Bending the Rules
| Bending the Rules | |
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| Directed by | Artie Mandelberg |
| Written by | Dylan Schaffer |
| Produced by | Nancy Hirami Mike Pavone David Calloway Lori Lewis |
| Starring | |
| Edited by | Jerry U. Frizell |
| Music by | Trevor Morris |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Bending the Rules is a 2012 buddy cop action comedy film directed by Artie Mandelberg, produced by WWE Studios, and starring Adam "Edge" Copeland and Jamie Kennedy. The film was released on March 9, 2012 in select theaters in the United States for a limited time.[1]
Plot
Detective Nick Blades (Adam Copeland) is a New Orleans cop on trial for corruption. Assistant District Attorney Theo Gold (Jamie Kennedy) is the man in charge of putting him behind bars. When these two unlikely partners from opposite sides of the law stumble onto a criminal plot, they'll need to rely on luck - and patience - to take down a dangerous killer without killing each other first. Alicia Witt, Jennifer Esposito and Jessica Walter co-star in a story that proves that when the going gets tough, the tough continue to move at a moderate pace, thus proving that slow and steady wins the race.[2]
Cast
- Adam "Edge" Copeland as Nick Blades
- Jamie Kennedy as Theo Gold
- Jessica Walter as Lena Gold
- Alicia Witt as Rosalyn Wohl
- Jennifer Esposito as Officer Olivia Garcia
- Danny Gil as Ed Mackie
- Gary Grubbs as D.A. Clark Gunn
- Philip Baker Hall as Herb Gold
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Happy
- Kevin Weisman as Gil
- Kirk Bovill as Meter Man
- Elena Lyons as Kelly Gold
Reception
Filming locations
Filming took place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana and New Orleans, Louisiana.
Soundtrack
• "Going Numb" Written by Justin La Vallee Performed by Kahlil Feegel Courtesy of Shotgun Lullabies
References
- ^ "Bending The Rules". WWE. Retrieved March 1, 2012.
- ^ "WWE Studios Starts 'Bending The Rules'".
