The Other Side (2006/I)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Gregg Bishop

Writer:

Gregg Bishop (written by)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear the reapers.

Plot:

Samuel North (Nathan Mobley) escapes from Hell to find the person who murdered him, but a team of invincible bounty hunters called REAPERS are sent from the Netherworld to bring him back.

Plot Keywords:

Supernatural

Cast

Nathan Mobley	...	Samuel North
Jaimie Alexander	...	Hanna Thompson
Cory Rouse	...	Mally
Poncho Hodges	...	Oz
Shale Nelson	...	David North
Stephen Caudill	...	Peter
Chris Burns	...	Isaac
Vince Canlas	...	Cain
Cynthia Evans	...	Elisha
Daniel Massey Tovell	...	Lead Reaper
Lori Beth Edgeman	...	Female Reaper #1
Amy Lucas	...	Female Reaper #2
Brian De Pue	...	Male Reaper #1
Justin Welborn	...	Male Reaper #2
Blair Redford	...	Male Reaper #3
Gregg Bishop	...	Male Reaper #4
Arvell Poe	...	Ezra
Lucas Till	...	Young Samuel North
Patrick Dyer	...	Young David North
Dale Basescu	...	Hell Escapee Sargent
Mark Esbrook	...	Hell Escapee
Elizabeth Hiott	...	Hell Escapee
James Jarrett	...	Hell Escapee
Michael Long	...	Hell Escapee
Dave R. Watkins	...	Hell Escapee
Tracy Yarkoni	...	Hell Escapee
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bren Allison	...	Nurse
Jen Apgar	...	Hospital Kitchen Staff #1
Amanda Baker	...	Waitress
Lane Carlock	...	Newscaster #2
Pat Cusick	...	Newscaster #1
Karla Droege	...	Hospital Kitchen Staff #2
Jesse Garcia	...	Search and Rescue guy
Jyn Hall	...	Nurse
Jason Horgan	...	Bar Patron
Joshua Howland	...	Guy with Dog
Kent Igleheart	...	Guy in Bar
Kim Kennedy	...	Pool chick
Rachael Lambert	...	Girl with Dog
Melanie McCullough	...	Raver Chick
Eric Packham	...	Detective
Alex Revan	...	Blood Wraith
Renee Schrauben	...	Pool chick
Alisha Seaton	...	Girl on Phone
Emily Sharp	...	Nurse
Mike Strickland	...	Police, K-9 unit
Melanie Taylor	...	Raver Chick
Shane Thaxton	...	Student
Richard Thomas	...	Corpse
Butch Thompson	...	Mounted Patrol #1
Wanda Trent-Phillips	...	Hotel Guest
Marian Wagner	...	Nurse
Steve Warren	...	Guy in Bar
Samantha Worthen	...	Nurse
Daley Fricks	...	Student (uncredited)
Robert Hatch	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Bogdan Shepard	...	Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Gregg Bishop

Writing credits
Gregg Bishop		(written by)

Produced by
Gregg Bishop	....	producer
Craig Dabrowski	....	associate producer
Chad Eikhoff	....	producer
Courtney Rabada	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Kristopher Carter

Cinematography by
Sherman Johnson

Film Editing by
Gregg Bishop

Casting by
Jonathan Spencer

Makeup Department
Tate Steinsiek	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Craig Dabrowski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Burns	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Cat Jarrett	....	property master
Sara Sheadel	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Brian James Crewe	....	foley artist
Charles Dayton	....	foley recordist
Jamie Hardt	....	sound designer
Matt Hovland	....	foley editor
Kris Krava	....	sound recordist
D.J. Lynch	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Ke Quan	....	foley artist
Matt Stivers	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Brian Boling	....	special effects assistant
Chris Burns	....	special effects makeup
Matt Green	....	creature effects
Matt Green	....	pyrotechnician
Bob Shelley	....	special effects
Dave R. Watkins	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Shane Icenhour	....	digital effects artist
Brooks Jarrett	....	digital effects artist
Wes Parham	....	character animator
Matt Shumway	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Stuart Cameron	....	stunts
Anita DeCastro	....	stunt double
Philip Dido	....	stunts
Michael Douglas	....	stunts
Frank Fearon	....	stunt double
Reggie Jackson	....	stunts
Melissa Johnson	....	stunts
Paul Brian Johnson	....	stunts (as Paul Johnson)
Nathan Khoury	....	stunts
Adam Lavender	....	stunt double
Howard Liang	....	stunts
Candace Mabry	....	stunt double
Charles Nelson	....	stunts
Nils Onsager	....	stunt coordinator
James Jarrett	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregg Bishop	....	camera operator
Chris Caruso	....	assistant camera
Jonathan Elder	....	gaffer
Joey Fitzgerald	....	best boy
James Jarrett	....	key grip
Brett Sharp	....	grip

