord named Seth (Jerry Katz.) When his wife is nearly raped by Seth's coked up younger brother, Bobby comes in to save to day-and inadvertently kills the guy. None to pleased by this turn of events, Seth puts a bounty on Bobby's head, and hires local gangs (which include R&B singer Omarian, rapper Ja Rule and wrestler Viscera) to hunt him down. Thing is, Bobby is an ex-navy seal, and knows how to fight back. He knows he can't go at it alone though, so he turns to his old buddy Big Ronnie (Dave Bautista) for help.

    First thing's first: "Wrong Side of Town" is not anywhere near as bad as DeFalco's prior movie "Chaos", as it's nowhere near as downbeat or ugly as that film. It's still an inept exercise though, with atrocious acting (more on that in the next paragraph), poorly choreographed action scenes, poor direction, heavily advertised actors not getting particularly huge roles (Ja Rule is barely in it, and probably wondering what the hell happened to his career in that he has ended up having a small role in a terrible Straight to DVD movie from the director of "Chaos", and Bautista, despite getting top billing, is barely in the thing), bad editing, and so much more. Sure, you can throw in all the nudity (including a cameo from porn star Stormy Daniels) and action you can, but that doesn't make the movie good.

    And back to the acting. Oh boy, it is atrocious. Nobody in this movie can act worth a damn-especially star Rob Van Dam, who acts stiff and boring to the point that you wonder if he's an inanimate object and not a living being. In fact, the terrible acting ends up becoming the sole saving grace of this movie, as it becomes hilarious. My stomach actually hurt from laughing so hard, especially when we first meet the character of Big Ronnie. It's almost worth cherishing in that respect.

    Apart from it's casting, there is no real distinguishing "Wrong Side of Town" from any other bad Straight to DVD action movie from Lionsgate. Everything from the cheap "James Bond" inspired opening credits to everything else on display is low rent to the point of inanity. That out of the way, if sh!%%y Straight to DVD action movies are your thing, and if you want a good laugh out of cinematic ineptitude, then by all means watch this.
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    • lovecraft231
    • Mar 5, 2010

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thị Trấn Tội Lỗi
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge, Celtic Media Centre, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Films In Motion
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      • $870,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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