Marcia de Rousse, who played Dr. Ludwig on the HBO original series “True Blood,” died in Altadena, Calif., on Saturday from a long illness, her agency told Variety. She was 70.
De Rousse was born in Doniphan, Mo., and graduated from the University of Missouri.
She was known for her role as Dr. Patricia Ludwig, a doctor for supernatural beings, in three episodes of “True Blood.” She first appeared in Season 2 on the episode “Scratches,” and later worked on the drama series’ fourth and seventh seasons. Her other television credits include “St. Elsewhere,” “The Fall Guy” and “Schoooled.”
On the film side, de Rousse worked on the 2003 dramedy “Tiptoes,” starring Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, Matthew McConaughey and Peter Dinklage. She played Kathleen in the film.
De Rousse made her feature film debut as a Hotel Rainbow guest in 1981’s “Under the Rainbow,” directed by Steve Rash. Set in 1938, the...
De Rousse was born in Doniphan, Mo., and graduated from the University of Missouri.
She was known for her role as Dr. Patricia Ludwig, a doctor for supernatural beings, in three episodes of “True Blood.” She first appeared in Season 2 on the episode “Scratches,” and later worked on the drama series’ fourth and seventh seasons. Her other television credits include “St. Elsewhere,” “The Fall Guy” and “Schoooled.”
On the film side, de Rousse worked on the 2003 dramedy “Tiptoes,” starring Gary Oldman, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, Matthew McConaughey and Peter Dinklage. She played Kathleen in the film.
De Rousse made her feature film debut as a Hotel Rainbow guest in 1981’s “Under the Rainbow,” directed by Steve Rash. Set in 1938, the...
- 9/4/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church, which documents the legendary guitarist’s July 4th, 1970 performance at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, will be screened in select movie theaters around the world starting January 31st.
The film premiered on Showtime in 2015, and was accompanied by a live album, Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival, which contained Hendrix’s 16-song set. John McDermott directed Electric Church, which features color 16mm footage shot by Steve Rash, who later directed The Buddy Holly Story and Can’t Buy Me Love.
The limited theatrical run for Electric Church will...
The film premiered on Showtime in 2015, and was accompanied by a live album, Freedom: Atlanta Pop Festival, which contained Hendrix’s 16-song set. John McDermott directed Electric Church, which features color 16mm footage shot by Steve Rash, who later directed The Buddy Holly Story and Can’t Buy Me Love.
The limited theatrical run for Electric Church will...
- 1/22/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Kirsten Howard Nov 15, 2016
There are now a staggering four sequels to 2000's feelgood cheerleading hit Bring It On, but are they any good?
This article contains spoilers for the assorted Bring It On movies.
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2000’s Bring It On is a very odd duck.
It’s not that the film is particularly innovative about how it spins its narrative – there’s a pretty standard set of beats in place for a sports movie – but traditionally, sports movies don’t tend to have a predominantly female cast (and even something like A League Of Their Own was somewhat led by Tom Hanks). Not only that, it’s a movie with a predominately female cast that isn’t entirely focused on love or romance.
There are now a staggering four sequels to 2000's feelgood cheerleading hit Bring It On, but are they any good?
This article contains spoilers for the assorted Bring It On movies.
See related The Missing series 2: the writers on episode 5’s revelation The Missing series 2 episode 5 review: Das Vergessen The Missing series 2 episode 4 review: Statice The Missing series 2 episode 3 review: A Prison Without Walls
2000’s Bring It On is a very odd duck.
It’s not that the film is particularly innovative about how it spins its narrative – there’s a pretty standard set of beats in place for a sports movie – but traditionally, sports movies don’t tend to have a predominantly female cast (and even something like A League Of Their Own was somewhat led by Tom Hanks). Not only that, it’s a movie with a predominately female cast that isn’t entirely focused on love or romance.
- 11/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Never-before-seen footage of Jimi Hendrix performing at the height of his success will premiere in a Showtime documentary.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church tells the story of the guitarist's largest-ever Us gig in front of 300,000 people at the Atlanta Pop Music Festival in 1970, and includes recently unearthed footage.
Isle of Wight festival plans Jimi Hendrix world record attempt
The gig was captured by The Buddy Holly Story filmmaker Steve Rash, and includes Hendrix playing classics like 'Hey Joe', 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and 'Purple Haze' against a sky full of fireworks.
The 1970 Atlanta Pop Music Festival took place in July, just four months before the musical virtuoso would die at the age of 27.
Director John McDermott's documentary also includes testimony from pop music legends like Sir Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Hendrix's bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church premieres on Showtime on Friday,...
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church tells the story of the guitarist's largest-ever Us gig in front of 300,000 people at the Atlanta Pop Music Festival in 1970, and includes recently unearthed footage.
Isle of Wight festival plans Jimi Hendrix world record attempt
The gig was captured by The Buddy Holly Story filmmaker Steve Rash, and includes Hendrix playing classics like 'Hey Joe', 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and 'Purple Haze' against a sky full of fireworks.
The 1970 Atlanta Pop Music Festival took place in July, just four months before the musical virtuoso would die at the age of 27.
Director John McDermott's documentary also includes testimony from pop music legends like Sir Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Hendrix's bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church premieres on Showtime on Friday,...
- 8/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Never-before-seen footage of Jimi Hendrix performing at the height of his success will premiere in a Showtime documentary.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church tells the story of the guitarist's largest-ever Us gig in front of 300,000 people at the Atlanta Pop Music Festival in 1970, and includes recently unearthed footage.
Isle of Wight festival plans Jimi Hendrix world record attempt
The gig was captured by The Buddy Holly Story filmmaker Steve Rash, and includes Hendrix playing classics like 'Hey Joe', 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and 'Purple Haze' against a sky full of fireworks.
The 1970 Atlanta Pop Music Festival took place in July, just four months before the musical virtuoso would die at the age of 27.
Director John McDermott's documentary also includes testimony from pop music legends like Sir Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Hendrix's bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church premieres on Showtime on Friday,...
