How difficult was it to choreograph the fight scenes?
“One of the things that I really wanted to do with the action sequences in this film and the way I shot it was to make it realistic. Now, I knew I wasn’t going to be able to compete with all the big budget blockbusters summer films that come out that are packed to the brim with like a $200,000,000 budget. Mine cost like, mine was like probably the catering cost of those films packed with CGI and all that. But one of the things that I wanted to do, that I knew would be different, give the audience something different, is realistic action scenes that are really gritty and in your face.
One of the things that I did do in this film is in all of the action moments, there’s no music. There’s just sound effects: breathing, running, and all that. So it’s a very real and when you’re watching it, it’s really raw. You feel like you’re there with Kevin Bacon as well as he’s being pursued by these gang members, right? And I wanted the action scenes, I wanted the violence in this film to be scary and ugly.”
Tone-wise, is there any particular movie it kind of emulates?
“I can’t think of one right now off the top of my head, but it’s definitely a very emotional film. It’s a very dark and brooding film but a lot of people do cry in this film, I just want to say.”
Really?
“Yeah, it’s a tearjerker. I describe it as a tear jerker with guns!”
I wish I’d seen those scenes.
“And you will if you see the final film!”