Casting Department
Craig Dabrowski	....	casting assistant
Julie Guy	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Justin Dornbush	....	additional editor
Jonathan Ke Quan	....	additional editor

Music Department
Mikael Carlsson	....	executive soundtrack producer
Peymon Maskan	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Lacee Aderhold	....	location scout
Aaron Barnes	....	production assistant
Lynn Barnett	....	production assistant
Nick Bowlden	....	production assistant
Steven Eads	....	production assistant
Sean McCormick	....	production assistant
Cameron White	....	production assistant

Thanks
Steve Grest	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bishop Studios LLC
• Wonder Studios LLC

Distributors

• Allumination Filmworks (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and some language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2007)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Bishop Studios LLC

Trivia:

After graduating from USC filmschool, the writer/director Gregg Bishop financed The Other Side (2006/I) himself with $15,000, which were the profits made from his short film Voodoo (1999).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Making of 'Dance of the Dead' (2008) (V)

Great Mind Creates Great, Imaginative Film

Sometimes death is the end. But sometimes, it is the beginning. In the tradition of "Ghost" and "The Crow" (though very original), "The Other Side" is the story of a man who runs from death in order to solve his own murder and help find his kidnapped girlfriend. But with the police and the reapers after him, does he stand a ghost of a chance?

According to the Internet Movie Database, USC film school graduate Gregg Bishop (who wrote, directed and did pretty much everything for this film) financed "The Other Side" himself with $15,000 (the profits from his film "Voodoo"). One has to comment that this film looks amazing for the budget. Some special effects used far surpass what other, bigger studios have tried to pawn off on their viewers, and the overall acting and story are quite impressive.

I have to say that hell ("the pit") looks cool. Bishop skipped the fire and brimstone and torture route and went straight into the dark, lonely isolation sort of underworld. Not only does this probably correlate better with the Bible, but I think it personally makes for a more terrifying punishment. Confined, alone in darkness for eternity. That's pain.

This film has lots of blood. We're talking "Kill Bill" levels of blood, "Izo" levels of blood. Every gunshot makes a good splatter. And I couldn't be happier about this. While much of the film was more action than horror (the only real "horror" aspects are the fact we have corpses coming back to life), the horror fans will likely appreciate the blood and excessive flesh wounds.

Jaimie Alexander appears in this film, although not as prominently as the cover of the film might imply. Her appearance in this film not only probably helped her career (this predates "Rest Stop" and "Hallowed Ground", as well as her leading roles in "Kyle XY" and that other show), but it helped sell this film. After it was filmed, but before going to DVD is when Jaimie broke through into the mainstream, giving this film an added star it probably hadn't counted on. And with looks that are a cross between Katie Holmes and somebody actually attractive, her presence is a big plus for everyone.

The humor in this was subtle but appreciated. I loved the character of Mally the Adulterer. His womanizing antics were amusing, his one-liners were funny, and I thought the scene where he smokes multiple cigarettes was classic (he's dead -- why not?). There was also a great visual gag involving a neighborhood watch sign that might have been the best thing in the entire movie. I' ma sucker for intelligent and clever humor.

I could make some complaints (aside from the obvious budget constraints). Like, was I really supposed to believe the reapers were 30-50 years old (as reported by the news anchor)? These ages seem a little funny, as I would have put them more in the 25-30 range. In fact, everyone in the film seemed a little young. But this in no way took away from their acting or ability to relate to the audience.

I recommend you check this out to see how to make a film with a limited budget, because I dare you to find anything else on this level. There may be some minor drawbacks, and I thought the twist was a bit hard to accept, but the themes were great and the plot was smooth. Gregg Bishop is a man who knows how to tell a good story and make it look how it should. I eagerly await his next feature film.