The Choke (2005)

Director:

Juan A. Mas

Writers:

Jessica Dolan (co-writer)
Susannah Lowber (co-writer)

Genre:

Thriller | Horror

Tagline:

This is not how rock stars die

Plot:

A hot young band playing at clubs and raves across the Northwest. Handsome lead singer Dylan Brown has a bit of an ego problem...

Plot Keywords:

Choke | Rock

Cast

Damon Abdallah	...	Homeless Man
Brooke Bailey	...	London
Sean Cook	...	Dylan
Jon Fowler	...	Lefty
Robert Gerl	...	Featured Extra
David R. Johnson	...	Dave the Doorman
Jason Mckee	...	Mike Pritchard
Tom Olson	...	Nancy Boy
Andrew Parker	...	Guy Johnson
Sam Prudhomme	...	Eliot
Wonder Russell	...	Jonesy
Bee Simonds	...	Starr
Lila Vlavianos	...	The Flirt
Jason A. Payne	...	'They Rock!' Dude (uncredited)

Directed by
Juan A. Mas

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jessica Dolan		co-writer
Susannah Lowber		co-writer

Produced by
Rich Cowan	....	executive producer
Rich Cowan	....	producer
Marc Dahlstrom	....	executive producer
Marc Dahlstrom	....	producer
Dan Heigh	....	executive producer
Juan A. Mas	....	producer
Greg Rathvon	....	executive producer
Dave Tanner	....	executive producer
Taye Voye	....	producer

Original Music by
Britton Ortize

Cinematography by
Douglas Cheney

Film Editing by
Jason A. Payne

Casting by
Gretchen Oyster

Production Design by
Vincent DeFelice		(supervisor)
Susannah Lowber

Costume Design by
Gretchen Oyster

Makeup Department
Sam Debree	....	key makeup artist
Trista Jordan	....	additional makeup artist
Robyn Renee Kiener	....	hairdresser

Production Management
Ian Kennedy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Dahlstrom	....	assistant director
Seamus Mulligan-Ferry	....	first assistant director: second unit
Seamus Mulligan-Ferry	....	second second assistant director
Gretchen Oyster	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Colby Fredin	....	web development team artistic director
Dave Johnson	....	props
Reggie Lauderbach	....	props
Justin O'Shaughnessy	....	property master
Mervin Soriano	....	web development team artistic director
Wesley Bryan Walker	....	set designer

Sound Department
Aaron Breeden	....	sound effects editor
Bob Clifford	....	sound assistant
Chris Clifford	....	boom operator
Britton Ortize	....	sound re-recording mixer
Britton Ortize	....	supervising sound editor
Tom Taylor	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Jeff Douglas	....	Avid DS Nitris Artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Barden	....	electrician
Brianne Cronkhite	....	loader
Brianne Cronkhite	....	second assistant camera
Tim Eberly	....	still photographer
Wilson Raska	....	camera intern
Mike Vukas	....	gaffer

Other crew
Jessica Dolan	....	script supervisor
Peter Dolan	....	production assistant
Maura Feely	....	production assistant
John Petty	....	location manager

Production Companies

• North by Northwest Entertainment

Distributors

• North by Northwest Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Velocity Home Entertainment

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color | Color (Kodak)

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Spokane, Washington, USA

Company:

North by Northwest Entertainment

Trivia:

Portions of this film were shot in what used to be a Wonder Bread factory.

Movie Connections:

Spin off The Choke: The Legend Begins (2006) (V)

Far better than The Coroner

If anyone else have had the misfortune to watch the Juan A. Mas (among others) directed "The Coroner" from 1999 they will understand that I almost decided not to watch "The Choke" after knowing Juan A. Mas had something to do with it. But I must say things have gotten very better. Mr. Mas made a giant leap forward. The Choke is a good suspense packed film with a nice twist to it. The actors are okay though the lines are somewhat forced. But that's not their problem. Also hats off to the writers for making a script in 6 days (I was told in the DVD extras). Worth a watch on a Sunday evening with a bag of potato chips nearby. I give this film 5/10 - and I wish Mr. Mas and all involved in this the best. You've done a rather nice job.