''Wrong Side of Town'' is a 2010 American

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written, produced and directed by David DeFalco, scored by

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, and starring

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and

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. The film was released

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in the United States on February 23, 2010.

Plot

Bobby Kalinowski, is a former

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enjoys a peaceful life as a

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with his family. After receiving an invitation from new neighbors Clay Freeman and Elise Freeman, they go out for a night on the town to a famous club. The evening soon takes a turn for the worse when Bobby gets into a conflict with one of the club owners, named Ethan Bordas. In the middle of the conflict, Ethan accidentally falls and is stabbed by his own knife, while fighting with Bobby, who was defending his wife. Seeking revenge, Ethan's father Seth Bordas, previously thought to be his older brother, puts a $100,000

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on Bobby's head. Also making matters difficult, Bobby is unable to receive help from the law, for Seth has Clay Freeman, and a corrupt police sergeant, working for him. Now Bobby must survive and escape Louisiana while being hunted by criminals, corrupt law, and many others in the city. To protect his family and neighbors, Bobby decides to separate himself from them and goes to his Navy Seal colleague Big Ronnie (or known as B.R.) for help. B.R. initially refuses, deciding to take the bounty, but later changes his mind and helps Bobby. Seth targets Bobby’s family and kidnaps his 16-year-old daughter Brianna. However, Bobby ends up fighting and killing Seth and his henchmen with B.R.'s help, and rescues his daughter.

Cast

as Bobby Kalinowski *

as Big Ronnie (B.R.) * Lara Grice as Dawn Kalinowski * Edrick Browne as Clay Freeman * Ava Santana as Elise Freeman *

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as Stormy * Randal Reeder as Trouble * Jerry Katz as Seth Bordas * Louis Herthum as Briggs * Brooke Frost as Brianna Kalinowski * Ja Rule a.k.a. Jeffrey Atkins as Razor * Nelson Frazier, Jr. as Animal * Damon Lipari as Nicky * Scott Schwartz as Deacon * David DeFalco as Demon * Marrese Crump as Markus * Omarion a.k.a. Omari Grandberry as Stash * Quess a.k.a. Brian Wakefield as Dawg * Ross Britz as Ethan Bordas * "Big Dog" Ramar Jenkins as Big Dog * Carsten H.W. Lorenz as Cab Driver * Anthony M. Frederick as Detective Hernandez * Gabriela Ostos as Abusive Woman * J. Omar Castro as Cop

Production

The film is set and filmed at

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and

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on January 18 and February 21, 2009.

Home media

On February 23, 2010, DVD was released by

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in the United States in Region 1. DVD was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 15 March 2010, it was distributed by

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Critical response

R.L. Shaffer of

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scored the film 2/10, writing "Alas, Wrong Side of Town gets everything wrong. The producers cast a bunch of wrestlers who can't act and they gave them unbelievable dialogue and stupid characters. It's no wonder their performances are terrible. No one is guided in the right direction, and the entire production feels like a high school-produced cheapie that everyone's ashamed they made".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wrong Side Of Town 2010 films 2010 action films 2010 direct-to-video films American action films Films scored by Jim Kaufman Films directed by David DeFalco Films set in Los Angeles Films set in Louisiana Professional wrestling-related mass media 2010s English-language films 2010s American films