Rise (2007)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Sebastian Gutierrez

Writer (WGA):

Sebastian Gutierrez (written by)

Release Date:

6 July 2007 (Turkey)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

They didn't leave her alive. They left her UNDEAD.

Plot:

Supernatural thriller in which a female reporter wakes up in a morgue to find herself a member of the undead. She vows revenge against the sect that put her there and hunts them down.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Morgue | Female Reporter | Undead | Blood

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Lloyd
Cameron Richardson	...	Collette
Lucy Liu	...	Sadie Blake
Allan Rich	...	Harrison
Samantha Shelton	...	LA Weekly Editor
Kevin Wheatley	...	Ethan Mills
Margo Harshman	...	Tricia Rawlins
Cameron Goodman	...	Kaitlin
Holt McCallany	...	Rourke
James D'Arcy	...	Bishop
Carla Gugino	...	Eve
Michael Chiklis	...	Clyde Rawlins
Paul Cassell	...	Detective Easton
Mako	...	Poe
Sam Cooper	...	Coroner's Assistant
Natsuko Ohama	...	Sadie's Mother
Christina Stacey	...	Beth
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Arturo
Isabella Gutierrez	...	Homeless Child
Liana Perez	...	Morena
Simon Rex	...	Hank
Anastasia Baranova	...	Teen Girl
Zach Gilford	...	Sailor
Ashley Hinson	...	Trampy Teen
Fran Kranz	...	Alex
Samaire Armstrong	...	Jenny
Marilyn Manson	...	Bartender
Elden Henson	...	Taylor
Nick Lachey	...	Dwayne
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph A. Garcia	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
India King	...	Receptionist (uncredited)
Michael Ouellette	...	Detective (uncredited)
Sadie	...	Barking Stray Dog (uncredited)
Gary Sievers	...	Scary Bum (uncredited)

Directed by
Sebastian Gutierrez

Writing credits (WGA)
Sebastian Gutierrez		(written by)

Produced by
Aubrey Henderson	....	executive producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Kelli Konop	....	co-producer
Josef Lieck	....	assistant line producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	executive producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	producer
Sam Raimi	....	executive producer
Hans C. Ritter	....	line producer (as Hans Christian Ritter)
Greg Shapiro	....	producer
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
John Toll		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lisa Bromwell
Robb Sullivan