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church tells the story of the guitarist's largest-ever Us gig in front of 300,000 people at the Atlanta Pop Music Festival in 1970, and includes recently unearthed footage.
Isle of Wight festival plans Jimi Hendrix world record attempt
The gig was captured by The Buddy Holly Story filmmaker Steve Rash, and includes Hendrix playing classics like 'Hey Joe', 'Voodoo Child (Slight Return)' and 'Purple Haze' against a sky full of fireworks.
The 1970 Atlanta Pop Music Festival took place in July, just four months before the musical virtuoso would die at the age of 27.
Director John McDermott's documentary also includes testimony from pop music legends like Sir Paul McCartney, Kirk Hammett of Metallica and Hendrix's bandmates Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church premieres on Showtime on Friday,...
- 8/4/2015
- Digital Spy
Can’t Buy Me Love co-star and Oscars host take to Twitter to remember late actor, as her mother dismisses talk of daughter’s struggles with drugs
The actor Patrick Dempsey has joined those paying tribute to the late Amanda Peterson, his co-star in the 1980s romantic comedy Can’t Buy Me Love, via Twitter.
Dempsey, best known for films such as Made of Honour and Enchanted, said he would remember the young actor as she had appeared in Steve Rash’s 1987 film.
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The actor Patrick Dempsey has joined those paying tribute to the late Amanda Peterson, his co-star in the 1980s romantic comedy Can’t Buy Me Love, via Twitter.
Dempsey, best known for films such as Made of Honour and Enchanted, said he would remember the young actor as she had appeared in Steve Rash’s 1987 film.
Continue reading...
- 7/9/2015
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars including Sarah Michelle Gellar, Scott Foley, and Lance Bass have taken to social media to react to the shocking news that Can't Buy Me Love actress Amanda Peterson has passed away at 43 — and everyone's heartbroken. Peterson, who shot to fame as cheerleader Cindy Mancini in Steve Rash's 1987 film, was found dead at her home in Greeley, Colorado on Sunday, July 5. Police do not suspect foul play and the actress' father told TMZ that she had been suffering from a number of respiratory [...]...
- 7/7/2015
- Us Weekly
Amanda Peterson, the actress who played Patrick Dempsey‘s leading lady in the beloved 1987 movie “Can’t Buy Me Love,” was found dead in her Greeley, Colorado, home on Sunday, police told TheWrap. She was 43. Peterson starred as Cindy Mancini, a cheerleader paid by Dempsey’s character to pose as his girlfriend so he could climb the social ladder at his Arizona high school. Directed by Steve Rash, the film sits in a canon of ’80s fare alongside John Hughes and other angst masters. The film’s title is taken from The Beatles song of the same name. Also Read:...
- 7/6/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
The long-awaited Jimi Hendrix biopic All By My Side opens in cinemas today (October 24).
Andre '3000' Benjamin plays the iconic musician in the movie, which depicts Jimi's humble beginnings to becoming possibly the world's greatest guitarist.
This has inspired us to compile our own list of the greatest portrayals of musicians in rock 'n' roll biopics, often going above and beyond mere physical transformation:
1. Andy Serkis as Ian Dury
Andy Serkis was BAFTA nominated for his critically-acclaimed role - played to perfection - as charismatic '70s punk rock singer and songwriter Ian Dury in Mat Whitecross's 2010 biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
To portray Dury's physical condition - he contracted polio as a child - Serkis lost two stone and built up the muscle mass on the right-hand side of his body so the other side was weaker.
He added: "I had a body wax. It's the most...
Andre '3000' Benjamin plays the iconic musician in the movie, which depicts Jimi's humble beginnings to becoming possibly the world's greatest guitarist.
This has inspired us to compile our own list of the greatest portrayals of musicians in rock 'n' roll biopics, often going above and beyond mere physical transformation:
1. Andy Serkis as Ian Dury
Andy Serkis was BAFTA nominated for his critically-acclaimed role - played to perfection - as charismatic '70s punk rock singer and songwriter Ian Dury in Mat Whitecross's 2010 biopic Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
To portray Dury's physical condition - he contracted polio as a child - Serkis lost two stone and built up the muscle mass on the right-hand side of his body so the other side was weaker.
He added: "I had a body wax. It's the most...
- 10/24/2014
- Digital Spy
It’s been quite a long time since Gary Busey was taken seriously as an actor of considerable talent, but back in 1978 he almost took home an Oscar for his spectacular portrayal of Buddy Holly in director Steve Rash’s controversial bio-pic, The Buddy Holly Story. Playing a 19 year old kid from Texas on the cusp of making rock and roll history at the age of 33, Busey lost a considerable amount of weight to embody the 146 pound front man, and more impressively, performed all of the songs sprinkled throughout the film live with a fictionalized version of Holly’s backing band, The Crickets. Though Busey’s portrayal was lauded, the film itself was harshly criticized not only for this fabricated characterization which reduced his real life three piece band, featuring Niki Sullivan, Joe B. Mauldin and J.I. Allison, to a fictional drum and bass duo in Jesse Charles (Don Stroud...
- 9/2/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Blu-ray Release Date: Aug. 12, 2014
Price: Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Twilight Time
Gary Busey stars in The Buddy Holly Story.
A relatively normal Gary Busey (Insignificance) stars in the 1978 music-filled bio-pic The Buddy Holly Story, making its Blu-ray debut from Twilight Time.
Directed by Steve Rash, the movie sketches the tale of the rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly (Busey), a Texas boy whose musical imagination changed the face of popular music. Busey and his on-screen bandmates (Charles Martin Smith, Don Stroud) played and sang Holly’s landmark songs (including “That’ll Be the Day,” “Maybe Baby,” “Peggy Sue,” and “Not Fade Away”) live for the film, which won an Academy Award for Joe Renzetti for Best Musical Score Adaptation.
As supplier Twilight Time prints up only 3,000 copies of each title, the time to order your Blu-ray discs directly from distributor Screen Archives is Now!
Price: Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Twilight Time
Gary Busey stars in The Buddy Holly Story.
