Pit Fighter (film)

Pit Fighter
Pit Fighter
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]

Plot

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.

Cast

Dominique Vandenberg as Jack Severino
Steven Bauer as Manolo
Fernando Carrillo as Veneno
Stephen Graham as Harry
Stana Katic as Marianne
Scott Adkins as Nathan
Timothy V. Murphy as Father Michael
Ric Sarabia as Dr. Vincent
Carlos Buti as Carlos
Catherine Munden as Virgin Mary
Fivel Stewart as Lucinda
Eddie Morales as Don Rafael
Erich A. Muller as Julio Zambista
Andre McCoy as Brazilian Fighter
Marco Khan as Russian Fighter
Gary Gray as Supremacist Fighter
Edwin Villa as Capoeira Fighter
Ciona Johnson as Female Fighter
Kim Collea as Female Fighter
Maurice Negro as Wrestler
Paul Cullen as 'Scarface'
Alice Amter as Palm Reader
Celina Zambon as Dancer
Aspen Stevens as Dancer
Fernanda Romero as Conchita (uncredited)
Al Burke as Mob Boss (uncredited)
Booboo Stewart as Vendor (uncredited)
Maegan Stewart as Vendor (uncredited)

Reception

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]