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RICK BOTA |
Born: ?.
Career: Ph commercials. Ph music videos [a: Melissa Etheridge, The Goo Goo Dolls, a.o.] and dir 'I Still Love You' [a: Monifah].
Appeared in the short doc 'Ticket to Hellworld: A Behind-the-Scenes Look' [+ co-behind-the-scenes footage].
Awards: ASC Award nom [1996] for '[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt' [ep #80 'You, Murderer'].
Website: Rick Bota [as director]
FILMS |
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1991 |
Bloodfist III - Forced to Fight/Forced to Fight [Oley Sassone] c |
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1991 |
Final Embrace [Oley Sassone] c |
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1994 |
The Babysitter [Guy Ferland] c |
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1994 |
Tales from the Crypt - Demon Knight/Demon Keeper [Ernest Dickerson; 'Crypt Keeper' seq dir by Gilbert Adler] c; + ph 'Crypt Keeper' seq; opening seq ph: Neil Krepela (Boss Film Studios); miniature vfx ph: Michael O. Sajbel |
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1994 |
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory [Geoff Murphy] c; co-addph; ph: Robbie Greenberg |
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1995 |
Barb Wire [David Hogan] c; 2uc: Guy Skinner & Mike Ferris |
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1996 |
The Glimmer Man [John Gray] c |
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1996 |
Kiss the Girls [Gary Fleder] p/c; co-2uc (+ 2ud); ph: Aaron Schneider |
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1996 |
Most Wanted [David Hogan] c; addph & co-2uc; ph: Marc Reshovsky |
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1998 |
Lethal Weapon 4 [Richard Donner] p/c; 2uc; ph: Andrzej Bartkowiak |
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1998 |
Teaching Mrs. Tingle [Kevin Williamson; 2ud: Steve Davison] c; 2uc; ph: Jerzy Zielinski |
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1999 |
House on Haunted Hill/Haunted Hill [William Malone] c; 2uc (+ insert ph): Christian Sebaldt |
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1999 |
Impostor [Gary Fleder] c; 2uc (+ 2ud); ph: Robert Elswit |
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2000 |
Valentine [Jamie Blanks] s35/c |
TELEVISION |
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1989 |
Hardball [various] 18-part series, 1989-90; other ph: Laszlo George; uwph: Michael Mileham |
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1990 |
1st & Ten [various] 80-part series, 1984-91; 7th season, 1990-91; for HBO-tv |
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1991 |
Deadly Medicine [Richard Colla] tvm |
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1991 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #32 'Easel Kill Ya' dir by John Harrison, #35 'Split Second' dir by Russell Mulcahy & #36 'Deadline' dir by Walter Hill] 93-part series, 1989-96; 3rd season, 1991; + cph crypt keeper seq |
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1992 |
Haunted Lives [: True Ghost Stories] [Chuck Braverman] special/60m; 3 seg: 'Unfinished Business', 'Terror for Rent' & 'Motel Hell' |
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1992 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #40 'This'll Kill Ya' dir by Robert Longo, #41 'On a Deadman's Chest' dir by William Friedkin, #42 'Seance' dir by Gary Fleder; #43 'Beauty Rest' dir by Stephen Hopkins, #51 'Werewolf Concerto' dir by Steve Perry & #52 'Curiosity Killed' dir by Elliot Silverstein] 4th season, 1992; see 1991 |
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1992 |
Raven [various] 20-part series, 1992-93; ph 2 ep; other ph: Alan Caso |
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1992 |
Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story [Richard Colla] tvm |
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1993 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #55 'Forever Ambergris' dir by Gary Fleder; #56 'Food for Thought' dir by Rodman Flender, #57 'People Who Live in Brass Hearses' dir by Russell Mulcahy, #59 'House of Horror' dir by Bob Gale, #61 'Creep Course' dir by Jeffrey Boam & #62 'Came the Dawn' dir by Uli Edel] 5th season, 1993; see 1991 |