A relatively normal Gary Busey (Insignificance) stars in the 1978 music-filled bio-pic The Buddy Holly Story, making its Blu-ray debut from Twilight Time.
Directed by Steve Rash, the movie sketches the tale of the rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly (Busey), a Texas boy whose musical imagination changed the face of popular music. Busey and his on-screen bandmates (Charles Martin Smith, Don Stroud) played and sang Holly’s landmark songs (including “That’ll Be the Day,” “Maybe Baby,” “Peggy Sue,” and “Not Fade Away”) live for the film, which won an Academy Award for Joe Renzetti for Best Musical Score Adaptation.
As supplier Twilight Time prints up only 3,000 copies of each title, the time to order your Blu-ray discs directly from distributor Screen Archives is Now!
- 7/23/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Good Vibrations; Trance; Blancanieves
There's a special kind of magic involved in the creation of a really great pop movie, something that manages to capture both the electrifying thrill the music and the tangible air of the period. Like Steve Rash's The Buddy Holly Story, which still stands up to repeat viewing after 35 long years, Good Vibrations (2012, Universal, 15) is a nostalgic gem blending just the right amount of fact and fantasy as it tells the story of Belfast's "godfather of punk", Terri Hooley. Brilliantly played by Richard Dormer, Hooley is the budding DJ and owner of a proudly non-sectarian record shop whose life is transformed by seeing Rudi perform an ebulliently boisterous live gig and hearing the Undertones play Teenage Kicks. Believing that "New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason", Hooley starts his own fantastically ramshackle record label, a venture driven entirely by love,...
There's a special kind of magic involved in the creation of a really great pop movie, something that manages to capture both the electrifying thrill the music and the tangible air of the period. Like Steve Rash's The Buddy Holly Story, which still stands up to repeat viewing after 35 long years, Good Vibrations (2012, Universal, 15) is a nostalgic gem blending just the right amount of fact and fantasy as it tells the story of Belfast's "godfather of punk", Terri Hooley. Brilliantly played by Richard Dormer, Hooley is the budding DJ and owner of a proudly non-sectarian record shop whose life is transformed by seeing Rudi perform an ebulliently boisterous live gig and hearing the Undertones play Teenage Kicks. Believing that "New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason", Hooley starts his own fantastically ramshackle record label, a venture driven entirely by love,...
- 8/3/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Texas singer-songwriter Buddy Holly was immortalized onscreen in Steve Rash's 1978 movie The Buddy Holly Story, brilliantly played by Gary Busey (pictured above). The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz presents a special screening of a new 35mm print for this week's Music Monday as well as an additional screening Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday at Alamo Village, Cine Las Americas presents Anita as part of their Signature Series, co-presented by the Austin Jewish Film Festival. Anita is a young Argentinian woman with Down syndrome who lives with her mother Dora (Academy Award nominee Norma Aleandro) until tragedy strikes nearby. Anita must then fend for herself as she ventures out across Buenos Aires and encounters other survivors of the deadliest bombing in Argentina's history. After viewing the opening clip, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Elizabeth already covered the Stateside Independent special screening of Academy Award foreign film nominee War Witch on...
On Sunday at Alamo Village, Cine Las Americas presents Anita as part of their Signature Series, co-presented by the Austin Jewish Film Festival. Anita is a young Argentinian woman with Down syndrome who lives with her mother Dora (Academy Award nominee Norma Aleandro) until tragedy strikes nearby. Anita must then fend for herself as she ventures out across Buenos Aires and encounters other survivors of the deadliest bombing in Argentina's history. After viewing the opening clip, I can't wait to see what happens next.
Elizabeth already covered the Stateside Independent special screening of Academy Award foreign film nominee War Witch on...
- 3/29/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
The inspirational sports drama has become a dependable staple of film, and while some like Aaron Sorkin’s Moneyball or Sean Astin's Rudy involve an individual’s triumph more than an entire team’s, more often than not the two are spliced together with the coach overcoming some personal issues while raising a ragtag group of players from obscurity to excellence. Steve Rash’s Crooked Arrows plays into that formula without a single reservation, content to let the fact that it’s about a Native American lacrosse team be its only identifying quality to separate it from the rest. And really, that is all the separates it. The writing is cheesy, but within a tolerable range, and the decent acting from Brandon Routh and Gil Birmingham is enough to offset the rest of the cast, leaving its concept to be the only thing you might remember a few days later.
- 10/22/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Screewnriter Josh Olson ("A History of Violence") kicks off the week at Trailers from Hell with Steve Rash's 'The Buddy Holly Story': Oscar-nominated Gary Busey lost 32 pounds to play doomed rocker Holly, who weighed 146 at the time of his death. Busey had previously been slated to play Crickets drummer Jerry Allison in an aborted earlier attempt to dramatize Holly's life called Three Sided Coin, which was cancelled by 20th Century Fox over rights issues. Director Steve Rash made a splash with this, his first feature, that was never to be repeated.
- 7/30/2012
- by Trailers From Hell
- Thompson on Hollywood
Oscar-nominated Gary Busey lost 32 pounds to play doomed rocker Holly, who weighed 146 at the time of his death. Busey had previously been slated to play Crickets drummer Jerry Allison in an aborted earlier attempt to dramatize Holly’s life called Three Sided Coin, which was cancelled by 20th Century Fox over rights issues. Director Steve Rash made a splash with this, his first feature, that was never to be repeated.
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- 7/30/2012
- by Danny
- Trailers from Hell
Sports in films have been a cultural celebration, predating Leni Riefenstahl’s Olympia also owing its linage to Thomas Edison’s early experiments in motion. Crooked Arrows uses lacrosse as half an entrance into something more interesting: a portrait of an upstate New York tribe. The film falters where other sports movies have: growing too sentimental and a tad cheesy for its own good. Ruthless like Goon, it is not – structurally it suffers from the same good intentions of contemporary Christian based filmmaking.
