Blood Out

Blood Out
Blood Out
Directed by	Jason Hewitt
Written by	John A. O'Connell; Jason Hewitt
Produced by	Michael Arata; Jason Hewitt; Carsten H.W. Lorenz
Starring	Luke Goss; Vinnie Jones; Val Kilmer; 50 Cent; AnnaLynne McCord; Tamer Hassan
Cinematography	Christian Herrera
Edited by	Ezra Gould; Matt Hathcox; Donald Ray Washington
Music by	Jermaine Stegall
Production; companies	Films In Motion; Voodoo Production; Cinema Management Group
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	April 26, 2011;
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million

Blood Out is a 2011 American direct-to-video action film written by Jason Hewitt and John A. O'Connell and starring Val Kilmer and Luke Goss.^[2] The film is Hewitt's directorial debut.^[3]

Premise

Small town Cop Michael Savion (Luke Goss) gets stone-walled by big city detectives led by Hardwick (50 Cent) when he asks them to investigate his younger brother's death. After his brother's death he swears vengeance in a flashback where he fires his gun in the rain over his dead body. His brother David (Ryan Donowho), a gangster, was murdered by members of his own gang for having wanted to quit the gang lifestyle in order to marry Gloria (a gang member's sister), and for being suspected of 'ratting' out his gang's activities. Savion takes off his badge and goes vigilante to seek justice for the death of his brother, and crosses paths with Arturo (Val Kilmer), the leader of an international ring involved in human trafficking.

Cast

Luke Goss as Michael
Tamer Hassan as Elias
AnnaLynne McCord as Anya
Vinnie Jones as Zed
50 Cent as Hardwick
Val Kilmer as Arturo
Ed Quinn as Anthony
Ryan Donowho as David
Ambyr Childers as Medic
Michael Arata as Detective
Jesse Pruett as Methhead
Bobby Lashley as Hector
Stephanie Honore as Gloria

Production

Filming began May 10, 2010^[2] on locations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.^[4]

Vinnie Jones appears in the film. Despite reports of an earlier conflict with actor Tamer Hassan, both were quite amicable on and off the set.^[5]

WWE Wrestler Bobby Lashley stars in the film.

As an unusual method of "clearing his head" on set after "flubbing" an occasional line of dialog, Val Kilmer would briefly break into dog-like barks and howls.^{[citation needed]}

Lionsgate/Grindstone acquired distribution rights for the U.S. and Canada while Lionsgate U.K. acquired distribution right for the UK,^[6]^[7] and has announced tentative plans for an end-of-year domestic release of the film.^[3]

Soundtrack

The film was scored by Jermaine Stegall, and features the single "Hells Gates" by Colin C. Allrich under his Slighter alias.^[8] Also T. Lee from DesFly Entertainment song called "Im The Shit.

Release

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in America on April 26, 2011.^[9]

References

^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Blood Out" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tramontana, Lisa (May 7, 2010). "Blood Out set to begin filming". 2theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Vandelay, Arthur (June 4, 2010). "Blood Out gets domestic, foreign distribution". Scene Magazine. scenelouisiana.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
^ "Val Kilmer shoots film in Baton Rouge". WAFB. wafb.com. April 12, 2005. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ "Vinnie Jones and Blood Out co-star Tamer Hassan in fight outside hotel". The Telegraph. adelaidenow.com.au. April 26, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ Horst, Carol (May 11, 2010). "Cinema Management out for 'Blood'". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ Hollywood Reporter staff report (June 3, 2010). "CMG racks up pre-sales for thriller 'Blood Out'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
^ "IMDB full cast and crew". IMDb.
^ Tom Woodward (February 28, 2011). "Lionsgate has announced a new film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson". DVDActive. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

External links

[1] "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Blood Out" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[theadvocate-2] Tramontana, Lisa (May 7, 2010). "Blood Out set to begin filming". 2theadvocate.com. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

[scene-3] Vandelay, Arthur (June 4, 2010). "Blood Out gets domestic, foreign distribution". Scene Magazine. scenelouisiana.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.

[wafb-4] "Val Kilmer shoots film in Baton Rouge". WAFB. wafb.com. April 12, 2005. Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

[thetelegraph-5] "Vinnie Jones and Blood Out co-star Tamer Hassan in fight outside hotel". The Telegraph. adelaidenow.com.au. April 26, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

[variety1-6] Horst, Carol (May 11, 2010). "Cinema Management out for 'Blood'". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

[hollywoodreporter1-7] Hollywood Reporter staff report (June 3, 2010). "CMG racks up pre-sales for thriller 'Blood Out'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2010.

[8] "IMDB full cast and crew". IMDb.

[9] Tom Woodward (February 28, 2011). "Lionsgate has announced a new film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson". DVDActive. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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