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1993 |
Broken Promises [: Taking Emily Back] [Donald Wrye] tvm |
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1993 |
Jack Reed: Badge of Honor [Kevin Connor] tvm |
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1994 |
Fortune Hunter [various] 5-part series; 2uc (pilot): Geoff Schaaf |
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1994 |
[HBO's] Tales from the Crypt [ep #66 'Let the Punishment Fit the Crime' dir by Russell Mulcahy, #68 'Whirlpool' dir by Mick Garris, #70 'Revenge Is the Nuts' dir by Jonas McCord, #72 'The Pit' dir by John Harrison, #74 'Staired in Horror' dir by Stephen Hopkins, #75 'In the Groove' dir by Vincent Spano, #78 'Comes the Dawn' dir by John Herzfeld & #80 'You, Murderer' dir by Robert Zemeckis] 6th season, 1994-95; see 1991 |
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1994 |
The Companion [Gary Fleder] tvm |
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1995 |
Real Ghosts [Chuck Braverman, Tobe Hooper & Michael Levine] 3-part series, 1995-96; other ph: Levie Isaacks (ep dir by T. Hooper & M. Levine) |
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1997 |
Perversions of Science [ep #5 'Given the Heir' dir by Ramón Menéndez, #7 'Panic' dir by Tobe Hooper & #10 'People's Choice' dir by Russell Mulcahy] 10-part series; other ph: Lloyd Ahern II & Christopher Faloona |
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1997 |
From the Earth to the Moon [ep #9 'For Miles and Miles' dir by Gary Fleder] 12-part series/b&w-c, 1998; co-2uc; ph: Gale Tattersall |
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1998 |
L.A. Doctors/L.A. Docs [various] 24-part series, 1998-99; other ph: Reynaldo Villalobos & Christopher Faloona; 2uc: Roy Unger; aph: Kurt E. Soderling |
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1998 |
Balloon Farm [William Dear] tvm; ep ABC-tv 'The Wonderful World of Disney' |
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2000 |
The West Wing [ep #21 'Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics' dir by Don Scardino & #22 'What Kind of Day Has It Been?' dir by Thomas Schlamme] 154-part series, 1999-2006; 1st season, 1999-2000; other ph: Thomas Del Ruth, James Glennon (1 ep), Anette Haellmigk, Bing Sokolsky, Bill Zarchy (doc special) & Mike Fash |
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2004 |
Blind Justice [ep #2 'Four Feet Under' dir by Gary Fleder (GF), #3 'Rub a Tub Tub' dir by GF, #5 'Marlon's Brando' dir by Jeremy Kagan, #7 'Leap of Faith' dir by Michael Apted, #9 'In Your Face' dir by John Badham, #11 'Dance With Me' dir by John Hyams & #13 'Fancy Footwork' dir by Bobby Roth] 13-part series, 2005; other ph: Kramer Morgenthau (pilot) & Jeff Jur |
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2005 |
Over There [ep #3 'The Prisoner' dir by Jesse Bochco, #5 'Embedded' dir by Nelson McCormick, #7 'Mission Accomplished' dir by D.J. Caruso, #9 'Spoils of War' dir by Greg Yaitanes, #11 'Orphans' dir by Kramer Morgenthau & #13 'Follow the Money' dir by Chris Gerolmo] 13-part series; other ph: Kramer Morgenthau (pilot) & Bill Roe |
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2005 |
Close to Home [ep #5 'Romeo and Juliet Murders' dir by Lewis H. Gould (LHG), #6 'Parents on Trial' dir by Charles Beeson (CB), #7 'Double Life Wife' dir by Alexander Zakrzewski, #9 'Meth Murders' dir by Kevin Dowling (KD), #11 'The Good Doctor' dir by LHG, #12 'Privilege' dir by Roxann Dawson, #14 'Dead or Alive' dir by John Peters, #15 'Reasonable Doubts' dir by Andy Wolk, #16 'Escape' dir by CB, #17 'Land of Opportunity' dir by Jonathan Glassner, #19 'Sex, Toys and Videotape' dir by LHG, #20 'The Shot' dir by KD, #21 'David and Goliath' dir by KD & 'Hot Grrrl' dir by Paul McCrane] 44-part series, 2005-07; 1st season, 2005-06; other ph: Eric Schmidt (pilot) & Michael Barrett |
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2006 |
Jericho [20 ep dir by various] 29-part series, 2006-08; 1st season, 2006-07; other ph: David Connell (pilot) & Rick Maguire |
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2007 |
Cane [12 ep dir by various] 13-part series; other ph: David Connell (pilot) |
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2008 |