Joe Logan (Brandon Routh) is a former lacrosse star and half-blood he runs the business affairs of a small reservation casino, seeking to expand at the hands of Mr. Geyer (Tom Kemp), a developer who is, above all things, all about the Benjamin’s. In exchange for transferring additional tribal land to the private corporation, Joe, a tribal liaison that drives an Audi convertible and sharp suites,...
Joe Logan (Brandon Routh) is a former lacrosse star and half-blood he runs the business affairs of a small reservation casino, seeking to expand at the hands of Mr. Geyer (Tom Kemp), a developer who is, above all things, all about the Benjamin’s. In exchange for transferring additional tribal land to the private corporation, Joe, a tribal liaison that drives an Audi convertible and sharp suites,...
- 5/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Strategic Film Partners has acquired international sales rights to the feature film Crooked Arrows starring Brandon Routh (Superman Returns). The film, which depicts the story of an underdog American lacrosse team, was directed by Steve Rash (The Buddy Holly Story, Bring It On 3 & 4) and opens in limited engagements in the U.S. on May 18th, expanding with a wider national and Canadian release on June 1st. The timing of the release is significant as global interest in the sport is at an all time high due to the upcoming 2012 World Championships of the Federation of International Lacrosse in July in Finland.
Crooked Arrowsis the first mainstream lacrosse movie. It pays homage to the fast growing sport.s history by featuring a Native American high school team as the heroic underdogs, who rediscover their spirit when paired with a reluctant coach (Routh). Routh plays the mixed blood son of the nation...
Crooked Arrowsis the first mainstream lacrosse movie. It pays homage to the fast growing sport.s history by featuring a Native American high school team as the heroic underdogs, who rediscover their spirit when paired with a reluctant coach (Routh). Routh plays the mixed blood son of the nation...
- 5/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Title: Crooked Arrows Director: Steve Rash Starring: Brandon Routh (‘Superman Returns’), Gil Birmingham (‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1′) and Crystal Allen (‘Anacondas III’) Football, baseball and basketball are all popular sports in the United States that unite players and fans alike, but one sport that has been played across America for thousands of years that hasn’t received as much recognition is lacrosse. The new drama ‘Crooked Arrows’ aims to bring lacrosse and Native Americans, neither of which have received tremendous attention in films, to the attention of sports fans and people looking for diversity in movies alike. Despite some common sports film cliches, the movie proves that Native [ Read More ]...
- 5/18/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Crooked Arrows, the first ever mainstream lacrosse movie, hits theaters nationally on May 18th. The film centers on coach Joe Logan, who reluctantly leads a Native American high school team on their unlikely journey to the state lacrosse championship game against their prep school rivals. Along the way, Joe and the team rediscover their connection to the spiritual tradition of the ancient sport of lacrosse. Set in the diverse worlds of modern Native American culture and prep school lacrosse, Crooked Arrows offers moviegoers a new twist on a classic underdog sports story.
Directed by Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp), Crooked Arrows stars Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and Gil Birmingham (Twilight). The film was produced by J. Todd Harris (The Kids Are All Right), Mitchell Peck (Priest), and Adam Leff (The Last Action Hero). In addition, the movie features top lacrosse players from around the country, including a team...
Directed by Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp), Crooked Arrows stars Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) and Gil Birmingham (Twilight). The film was produced by J. Todd Harris (The Kids Are All Right), Mitchell Peck (Priest), and Adam Leff (The Last Action Hero). In addition, the movie features top lacrosse players from around the country, including a team...
- 4/3/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Since his flight as The Man of Steel ended prematurely after "Superman Returns" failed to gain a sequel, Brandon Routh has started popping up everywhere, always with a few larger than life powers in his back pocket. He's played a paranormal detective in "Dylan Dog," a vegan evil-doer in "Scott Pilgrim" and a super spy on NBC's "Chuck" -- but now he's set to come down to Earth a bit.
Routh has signed on to play a coach in the sports movie "Crooked Arrows," which, according to Variety, will see a team of ragtag team of Native American lacrosse players take on the local prep schools. Think "Mighty Ducks," with Routh subbing for Emilio Estevez and a hard plot of turf instead of the ice rink.
The film will be directed by Steve Rash, the man behind "The Buddy Holly Story" and the Patrick Dempsey '80s rom-com "Can't Buy Me Love.
Routh has signed on to play a coach in the sports movie "Crooked Arrows," which, according to Variety, will see a team of ragtag team of Native American lacrosse players take on the local prep schools. Think "Mighty Ducks," with Routh subbing for Emilio Estevez and a hard plot of turf instead of the ice rink.
The film will be directed by Steve Rash, the man behind "The Buddy Holly Story" and the Patrick Dempsey '80s rom-com "Can't Buy Me Love.
- 6/2/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
Underdog sports movies are a dime a dozen. But underdog sports movies set on the lacrosse field are not, so we.re marginally interested in Steve Rash.s Crooked Arrows, especially now that it has locked up its leading man. Or should I say leading Superman? Brandon Routh, former man of steel, has signed on for the film which, according to Variety, will follow a Native American high school lacrosse team that.s ordered to join a private league occupied by snooty, rich-kid teams. Ah, so it.s the old .snobs versus slobs. formula, only with Native Americans and lacrosse-stick gags. I.m pulling for Routh, who was a good Superman in Bryan Singer.s unfairly maligned effort and is still trying to catch a break. His small supporting role as a powerful vegan in Scott Pilgrim was amusing, but his Dylan Dog adaptation was dead on arrival. I.m...
- 6/2/2011
- cinemablend.com
"Superman Returns" star Brandon Routh is set to headline the underdog lacrosse-themed sports feature "Crooked Arrows" reports Variety.
The story follows a rag-tag Native American high school lacrosse team that is forced to join the local prep school league that is comprised of better trained and equipped rivals.
Routh will play the tribal chairman's part-Native American entrepreneurial son who is tasked with coaching the reservation's motley lacrosse team in the hopes that he'll reconnect with his fellow tribe members.
