Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)


Rise: Blood Hunter
Release Date28 April 2007
TaglineThey didn't leave her alive. They left her UNDEAD.
GenreAction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
New Zealand
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassCreature Film, Supernatural Horror
ThemesDeath of a Child, Cults, Members of the Press, Out For Revenge, Vampires
TonesEerie, Gruesome, Menacing, Gritty, Tense
TagsMorgue, Reporter, Undead, Vampire

Rise: Blood Hunter is a 2007 horror/neo-noir film directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. It is a Samuel Goldwyn Films release starring Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis. Rise is a supernatural thriller in which a reporter (Liu) wakes up in a morgue to discover she is now a vampire. She vows revenge against the vampire cult responsible for her situation and hunts them down one by one. Chiklis plays "Rawlins," a haunted police detective whose daughter is victimized by the same group and seeks answers for her gruesome death.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sadie Blake

Allan Rich
Harrison

LA Weekly Editor

Kevin Wheatley
Ethan Mills

Tricia Rawlins

Kaitlin

Bishop

Clyde Rawlins

Paul Cassell
Detective Easton

Poe

Sam Cooper
Coroner's Assistant

Natsuko Ohama
Sadie's Mother

Christina Stacey
Beth

Isabella Gutierrez
Homeless Child

Liana Perez
Morena

Hank

Teen Girl

Sailor

Ashley Hinson
Trampy Teen

Alex

Bartender

Taylor

Dwayne

Christopher Allen Nelson
Officer

Joseph A. Garcia
Bar Patron

India King
Receptionist

Michael Ouellette
Detective

Sadie
Barking Stray Dog

Gary Sievers
Scary Bum

Director

Producer

Aubrey Henderson
executive producer

Nathan Kahane
executive producer

Kelli Konop
co-producer

Josef Lieck
assistant line producer

Carsten H.W. Lorenz
executive producer, producer

executive producer

Hans C. Ritter
line producer

Greg Shapiro
producer

executive producer

Original Music

Nathan Barr
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Cinematographer

John Toll

Editor

Lisa Bromwell
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Robb Sullivan
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Casting Director

Nancy Nayor
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Kelly Wagner
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Production Designer

Jerry Fleming
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Art Director

Austin Gorg
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Set Decorator

Betty Berberian
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Costume Designer

Denise Wingate
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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, special makeup supervisor

Heba Thorisdottir
personal makeup artist: Lucy Liu

Nicole Venables
key hair stylist

Production Manager

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

Arturo Guzman
first assistant director

Shelly Heyward
second second assistant director: re-shoots

Douglas McKay
second assistant director

Art Department

Jeffrey Ault
set dresser

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

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

Chris M. Jacobson
sound effects editor

Ryan Maguire
foley mixer

Joe Michalski
boom operator

Douglas Murray
adr mixer

Paul N.J. Ottosson
sound supervisor, sound re-recording mixer, sound designer

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

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

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

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

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

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
camera intern, assistant camera: underwater unit

Skyler Tegland
grip

Vich Thiensuwana
rigging grip

Mike Thomas
camera operator

Suzanne Trucks
second assistant camera

Michael J. Walsh
best boy electrician

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

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

Robb Porter
post-production assistant: Modern VideoFilm

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

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

Abigail Bean
assistant: Mr Gutierrez

Paul D. Boydston
location manager

Julie Carideo
production coordinator

Sarah Clifford
animal supplier, dog trainer

Meghan Courtney
assistant: Lucy Liu

Chris Deale
production assistant

Gary DeGalla
location manager

Claire Doré
dog trainer, animal trainer

Brent Guido
production office assistant

Ashley Hinson
assistant location manager

Danny Ilous
payroll accountant

David Kraemer
set production assistant

Joanna Lara
product placement, 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

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 Company

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

Aurum Films

Eagle Pictures

Golden Village Entertainment

Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company

RCV Film Distribution

Samuel Goldwyn Films

United International Pictures (UIP)

Argentina Video Home

Oy Nordisk Film

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

United International Pictures (UIP)

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures

Universum Film (UFA)

West Video

Special Effects

Comen VFX

Picture Mill, The

Miscellaneous

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes, 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






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