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BumRush
BumRush
	original movie poster
Directed by	Michel Jetté
Screenplay by	Michel Jette
Produced by	Louise Sabourin ; Michel Jetté
Starring	Emmanuel Auger; Dara Lowe ; Pat Lemaire ; Jézabel Drolet ; Bad News Brown
Cinematography	Georges Archambault
Edited by	Geoffroy Lauzon ; Louise Sabourin
Music by	Charles Papasoff
Distributed by	Forban Films
Release date	April 1, 2011;
Country	Canada
Languages	French; English

BumRush is a 2011 Canadian film directed by Michel Jetté. BumRush is an independent film^[1] that was shot in Montreal in French and English and features Emmanuel Auger in the lead role of L'Kid and Bad News Brown in the role of gang leader Loosecanon. Musician and actor Bad News Brown was murdered soon after the film was shot. The film features some of his musical works. BumRush premiered on Canadian theaters on April 1, 2011.^[2]

Plot

BumRush was inspired by real events that happened in Montreal.^[3] Bumrush refers to "storming into an establishment." After Montreal police conduct a series of raids against a criminal biker gang and the Italian Mafia, rival street gangs rush in to fill the void. The Kingdom, a bar, sees a new bloody chapter in the Quebec underworld, as the "IB 11" gang conducts a series of attacks on the bar that force the owner to hire five extraordinary men under the leadership of "L'Kid" to confront the gangs.

Cast

Emmanuel Auger - L'Kid
Dara Lowe - Catherine
Pat Lemaire - Papy
Jézabel Drolet - Lou, Papy's sister
Bad News Brown - Loosecanon, a senior in "IB 11" gang
Robert Pace - Le Boss, head of "IB 11"
Sylvain Beauchamp - Tank, L'Kid's guard
Constant Gagné - Shrink
Alain Nadro - Momo
Paul Dion - Victor, police investigator
Jacques Kartier - Bam Bam, senior in "IB 11"
Giuseppe Giancaspro - "Brain" Martino, a senior in the Italian clan
Carmine Napolitano - Tiny, "Brain"'s bodyguard
Dj Cook - Mongol, member of NMB gang
Jerry Guerrier - 8 Ball
Louis-David Morasse - Buzz, senior in the bikers gang
Sheilla Azmitia - Angy, Loosecanon's girlfriend
Vandal Vyxen - Loli, 8 Ball's girlfriend
Frost - Q
Tchak - senior in "IB 11"

References

^ Films Québec: BumRush, un film de Michel Jetté Archived May 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)
^ Brendan Lee article in Montreal Gazette: Film testifies to the talent, and loss, of Bad News Brown^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ La Presse article by André Duchesne: BumRush de Michel Jetté flirte avec la réalité Archived April 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)

External links

Official website
BumRush at IMDb
Alo Police: BumRush, le nouveau film de cinéaste Michel Jetté (in French)

[1] Films Québec: BumRush, un film de Michel Jetté Archived May 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[2] Brendan Lee article in Montreal Gazette: Film testifies to the talent, and loss, of Bad News Brown^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] La Presse article by André Duchesne: BumRush de Michel Jetté flirte avec la réalité Archived April 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in French)

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