Steve Rash ("Can't Buy Me Love") is directing from a script by Todd Baird. J. Todd Harris and Mitchell Peck are producing and shooting kicks off this July in Boston.
The story follows a rag-tag Native American high school lacrosse team that is forced to join the local prep school league that is comprised of better trained and equipped rivals.
Routh will play the tribal chairman's part-Native American entrepreneurial son who is tasked with coaching the reservation's motley lacrosse team in the hopes that he'll reconnect with his fellow tribe members.
Steve Rash ("Can't Buy Me Love") is directing from a script by Todd Baird. J. Todd Harris and Mitchell Peck are producing and shooting kicks off this July in Boston.
- 6/2/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The most recent Superman to make it to the big screen, Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) will star in the indie sports film Crooked Arrows. It's about a Native American lacrosse team who is forced to join the elitist prep school league. Routh plays the son of the tribal chairman who is only half-Native American and isn't accepted by those on the reservation. He coaches the team in an effort to connect with them. Routh's ancestors are from the Kickapoo tribe.
Steve Rash (the Bring It On DVD sequels) is directing from a script by rookie scribe Todd Baird.
Routh was recently seen in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and "Chuck."
Source: Variety...
Steve Rash (the Bring It On DVD sequels) is directing from a script by rookie scribe Todd Baird.
Routh was recently seen in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and "Chuck."
Source: Variety...
- 6/2/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Brandon Routh will play a part-native American in new movie Crooked Arrows. The ex-Superman must be feeling the pressure’s off after Henry Cavill took over suit responsibilities, having signed up for a rare leading role. Directed by Steve Rash (Can’t Buy Me Love), Crooked Arrows is sees a native American high school lacrosse team joining the prep school league. Routh’s character is the son of the tribe’s leader, who becomes coach to the team in the face of overwhelming competition. It’s standard sports...
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- 6/2/2011
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) is set to play the lead in the underdog sports film, Crooked Arrows. The film which is set in the world of lacrosse is being directed by Steve Rash (Can't Buy Me Love) from a script by Todd Baird. The story follows "a rag-tag Native American high school lacrosse team that is forced to join the local prep school league, which is comprised of better trained and equipped rivals."
Routh will play "the tribal chairman's part-Native American entrepreneurial son who is tasked with coaching the reservation's motley lacrosse team in the hopes that he'll reconnect with his fellow tribe members. An unlikely and uplifting journey to the prep league's championship game ensues."
Crooked Arrows is being produced by J. Todd Harris and Mitchell Peck, while Sports Studio (Miracle) will co-produce and oversee casting authentic atheletes, outfitting and choreography. Reebok has signed on as the first corporate sponsor of the film.
Routh will play "the tribal chairman's part-Native American entrepreneurial son who is tasked with coaching the reservation's motley lacrosse team in the hopes that he'll reconnect with his fellow tribe members. An unlikely and uplifting journey to the prep league's championship game ensues."
Crooked Arrows is being produced by J. Todd Harris and Mitchell Peck, while Sports Studio (Miracle) will co-produce and oversee casting authentic atheletes, outfitting and choreography. Reebok has signed on as the first corporate sponsor of the film.
- 6/2/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
It is the anniversary of the day Don McLean dubbed ‘The Day the Music Died’, in his world famous song American Pie. The sudden loss of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P ‘The Big Bopper’ Richardson in 1959 was catastrophic, and each became immortalised in film keeping their music alive and forever young.
Steve Rash’s The Buddy Holly Story, 1978, with Gary Busey received wide acclaim and condemnation alike and the 1987 La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips, was a timely reminder to all of us eighties kids of the wonder of the music that was created by those legends and which affected rock and roll from the 1950’s onwards; from Little Richard, Bob Dylan to The Beatles and beyond.
I believe that films about musicians have a thrall to them unlike that of ordinary stories. Many films and television series have been successful because of their musical scores (I am...
Steve Rash’s The Buddy Holly Story, 1978, with Gary Busey received wide acclaim and condemnation alike and the 1987 La Bamba starring Lou Diamond Phillips, was a timely reminder to all of us eighties kids of the wonder of the music that was created by those legends and which affected rock and roll from the 1950’s onwards; from Little Richard, Bob Dylan to The Beatles and beyond.
I believe that films about musicians have a thrall to them unlike that of ordinary stories. Many films and television series have been successful because of their musical scores (I am...
- 2/4/2011
- by Chris LeCatsas
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I truly set out to make a definitive, objective list of the biggest cult films from the last five years today. However, pinning down a usable definition of "cult film" with a truly workable set of criteria was not just challenging, but nearly impossible. The one constant in definitions for cult films, however, was that they are movies that failed commercially, not just at the box office, but often in DVD sales, yet eventually found a successful second life after their initial release.
The best I could do was to spend way more hours than I expected to researching DVD sales, rental charts, and Netflix rankings from the last five years and combine those with my own anecdotal observations as a movie critic. There's no way to implement an algorithm to determine the standings (and actual figures are often very hard to come by), but in piecing together the evidence...
The best I could do was to spend way more hours than I expected to researching DVD sales, rental charts, and Netflix rankings from the last five years and combine those with my own anecdotal observations as a movie critic. There's no way to implement an algorithm to determine the standings (and actual figures are often very hard to come by), but in piecing together the evidence...
- 6/8/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Lest you think that product placement is limited to big-budget, big-star movies, be assured that independent filmmakers are not entirely adverse to the idea of exchanging screen time for financial or promotional support. Crooked Arrows, an independent sports film scheduled to begin production this spring, will be exclusively sponsored by Reebok, according to AdAge.com. Reebok will use the film as a springboard to promote its lines of lacrosse equipment and apparel. Owing to the early involvement of Reebok, the filmmakers have been able to "secure [the] bulk of their financing, and also guarantees distribution for a nationwide release of at least 250 theaters in 2011."
The official site for Crooked Arrows makes comparisons to "heroic team sports movies," such as Bad News Bears, Hoosiers, Mighty Ducks, and Miracle. The story follows a mixed-blood Native American who becomes the coach of his reservation's high school lacrosse team, competing against "the better equipped and...
