Blood Out
{{short description|2011 film directed by Jason Hewitt}}
{{About|the 2011 film|other uses|Blood In, Blood Out (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2012}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Blood Out
| image = Blood Out.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Jason Hewitt
| producer = Michael Arata
Jason Hewitt
Carsten H.W. Lorenz
| writer = John A. O'Connell
Jason Hewitt
| starring = Luke Goss
Vinnie Jones
Val Kilmer
50 Cent
AnnaLynne McCord
Tamer Hassan
| music = Jermaine Stegall
| cinematography = Christian Herrera
| editing = Ezra Gould
Matt Hathcox
Donald Ray Washington
| studio = Films In Motion
Voodoo Production
Cinema Management Group
| distributor = Lionsgate
| released = {{Film date|2011|4|26}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross =
}}
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. The film is Hewitt's directorial debut.
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 on locations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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.
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|date=November 2012}}
Lionsgate/Grindstone acquired distribution rights for the U.S. and Canada while Lionsgate U.K. acquired distribution right for the UK, and has announced tentative plans for an end-of-year domestic release of the film.
Soundtrack
The film was scored by Jermaine Stegall, and features the single "Hells Gates" by Colin C. Allrich under his Slighter alias.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477675/|title=IMDB full cast and crew|website=IMDb }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/blood-out.html|title=Lionsgate has announced a new film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson|date=February 28, 2011|author=Tom Woodward|publisher=DVDActive|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}
References
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019106.html?categoryid=3628&cs=1&nid=2562|title=Cinema Management out for 'Blood'|last=Horst|first=Carol|date=May 11, 2010|magazine=Variety|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}
{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i72c75ed7f04f40a8c6235edf4803b33a |title=CMG racks up pre-sales for thriller 'Blood Out' |author=Hollywood Reporter staff report |date=June 3, 2010 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=June 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614070559/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i72c75ed7f04f40a8c6235edf4803b33a |archivedate=June 14, 2010 }}
{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/vinnie-jones-and-blood-out-co-star-tamer-hassan-in-fight-outside-hotel/story-e6fredpu-1225858720322|title=Vinnie Jones and Blood Out co-star Tamer Hassan in fight outside hotel|date=April 26, 2010|newspaper=The Telegraph|publisher=adelaidenow.com.au|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.wafb.com/global/story.asp?s=12293934|title=Val Kilmer shoots film in Baton Rouge|date=April 12, 2005|work=WAFB|publisher=wafb.com|accessdate=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100622080708/http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=12293934|archive-date=June 22, 2010|url-status=dead}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|1477675|Blood Out}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110420011311/http://roycedorazio.com/2011/03/hewittjason-calls-in-to-promote-his-film-blood-out/ Podcast interview with Jason Hewitt]
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Category:2011 crime drama films
Category:2011 crime thriller films
Category:2011 direct-to-video films
Category:2011 directorial debut films
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:American direct-to-video films