Kyle Rankin (born September 13, 1972) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker known for directing ''

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Run Hide Fight ''Run Hide Fight'' is a 2020 American action thriller film written and directed by Kyle Rankin. The film stars Isabel May, Radha Mitchell, Thomas Jane, Eli Brown, Olly Sholotan, Britton Sear, Cyrus Arnold, Catherine Davis, Treat Williams, ...

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Early life and education

Rankin was born in

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and attended the

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, where he founded the UMaine Film & Video Club. As a college student, Rankin was the star and co-producer of a soap opera on campus called ''DORM'', which was eventually released statewide (through Home Vision Video) with the episodes compiled into one feature-length film.

Career

Kyle co-directed ''

'' through the second season of

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''. He wrote and directed a movie produced by

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, called ''Infestation'', starring

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, Brooke Nevin; it was shot in the summer of 2007 in Bulgaria. He created the feature/web-series ''Nuclear Family'' (2011), and the indie features ''Night of the Living Deb'' (2015) and ''The Witch Files'' (2017). ''Run Hide Fight'' (2020) was filmed in Red Oak, Texas in the fall of 2019 and stars

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Thomas Jane Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for appearing in the films Padamati Sandhya Ragam (1987), ''Boogie Nights'' (1997), ''Deep Blue Sea (1999 film), Deep Blue Sea'' (1999), ''The Punisher ...

, and

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Personal life

Rankin lives in

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with his wife and three children.

Filmography

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'' (2021) *''The Witch Files'' (2017) *''

'' (2015) *''Nuclear Family'' (2011) *''Exhibit B-5'' (2010) *''

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'' (2009) *''Hellholes'' (Internet film) (2006) *''Insex'' (short film) (2006) *''

'' (2003) *''Alias: The Lost Episode'' (2002) *''They Came to Attack Us'' (2001) *''Pennyweight'' (1999) *''The Girl in the Basement'' (1997) (Formerly known as "Reindeer Games") *''Dorm'' (1995)

References

External links

Official Kyle Rankin website
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