The official site for Crooked Arrows makes comparisons to "heroic team sports movies," such as Bad News Bears, Hoosiers, Mighty Ducks, and Miracle. The story follows a mixed-blood Native American who becomes the coach of his reservation's high school lacrosse team, competing against "the better equipped and...
- 1/18/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Victor Fleming directed two of the greatest films ever, The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind. Yet he has rarely been given credit for their success. As the first critical biography of him is released, Philip French reassesses the legacy of the combative and intruiging director who created film magic with Judy Garland, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
Seventy years ago, on 15 December 1939, one of Hollywood's most legendary movies, Gone With the Wind, a celebration of what the American South endured as a result of the Civil War, had its whites-only world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia. Its stars were there – Vivien Leigh, who played the brave, capricious, head-strong, thrice married heroine Scarlett O'Hara, and Clark Gable, Hollywood's democratically elected king, who played the handsome, pragmatic hero Rhett Butler; and also present, of course, was its producer, the "boy wonder" David O Selznick, who had been developing the film for three years,...
Seventy years ago, on 15 December 1939, one of Hollywood's most legendary movies, Gone With the Wind, a celebration of what the American South endured as a result of the Civil War, had its whites-only world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia. Its stars were there – Vivien Leigh, who played the brave, capricious, head-strong, thrice married heroine Scarlett O'Hara, and Clark Gable, Hollywood's democratically elected king, who played the handsome, pragmatic hero Rhett Butler; and also present, of course, was its producer, the "boy wonder" David O Selznick, who had been developing the film for three years,...
- 12/27/2009
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
X-men Origins: Wolverine
It’s quite unfortunate that the X-Men films having started strong are now reduced to this shoddy piece of cinema really. Let’s face it; it all started going downhill around number 3 but this attempt at a prequel just doesn’t deliver at all.
The script is all over the place, not knowing if it wants to be taken seriously or just be a no brainer action film. What we get is cheap dialogue being delivered like it’s Shakespeare. Hugh Jack man is charismatic enough but he hasn’t exactly had a good year, what with the complete bollocks that was Australia and now this.
I think Origins biggest failure is treating Wolverine’s relationship with his brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) like some sort of Eastenders sub-plot. That’s what it is! The whole film feels like a daytime soap opera. The romantic element of...
It’s quite unfortunate that the X-Men films having started strong are now reduced to this shoddy piece of cinema really. Let’s face it; it all started going downhill around number 3 but this attempt at a prequel just doesn’t deliver at all.
The script is all over the place, not knowing if it wants to be taken seriously or just be a no brainer action film. What we get is cheap dialogue being delivered like it’s Shakespeare. Hugh Jack man is charismatic enough but he hasn’t exactly had a good year, what with the complete bollocks that was Australia and now this.
I think Origins biggest failure is treating Wolverine’s relationship with his brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) like some sort of Eastenders sub-plot. That’s what it is! The whole film feels like a daytime soap opera. The romantic element of...
- 10/18/2009
- by Alex Wagner
- FilmShaft.com
I Love You, Man
Bro-mance, schmo-mance, this is a funny movie, centered by a very good performance by Paul Rudd as a befuddled "ladies' man" in search of a best man for his upcoming wedding to Rashida Jones. He starts awkwardly 'man dating' until he stumbles across the happy-go-lucky bachelor Jason Segal, and an unlikely triangle is formed. "A sweet, amusing, and perfectly acceptable comedy all around," wrote Eugene Novikov. Also on Blu-ray. Buy it.
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17 Again
Personally, I have zero interest in seeing this movie, but if you're a devoted fan or even curious about the star, help yourself. 17 Again is "a run-of-the-mill family comedy that would be tiresome," Jette Kernion opined, "if not for [Zac] Efron and a few of the other cast members." Also on Blu-ray. Skip it.
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The Class (Entre les Murs)
Laurent Cantet...
Bro-mance, schmo-mance, this is a funny movie, centered by a very good performance by Paul Rudd as a befuddled "ladies' man" in search of a best man for his upcoming wedding to Rashida Jones. He starts awkwardly 'man dating' until he stumbles across the happy-go-lucky bachelor Jason Segal, and an unlikely triangle is formed. "A sweet, amusing, and perfectly acceptable comedy all around," wrote Eugene Novikov. Also on Blu-ray. Buy it.
Add to Netflix queue | Buy at Amazon
17 Again
Personally, I have zero interest in seeing this movie, but if you're a devoted fan or even curious about the star, help yourself. 17 Again is "a run-of-the-mill family comedy that would be tiresome," Jette Kernion opined, "if not for [Zac] Efron and a few of the other cast members." Also on Blu-ray. Skip it.
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The Class (Entre les Murs)
Laurent Cantet...
- 8/11/2009
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
Some people have pointed out that The Hangover could be looked at as a spiritual sequel to one of director Todd Phillips' previously released comedies, Road Trip. I mention this because a sequel to Road Trip is not only in the works, but its been shot, edited, and will be released in August. Of course, I'm talking about one of those crappy DVD spin-off sequels. Road Trip II: Beer Pong is directed by Steve Rash, the same guy who directed Son in Law and recently found a consistent paycheck directing a series of direct-to-dvd sequels fr the American Pie and Bring it On series. Of course, the previously mentioned Todd Phillips has no involvement in this cash grab, and DJ Qualls (The New Guy) seems to be the only original cast member to return. What, Tom Green wasn't available? Watch the terribly unfunny trailer, after the jump. via: Film...
- 6/10/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
With The Hangover currently tearing up the box office, I guess it's sort of appropriate to take a look at the trailer for the direct-to-dvd sequel to Todd Phillips's first major studio comedy, Road Trip. Not that Phillips is actually involved in any way... this looks like something that should have the National Lampoon name slapped on it instead. Road Trip 2: Beer Pong is directed by Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Son In Law) and is written by Brad Riddell (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League). I don't think I need to tell you much more than that. DJ Qualls (The New Guy) seems to be the only original cast member to return, although strangely, he is not credited on IMDb [1]. I wouldn't want to take credit for this either. According to DVD Active [2], Road Trip 2 will hit stores on August 11th.
