Pit Fighter | |
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Directed by | Jesse V. Johnson |
Written by | Jesse V. Johnson |
Produced by | James Henney Ari Palitz Gareth West |
Starring |
Dominique Vandenberg Steven Bauer Stephen Graham |
Cinematography | Robert Hayes |
Edited by | Cari Coughlin |
Music by | Marcello De Francisci |
Release date | 2005 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Pit Fighter is a 2005 action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson and starring Dominique Vandenberg, Steven Bauer and Stephen Graham and Scott Adkins. [1] [2]
Jack Severino ( Dominique Vandenberg) is a quiet yet intense man who has no recollection of his past. He spends his time in violent Vale Tudo fights in a small South American village. The only friend he has is his manager Manolo ( Steven Bauer), an Indian trying to escape poverty. Jack's violent past catches up with him when he sees a woman ( Stana Katic) he has not seen in years bring back his memories.
The film was not well received by critics and has a 0% fresh rating (from 3 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes [3] and David Nusair of Reel Film said "There've been a lot of bad straight-to-video action flicks over the years, but this is surely the worst". [4] DVD Talk reviewer Scott Weinberg said in his review, "Just because something's (very) cheaply made, amazingly generic, and more than a little stupid -- that doesn't mean it's boring. And if you're the sort of movie fan who'd grab a DVD called Pit Fighter from the shelf and flip it over to read the plot synopsis -- then Pit Fighter is probably something you'd enjoy." [2]