Casting by
Nancy Nayor
Kelly Wagner

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Elisabeth Fry	....	makeup department head
Robert Hallowell II	....	hair department head
Grady Holder	....	dental prosthetics: K.N.B. EFX Group
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup supervisor
Heba Thorisdottir	....	personal makeup artist: Lucy Liu
Nicole Venables	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Jason Lieck	....	production supervisor
Jonathan McCoy	....	unit production manager
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karla Carnewal	....	second second assistant director
Bill Greenfield	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Billy Greenfield)
Arturo Guzman	....	first assistant director
Shelly Heyward	....	second second assistant director: re-shoots
Douglas McKay	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jeffrey Ault	....	set dresser (as Jeff Ault)
Loren Basulto	....	assistant art director
Kieran Brown	....	paint gang boss
Xaime Casillas	....	paint foreman
Jerry A. Chavez	....	property master
William DeBiasio	....	buyer
Will Durham	....	set dresser
Richard Eckols	....	propmaker
Mathias Fain	....	set dresser
Adam Feliciano	....	laborer
Gabriel Feliciano	....	laborer
Steve Hansen	....	propmaker
Terry Hargis	....	leadman
Zak Hawthorne	....	set dresser
Ruben Jawegui	....	painter
Michael E. Johnson	....	set dresser
Charles Kern	....	painter
Kyle Kitty	....	painter
Andrew Kress	....	additional assistant property master
Creighton Larson	....	propmaker
Doran Meyers	....	additional assistant art director
Joe Monaco	....	set dresser
George L. Perez	....	plasterer
Leonard Pérez	....	plaster foreman
Drew Pierce	....	stand-by painter
Patrick Reyes	....	labor foreman
Miles S. Richman	....	painter
Lisa Robinson	....	assistant property master
Jason Silber	....	propmaker
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator
Christopher Taylor	....	set dresser
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set decorator
Timothy Walsh	....	painter
Benton Jew	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	sound editor
Mike Anderson	....	utility sound
Ethan Beigel	....	adr mixer
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Richard C. Franklin	....	foley supervisor (as Rick Franklin)
Chris M. Jacobson	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Joe Michalski	....	boom operator
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound designer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound supervisor
Buck Robinson	....	sound mixer
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound editor
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects supervisor
Wes Mattox	....	special effects assistant
Drew Pierce	....	special effects: blood specialist
Jason Pinsker	....	lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Dirk Rogers	....	lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Virgil Sanchez	....	special effects technician
Andy Schoneberg	....	special effects makeup
Lino Stavole	....	mold/lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Veronica Torres	....	production coordinator
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects assistant coordinator
Daniel Yates	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	visual effects
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Hoon Bae	....	visual effects artist
Chad Bonanno	....	animator: title designer
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Comen VFX
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Dan Feinstein	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Dana Marin Fisher	....	visual effects coordinator
Jason Howey	....	visual effects
Benjamin Liu	....	visual effects
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Vivian Wei	....	visual effects artist
Stephen Wilson	....	visual effects artist
David J. Witters	....	visual effects supervisor: Comen VFX
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Christensen	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Randy Hall	....	stunt player
Jody Hart	....	stunt double
Will Leong	....	stunt double: Mako
Frank Lloyd	....	stunt player
Alex Madison	....	stunt player
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt double
Ronn Surels	....	stunt player
Irene Tanaka	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Preston Adams	....	electrician
Ron Alexus	....	electrician
Prarthna Arias	....	video playback
Dustin Ault	....	best boy grip
Herb Ault	....	key grip
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera
Henry Cantor	....	electrician
Ian S. Casas	....	key grip: second unit
Tim Christie	....	dolly grip (as Timothy S. Christie)
Mark J. Coyne	....	steadicam operator: additional photography
Jeff DeLucia	....	electrician
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging key grip
David E. Diano	....	camera operator
Tulio Duenas	....	film loader
Kevin Edwards	....	grip
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Oscar Gomez	....	best boy rigging grip
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator: reshoots
John Hoffma	....	electrician
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera: pick-ups
Jeff Kluttz	....	rigging grip
Paul Lambiase	....	best boy grip
Philip Lee	....	director of photography: second unit
David Fred Masselink	....	digital imaging technician
Dan Misner	....	grip
Sterling Moore	....	camera operator: additional photography
Luis Moreno	....	best boy electric
Keith Morgan	....	gaffer: additional photography
Chris Napolitano	....	best boy electric (as Christopher Napolitano)
Brooks Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Todd SanSone	....	additional first assistant camera: "b" camera
Pablo Santiago-Brandwein	....	grip
Simon Scheeline	....	grip
Michael J. Schwartz	....	rigging gaffer
James Lawrence Spencer	....	gaffer: pick-up shots
James Stiritz	....	best boy grip: "b" camera unit, insert crew
Robert J. Studenny	....	grip
Ian S. Takahashi	....	assistant camera: underwater unit
Ian S. Takahashi	....	camera intern
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
Vich Thiensuwana	....	rigging grip
Mike Thomas	....	camera operator
Suzanne Trucks	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey L. Wilson	....	grip
Neil Wittman	....	electrician
Michael Woodside	....	electrician
Randy Woodside	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Janine Sugawara	....	casting associate
Kevin Mockrin	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Cabada	....	assistant costume designer
Sandra Collier	....	costume supervisor
Jeannie H. Kelly	....	set costumer
Shoshana Rubin	....	key costumer
Tony Swatton	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Kyle DeVriendt	....	digital film recordist
Nancy Fuller	....	digital intermediate project manager
Michael Kaz	....	apprentice editor
Tim Mirkovich	....	additional editor
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist: dailies
Jake Rice	....	digital intermediate project manager
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate colorist
Reed Whorton	....	post-production assistant
David L. Bertman	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Becca Borawski	....	music editor