- 6/10/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Don't ask me why, but it appears that the relatively obscure Canadian sport of lacrosse is coming to the big screen, courtesy of the producers of Bio-Dome and the director of American Pie Presents Band Camp! If that doesn't sound like a disaster in the making, I don't know what is! Still, I must admit that I'm kind of curious to see whether or not such a thing actually has an audience. I know lacrosse isn't limited only to Canada, but it's certainly nowhere near as popular as hockey -- and even hockey films are a hard sell in the U.S. In case you aren't familiar with the sport, it has its origins in Native American traditions. Players use sticks outfitted with netting at the end to throw a rubber ball into a net. Director Steve Rash is part Cherokee himself, and the movie will be set in an upstate New York reservation.
- 3/18/2009
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp) has signed on to direct "Crooked Arrows," an underdog sports comedy set in the world of lacrosse. Mitchell Peck and Adam Leff, who co-wrote and executive produced "Bio-Dome." The trio are fans of the sport and, in the words of Peck, aim to make "the first mainstream lacrosse movie out of Hollywood." They are finalizing financing and sponsorships for a late-summer shoot in the Northeast. They have already lined up endorsements from Major League Lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League, Us Lacrosse and LaxFestUSA. The producers also are talking to sports brands, colleges and prep schools. The sport's origins date back to northeastern American Indian tribes in the 1100s, and "Arrows" will have a Native American angle, with the story set on an upstate New York reservation. The film centers on a 30-year-old of mixed blood who must postpone his casino-building dreams to coach...
- 3/16/2009
- WorstPreviews.com
We’ve had football movies. American football movies. Baseball movies. Boxing movies. Golf movies. Tennis movies. Horse racing movies. Bowling movies. Cricket movies. Heck, we’ve even had snooker movies. But we’ve never had a lacrosse movie.Frankly, there’s probably been a damn good reason for that, but director Steve Rash is about to buck the trend by bringing lacrosse to the big screen for the first time with Crooked Arrows.The comedy will draw upon the sport’s ancient origins – it was first created by Native Americans in the 1100s – to tell a tale of a guy who is forced to coach his local Native American high school’s lacrosse team against his former prep school. We’re no psychics, but we’re guessing that along the way he’ll learn self-respect and the true meaning of sacrifice.It sounds, frankly, utterly uninspiring – but then, so did Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story,...
- 3/16/2009
- EmpireOnline
Steve Rash has signed on to direct "Crooked Arrows," an underdog sports comedy set in the world of lacrosse.
Mitchell Peck and Adam Leff, who co-wrote and exec produced "Bio-Dome," are producing with J. Todd Harris ("Bottle Shock"). The trio are fans of the sport and, in the words of Peck, aim to make "the first mainstream lacrosse movie out of Hollywood."
They are finalizing financing and sponsorships for a late-summer shoot in the Northeast. They have already lined up endorsements from Major League Lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League, Us Lacrosse and LaxFestUSA. The producers also are talking to sports brands, colleges and prep schools.
The sport's origins date back to northeastern American Indian tribes in the 1100s, and "Arrows" will have a Native American angle, with the story set on an upstate New York reservation.
The film centers on a 30-year-old of mixed blood who must postpone his casino-building...
Mitchell Peck and Adam Leff, who co-wrote and exec produced "Bio-Dome," are producing with J. Todd Harris ("Bottle Shock"). The trio are fans of the sport and, in the words of Peck, aim to make "the first mainstream lacrosse movie out of Hollywood."
They are finalizing financing and sponsorships for a late-summer shoot in the Northeast. They have already lined up endorsements from Major League Lacrosse, the National Lacrosse League, Us Lacrosse and LaxFestUSA. The producers also are talking to sports brands, colleges and prep schools.
The sport's origins date back to northeastern American Indian tribes in the 1100s, and "Arrows" will have a Native American angle, with the story set on an upstate New York reservation.
The film centers on a 30-year-old of mixed blood who must postpone his casino-building...
- 3/15/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Music production team Transcenders (the founding members of the Black Eyed Peas), has signed on to score comedy Road Trip II: Beer Pong. The group, whose members are Mike Fratantuno, Brian Lapin and Terence Yoshiaki, Transcenders, contributed one song to the original 2000 Road Trip soundtrack and is now onboard to score the whole sequel. The film is directed by Steve Rash, whose previous credits include the 1980s teen cult hit Can't Buy Me Love and two recent Bring It On movies. Preston Jones and Julianna Guill star in the film which is scheduled to premiere later this year. Transcenders has contributed songs to films such as Superbad, Knocked Up, and 40 Year Old Virgin.
- 2/3/2009
- by noreply@blogger.com (Mikael Carlsson)
- MovieScore Magazine
A direct-to-disc sequel to Todd Phillips’ Road Trip, the comedy that put his name on the map, is currently underway and the folks over at Moviehole have some new details. According to the site the sequel, Road Trip 2: Beer Pong, centers on a college student named Andy who's egged on by his friends to stop worrying so much about his girlfriend back-home and start enjoying college life to the full. While enjoying life he meets a ‘Beer Pong' model named Jenna and becomes infatuated with her. Andy and his friends decide to hit the road chasing Jenna and her model friends, but their plans get complicated when Andy’s girlfriend decides to transfer to his university so she can be closer to him. Moviehole also says you can expect a subplot involving one of the guy's playing in a beer-pong competition. Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp) is directing,...
- 11/18/2008
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
A low-budget comedy with limited appeal, "Held Up" has earned a modest theatrical push from distributor Trimark in light of lead Jamie Foxx's higher profile after appearing in Oliver Stone's "Any Given Sunday".
