The Night Crew
2015 film directed by Christian Sesma
The Night Crew is an American action horror thriller film directed by Christian Sesma and co-written by Paul Sloan and Sesma. The film stars Danny Trejo, Luke Goss, Bokeem Woodbine and Chasty Ballesteros.
Plot
The Night Crew centers on a group of hard up bounty hunters (Wade, Ronnie, Rose and Crenshaw) who are paid to rescue a mysterious girl and bring her to America to hide and expose the illegal activities by the most powerful drug dealer. They must survive the night in a desert motel against their well trained gang. They soon realize that their fugitive, a mysterious Chinese woman (Mae), is much more than she lets on.
Cast
Luke Goss as Wade
Bokeem Woodbine as Crenshaw
Danny Trejo as Aguilar
Paul Sloan as Ronnie
Chasty Ballesteros as Mae
Luciana Faulhaber as Rose
Jason Mewes as Chachi
Jacqueline Lord as Myra
Roberto Sanchez as Gustavo
Kaleti Williams as Chupa
Chingo Bling as Lobo
Don Swayze as Big Willy
Production
The filming began on December 2, 2013 for eighteen days of shooting in Coachella Valley, California with mostly filming in Desert Hot Springs. On January 16, 2014, Deadline reported that the principal photography had begun in Palm Springs after new year holidays.
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