Transportation Department
George Bolton	....	transportation captain
Mario Simon	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Stephanie Baltierra	....	accounting clerk
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Abby Bean	....	assistant: Mr Gutierrez
Paul D. Boydston	....	location manager
Julie Carideo	....	production coordinator
Sarah Clifford	....	animal supplier
Sarah Clifford	....	dog trainer
Meghan Courtney	....	assistant: Lucy Liu
Chris Deale	....	production assistant
Gary DeGalla	....	location manager
Claire Doré	....	animal trainer
Claire Doré	....	dog trainer
Brent Guido	....	production office assistant
Ashley Hinson	....	assistant location manager
Danny Ilous	....	payroll accountant
David Kraemer	....	set production assistant
Joanna Lara	....	product placement
Joanna Lara	....	production secretary
Greg Lloyd	....	stand-in: Michael Chiklis
Lisa Looney	....	wrap supervisor
Danielle Mana	....	office production assistant
Crystal McAlerney	....	assistant to producers
Edward McGurn	....	production consultant
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Mosley	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Sam Nainoa	....	key set production assistant
Janet Place	....	production accountant
Kristen Poelma	....	production assistant: re-shoot
Victoria Raiser	....	office production intern (as Victoria Hadden)
Mami Saito	....	stand-in: Lucy Liu
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Kelley Sims	....	first assistant accountant
Lalida Sujjavasin	....	set production assistant: re-shoots
Cid Swank	....	unit publicist
Virginia Lee Trinkle	....	assistant: Michael Chiklis
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Steven Waldstein	....	assistant: Michael Chiklis
Anna Wenger	....	assistant production coordinator
Benjamin Zingraff	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Mandate Pictures
• Kingsgate Films
• Destination Films
• Ghost House Pictures
• Rise Productions

Distributors

• Aurum Films (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• West Video (2007) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (digital visual effects)
• Picture Mill, The (main title design)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Comen VFX  digital visual effects
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Inter Video  video assist equipment
• NovaStar Digital  sound re-recording
• Runway  post-production
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility

Also Known As:

Rise (USA) (working title)
Rise: Blood Hunter (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity, language, and brief drug use.

Runtime:

USA:94 min | 122 min (unrated DVD version)

Country:

USA | New Zealand

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (cut) | Malaysia:18SG | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | USA:Unrated | France:-12 (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mandate Pictures

Trivia:

The word 'vampire' is never spoken during the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sadie is thrown on the bed by Bishop the bed is covered by a green duvet. In the next shot when they pin her to the bed it is covered with black plastic.

Quotes:

Eve: Good and evil are just imaginary friends.

Movie Connections:

References Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)

Lucy Liu vamps it up.

Lucy Liu stars as Sadie Blake, an intrepid reporter who comes a cropper when she pokes her nose too far into the world of a strange vampiric goth cult. None too keen to have their story told, they abduct the news-hound and suck her dry, dumping her body when finished.

But Sadie is a tough girl and refuses to just keel over. Instead, she joins the ranks of the undead, and sets out to get revenge on those responsible for her current state.

Director Sebastian Gutierrez presents a refreshingly different take on the whole vampire schtick with this low budget shocker that is both bloody and innovative (these vampires may lack fangs, but still pack plenty of bite). Great cinematography, an engaging story, and a decent cast all go to make Rise: Blood Hunter worth seeking out, although the gimmicky use of a non-linear storyline is a little unnecessary (so many films seem to use this idea these days).

A strong, sexy performance from Lucy Liu means that the film is never boring, although, at times, it does come across as a little too earnest for its own good. At times, Gutierrez strives so hard for an effectively moody atmosphere to suit his tale that the resulting gravitas detracts from one's enjoyment. Fortunately, Lucy Liu sees fit to shed her clothes at several points in the movie, so everything balances out nicely in the end.

If you love vampire films of all types, adore Gothic fantasy, or, like me, just want to see Ms. Liu in the buff, then Rise: Blood Hunter is recommended viewing.