Rapturious (2007)

Director:

Kamal Ahmed

Writer:

Kamal Ahmed (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win

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

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

Production Companies

• Rapturious LLC

Distributors

• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Vincent Guastini Productions

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Benson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Rapturious LLC

Soundtrack:

Mi Via Mala

Different,definitely different

Okay,so I read some reviews about this movie,and I was intrigued that people either liked it or hated it,so I checked it out and I must say what struck me the most was how different and unique it was. John Oppenheimer,who is Rapturious (Robert Oppel) gets haunted by his past,when demons realize who he became. When a series of creepy events happen,Rapturious starts to realize somethings awry. That's the basic storyline,but what I loved was the weird imagery director Kamal Ahmed used in the horror sequences. A lot of sex and bloody guts fused together in these hallucinations Rapturious gets when he takes a mysterious drug called "Afterlife". Some people wrote that this movie looked "Low-budget",I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. This movie was shot brilliantly,with terrific composition and cinematography. I feel Ahmed was going a "static" old-school style on purpose,and me being from Europe,I loved the pacing of the narrative. This film is unlike the MTV influenced films America makes nowadays. I look forward to Ahmed's next project!