Directed with economical blandness by Steve Rash ("Son in Law") and routinely scripted by Jeff Eastin, "Held Up" is a fish-out-of-water project that funnyman Foxx has an easy time with. In fact, no one works very hard to get laughs in this hostages-and-robbers-and-cops gagfest that features such familiar actors as Barry Corbin, John Cullum and Jake Busey -- and it's not all right.
But then, "Held Up" could be a whole lot worse, one suspects. Out for a spin to the Grand Canyon in his newly acquired vintage car with nagging but beautiful wife Rae (Nia Long), Michael Foxx) stops to get gas, and things go screwy. In a lame narrative shortcut, Rae finds out -- through the nosy interruptions and unwanted interjections from the station operator Jack (Cullum), heard over the gas pump's intercom -- that Michael spent their "house money" to buy the car.
Rae has a tantrum and goes to catch a plane home to Chicago. Then Michael's car is stolen, and he's stuck squirming with Jack. Before the law can come to his aid in the shape of sheriff's deputy Beaumont (Jake Busey), three inept robbers enter the gas station/convenience store. Thinking at first they are there to help him, Michael and the other customers are soon held at gunpoint, but Jack's register is nearly empty.
With an occasional laugh, but not many high points to speak of, the movie unfolds as a farcical hostage drama with a hick town backdrop. Of the three gunmen, handsome Rodrigo (Eduardo Yanez) is left behind in the store and continues the standoff when all of his captives know he's not a bad guy. Unfortunately, the subplot that has migrant worker Rodrigo trying to smuggle his father's dead body back to Mexico in a giant fruit crate is obnoxiously insensitive.
While regretful Rae waits in the Las Vegas airport hoping that Michael will come to her before her plane leaves, the sheriff (Barry Corbin) and many local bubbas with guns take aim at the gas station, believing that innocent Michael is as much a culprit as Rodrigo. Also in the store are a desert flower (Sarah Paulson) attracted to Rodrigo, a dumb/smart kid Rusty (Sam Gifaldi), who thinks Michael is Puff Daddy, and a spacey magazine moocher Michael Shamus Wiles).
Nowhere near as risky in language or visuals as it could have been, the PG-13-rated "Held Up" ultimately squanders a chance to have some worthwhile fun, with the likable Foxx off-screen for long stretches and the level of filmmaking in general not rising much above perfunctory.
HELD UP
Trimark Pictures
In association with Minds Eye Pictures
Director: Steve Rash
Screenwriter: Jeff Eastin
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Jonathon Komack Martin, Stokely Chaffin
Executive producers: Mark Amin, Devin Dewalt
Director of photography: David A. Makin
Production designer: Rick Roberts
Editor: Jonathan Chibnall
Costume designer: Eduardo Castro
Music: Robert Folk
Casting: Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Michael: Jamie Foxx
Rae: Nia Long
Pembry: Barry Corbin
Jack: John Cullum
Beaumont: Jake Busey
Biker: Michael Shamus Wiles
Rodrigo: Eduardo Yanez
Mary: Sarah Paulson
Running time -- 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13...
Directed with economical blandness by Steve Rash ("Son in Law") and routinely scripted by Jeff Eastin, "Held Up" is a fish-out-of-water project that funnyman Foxx has an easy time with. In fact, no one works very hard to get laughs in this hostages-and-robbers-and-cops gagfest that features such familiar actors as Barry Corbin, John Cullum and Jake Busey -- and it's not all right.
But then, "Held Up" could be a whole lot worse, one suspects. Out for a spin to the Grand Canyon in his newly acquired vintage car with nagging but beautiful wife Rae (Nia Long), Michael Foxx) stops to get gas, and things go screwy. In a lame narrative shortcut, Rae finds out -- through the nosy interruptions and unwanted interjections from the station operator Jack (Cullum), heard over the gas pump's intercom -- that Michael spent their "house money" to buy the car.
Rae has a tantrum and goes to catch a plane home to Chicago. Then Michael's car is stolen, and he's stuck squirming with Jack. Before the law can come to his aid in the shape of sheriff's deputy Beaumont (Jake Busey), three inept robbers enter the gas station/convenience store. Thinking at first they are there to help him, Michael and the other customers are soon held at gunpoint, but Jack's register is nearly empty.
With an occasional laugh, but not many high points to speak of, the movie unfolds as a farcical hostage drama with a hick town backdrop. Of the three gunmen, handsome Rodrigo (Eduardo Yanez) is left behind in the store and continues the standoff when all of his captives know he's not a bad guy. Unfortunately, the subplot that has migrant worker Rodrigo trying to smuggle his father's dead body back to Mexico in a giant fruit crate is obnoxiously insensitive.
While regretful Rae waits in the Las Vegas airport hoping that Michael will come to her before her plane leaves, the sheriff (Barry Corbin) and many local bubbas with guns take aim at the gas station, believing that innocent Michael is as much a culprit as Rodrigo. Also in the store are a desert flower (Sarah Paulson) attracted to Rodrigo, a dumb/smart kid Rusty (Sam Gifaldi), who thinks Michael is Puff Daddy, and a spacey magazine moocher Michael Shamus Wiles).
Nowhere near as risky in language or visuals as it could have been, the PG-13-rated "Held Up" ultimately squanders a chance to have some worthwhile fun, with the likable Foxx off-screen for long stretches and the level of filmmaking in general not rising much above perfunctory.
HELD UP
Trimark Pictures
In association with Minds Eye Pictures
Director: Steve Rash
Screenwriter: Jeff Eastin
Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Jonathon Komack Martin, Stokely Chaffin
Executive producers: Mark Amin, Devin Dewalt
Director of photography: David A. Makin
Production designer: Rick Roberts
Editor: Jonathan Chibnall
Costume designer: Eduardo Castro
Music: Robert Folk
Casting: Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy
Color/stereo
Cast:
Michael: Jamie Foxx
Rae: Nia Long
Pembry: Barry Corbin
Jack: John Cullum
Beaumont: Jake Busey
Biker: Michael Shamus Wiles
Rodrigo: Eduardo Yanez
Mary: Sarah Paulson
Running time -- 90 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13...
- 5/12/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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