Rise: Blood Hunter
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Rise: Blood Hunter

Year:
Duration:
97 min | 122 min (unrated DVD version)
Genres:
Action | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
IMDB rate:
4.9
Director:
Sebastian Gutierrez
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2007-07-06
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $59,371 (USA) (3 June 2007)
Gross: $106,398 (USA) (10 June 2007)
Cast
Actor
Character
Carla Gugino
Carla Gugino
Rise: Blood Hunter
Margo Harshman
Margo Harshman
Rise: Blood Hunter
Robert Forster
Lloyd
Lucy Liu
Sadie Blake
Allan Rich
Harrison
Samantha Shelton
LA Weekly Editor
Kevin Wheatley
Ethan Mills
Cameron Goodman
Kaitlin
Holt McCallany
Rourke
James D'Arcy
Bishop
Michael Chiklis
Clyde Rawlins
Paul Cassell
Detective Easton
Mako
Poe
Sam Cooper
Coroner's Assistant
Natsuko Ohama
Sadie's Mother
Christina Ahn
Beth (as Christina Stacey)
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
Joseph A. Garcia
Bar Patron (uncredited)
India King
Receptionist (uncredited)
Michael Ouellette
Detective (uncredited)
Sadie
Barking Stray Dog (uncredited)
Gary Sievers
Scary Bum (uncredited)
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Trivia
This was Mako's last live action film. TMNT (2007) used recorded dialog Mako had performed, making it a voiceover role.
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This is the first horror film work for actress Lucy Liu. She is a well known actress of both film and television having also starred in the Charlie's Angels film series, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 and the TV series Elementary.
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Reunites Robert Forster with Carla Gugino after Karen Sisco (2003).
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Goofs
After Sadie has sent Franny away she leans against the door. Her reflection is clearly visible in the glass, despite the fact that her lack of a reflection (due to being a vampire) is an important point in the movie.
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When Sadie stops to pick up the hitchhiker her vehicle's left tail light is burned out, yet minutes later when she turns off the main road it is working.
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When the detective is talking to Sadie after zipping up her jeans, the blade on her necklace is visible and clearly sitting to one side of her neck. In the next shot of her, it is hidden, and in the following shot it is visible again.
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Quotes
Sadie Blake: Death is different now
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Sadie Blake: [after being shot twice by Rawlins] That fucking hurt.
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Clyde Rawlins: Every war has it's casualties Sadie, no one's innocent.
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Faq
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Unrated Version?
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The movie was rated R for theaters. On DVD, not only the R-Rated Version (97 min) but also the Unrated Version (122 min) was released. The huge difference implies bigger differences and watching it more closely, it's not just that. There are much more differences than only the running time. Basically one can say that the movie has been entirely new edited. There are many tiny differences like alternate shots, scene extensions etc. It's quite interesting to see how many really short scenes have been removed for the R-Rated Version to reduce its length. Shots have been shortened and parts of the dialogs have been removed as well, only the bare necessities are still in. Furthermore the order of the scenes has been changed. Where the R-Rated Version was almost chronological, the Unrated Version has become less chronogical, due to the narration via flashbacks. Moreover each of the versions contains footage which isn't in the other version. The term Unrated is better for ad, but it could also be considered as Director's Cut. A detailed comparison, split into three parts, with pictures between both versions can be found here (Part 1), here (Part 2) and here (Part 3).
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Was Sadie Blake based on Anita Blake of Laurell K Hamilton's books?
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The characters share the last name, this is true, and they are both vampire hunters, but most viewers who are familiar with the movie as well as with LKH's books claim that that's where the similarity ends. In the Anita Blake series, Anita isn't bitten for quite some time into the series. She lives in a society where vampirism is legal and can be attained legally at the age of 18. She doesn't go hunting the vampires unless she has a court order to do so, and the vampires that she does kill without a court order have usually attacked her first. Unlike Anita Blake, Sadie Blake doesn' bring corpses back to life by using her necromancy powers nor does she work with any special police task force designed to handle supernatural problems. Anita is strong-willed and defiant since page one while Sadie didn't seem to get aggressive until she realized what she has become. It's possible that writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez could have been inspired by the books of Laurell K. Hamilton and tried to pay homage by giving his character the same last name, but any similarity ends there.
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Photos from cast
Carla Gugino Margo Harshman Cameron Richardson
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