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Director:
Kamal Ahmed
Writer:
Kamal Ahmed (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
2 October 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror more
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A straight-faced genre film that's interesting but flawed more (10 total)

Cast

 

Kamal Ahmed ... Cab Driver
Sal Argano ... Racist drunk at bar
Tamsin Atkinson ... Tormented Prisoner in Hell

Glen Baisley ... Orderly

Denny Bess ... Marshall
John Bloom ... Doctor
Frduah Boateng ... Freddy Bop
Tim 'Single' Braddock ... Bar Battle Rapper
Al Burgo ... Mysterious man
Alex Corrado ... Rapturious' lawyer

Ben Curtis ... Specter from Hell

Thomas Daniel ... Demonic commanding officer
Ian Dorian ... Demonic Guard
Lori Eastside ... Casting lady
Emily Fitzgerald ... Actress Auditioning
Jim Fletcher ... Dead-Eye Pete
Jim Fletcher ... Dead-Eye Pete
Jamie Greco ... Tormented Prisoner of Hell
Alex Greene ... Tormented Prisoner in Hell
Hoya Guerra ... Louie Savage
Jason Hedges ... Actor Auditioning
Mike Hurt ... Casting Director

Amin Joseph ... Sloop
Megan Kain ... Actress Auditioning
Cinqué Lee ... Host
'Yellowbird' Leonard Lethbridge ... Spiritual Indian
Sam Lisenco ... Casting Director 2
Tony Mangia ... Bartender
Dirk Martin ... Bartender
Ken Mayo ... Drug spot lookout

Robert Oppel ... Rapturious
Gary J. Palermo ... Movie Honcho
Leandro Polanco ... Actor Auditioning

Debbie Rochon ... Sid

Brian Rogalski ... Agent
Stuart Rudin ... Preacher

Ron Ryan ... Superior
Luigi Scorcia ... Cop
Mark D. Severini ... Movie Honcho
Scott Sherratt ... Deputy

William Smith ... Sheriff

Elisabeth Stephan ... German girl

Joe Suba ... Allen McGhee
Alex Tufel ... Demonic Guard
Kevin Van Hentenryck ... Agent
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Directed by
Kamal Ahmed 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kamal Ahmed  writer

Produced by
Kamal Ahmed .... producer
Theo Armorios .... producer
Leslie Bornstein .... executive producer
Max Bornstein .... executive producer
Jamie Driver .... supervising producer
Steve Garfinkel .... producer
Alex Golimbu .... supervising producer
Elias Klarevas .... consulting producer
Artie Lange .... executive producer
Greg Leventeris .... consulting producer
Don May Jr. .... line producer
Ken Mayo .... associate producer
Amy Searles .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Kamal Ahmed 
Timo Elliston 
The Sacred Groove Posse 
 
Cinematography by
Tom Agnello 
 
Film Editing by
Scooter McCrae (co-editor)
Leah O'Donnell 
Christopher Penney (co-editor)
 
Casting by
Lori Eastside 
Adrienne Mazzone 
 
Makeup Department
Scott Fields .... special makeup effects artist
Lisa Green .... assistant makeup artist
Damien Leone .... special makeup effects artist
Brian Spears .... special makeup effects artist
 
Sound Department
Michael Cottrell .... sound editor: Arizona
Jerry Cox .... boom operator
Paul Goodrich .... sound designer
Lukasz Janik .... sound recordist
Tom Jorden .... sound
Ben Logan .... supervising sound editor
Jason Sebastion .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Scott Fields .... special effects makeup
Vincent J. Guastini .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Ariel Enriquez Saulog .... title design
 
Stunts
Joe Suba .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Paul DeGruccio .... camera operator: Arizona
Danna Feintuch .... assistant camera: Arizona
Eric Giovon .... camera operator: Arizona
Eric Giovon .... cinematographer: opening sequence
Noah Luciani .... assistant camera
Brian Macaya .... gaffer
Reynier Molenaar .... assistant camera: Arizona
Mixalis Pikramenos .... still photographer
Andrew Wonder .... gaffer: Arizona
 
Editorial Department
Alex Kopit .... editor: Arizona
Scooter McCrae .... additional editor
 
Transportation Department
Rick Li .... production driver
 

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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Benson, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Rapturious LLC more

Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:
Contigo (Y Nadie Mas) more

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4 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A straight-faced genre film that's interesting but flawed, 8 October 2007
6/10
Author: ThrownMuse from The land of the Bunyips

Considering that "Rapturious" is a horror film about a white rapper that is directed by Kamal Ahmed (of Jerky Boys fame), I assumed it was going to be a low-budget goof-fest of Tromatic proportions. I couldn't be more wrong. It's a film that is very serious in tone and the only joke I recall is the pun in the title. The film opens with an old Western setting, where a remorseless murderer is being condemned by officials and the local priest. The monster is hanged. The film then flashes to the present day, with the story surrounding a young up-and-coming rap star named Raptorious. His days are booked with interviews and meetings with his pushy yet caring agent (played by indie horror queen Debbie Rochon.) When his aggressive drug dealer gives him a new street drug, Rap starts having bizarre hallucinations and dreams about demons that are after him. They become so heavy that it threatens his career and soon his life. Is it the new drugs? Or is he a paranoid schizophrenic? Or is he really being chased by demons? The film explores each of these angles and is mostly successful. The cast is surprisingly good, especially Robert Oppel as the lead and none other than Joe Bob Briggs as a doctor that he's unsure if he can trust. Debbie's good too, though not always believable as a big-time talent agent. While the film did create an effective feeling of paranoia, it's too ambitious for its budget. It's never as scary as it should be. There's a sequence (that may be a dream or a flashback or reality) where Rap is in Hell, and Hell doesn't look particularly threatening or difficult to escape. This scene leads to a controversial set-piece that had me giggling instead of shocked. While there are some delicious gore sequences, the demon masks mostly look like something out of a Halloween chain store. All in all, "Rapturious" is an interesting watch. It's got a neat concept going for it, but it doesn't always deliver.

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