Raising the Bar [ep #2 'Guatemala Gulfstream' dir by Jesse Bocho (JB), #3 'I Will, I'm Will' dir by Jeannot Szwarc, #4 'Richie Richer' dir by Bobby Roth, #5 'Bagels and Locks' dir by Eric Laneuville, #9 'Roman Holiday' dir by Rick Wallace & #10 'Shop Till You Drop' dir by JB] 25-part series, 2008-09; 1st season, 2008; other ph: Steven Poster (pilot) & Frank Perl; for TNT |
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2008 |
Harper's Island [pilot dir by Jon Turteltaub] 13-part series, 2009 |
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2009 |
Raising the Bar [ep #23 'Maybe, Baby' dir by Martha Mitchell, #24 'Oh, Say Can You Pee' dir by Jeannot Szwarc & #25 'Happy Ending' dir by Jesse Bocho] 2nd season, 2009; see 2008 |
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2010 |
Life Unexpected [ep #17 'Team Rebounded' dir by Elizabeth Allen] 26-part series/HD, 2010-11; 2nd season, 2010-11; for The CW Network |
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2011 |
The Killing Game [Bobby Roth] tvm |
MISCELLANEOUS |
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1984 |
Beverly Hills Cop [Martin Brest] 2nd c.asst; ph: Bruce Surtees |
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1986 |
Van Halen Live Without a Net [Daniel Kleinman; concert film] co-c.asst; ph: Julio Macat |
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1987 |
Dennis the Menace/Dennis the Menace - Dinosaur Hunter [Doug Rogers; tvm] c.op; ph: Arledge Armenaki |
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1987 |
Werewolf [ep #1-29 dir by various] 29-part series, 1987-88; c.op; ph: Jon Kranhouse |
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1988 |
Tap [Nick Castle] c.op; ph: David Gribble |
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1988 |
Weekend at Bernie's/Hot and Cold [Ted Kotcheff] co-c.op; ph: François Protat |
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1989 |
Fires Within/Little Havana [Gillian Armstrong] c.op; ph: David Gribble |
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1990 |
Lucky Day [Donald Wrye; tvm] c.op; ph: Jon Kranhouse |
FILMS & TELEVISION AS [2nd Unit] DIRECTOR |
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1996 |
Kiss the Girls [2ud (+ co-2uc); d: Gary Fleder] see Films |
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1996 |
Mimic [co-2ud; d: Guillermo del Toro] ph: Dan Laustsen |
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1998 |
L.A. Doctors/L.A. Docs [ep #13 'Been There, Done That'] see Television (1998) |
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1999 |
Impostor [2ud (+ 2uc); d: Gary Fleder] see Films |
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2001 |
Hellraiser: Hellseeker [feature] ph: John Drake; 2uc: John Davidson |
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2001 |
They [Robert Harmon] dir of supplemental ph; supplemental ph: Karl Herrmann; ph: Rene Ohashi |
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2002 |
Hellraiser: Deader [feature] ph: Vivi Dragan Vasile |
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2002 |
Hellraiser: Hellworld [feature] ph: Gabriel Kosuth |
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2008 |
Harper's Island [ep #8 'Gurgle' & #11 'Splash'] ph: Robert McLachlan; see Television (2008) |
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2008 |
Raising the Bar [ep #8 'Out on the Roof'] ph: Frank Perl; 1st season, 2008; see Television (2008) |
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2009 |
Raising the Bar [ep #14 'No Child's Left Behind' & #22 'Beating a Dead Horse'] ph: Frank Perl (#14) & John Leonetti (#22); 2nd season, 2009; see 2008 |
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2009 |
The Vampire Diaries [ep #8 '162 Candles'] ph: Paul M. Sommers; tv-series, 2009-present; for The CW Network |
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2009 |
Three Rivers [ep #11 'Every Breath You Take'] ph: Frank Byers; 13-part (5 unaired) tv-series, 2009-10 |
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2009 |
Life Unexpected [ep #11 'Storm Weathered'] ph: David Geddes; 1st season, 2010; see Television (2010) |
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2009 |
Supernatural [ep #101 'Hammer of the Gods'] ph: Serge Ladouceur; tv-series, 2005-present; 5th season, 2009-10 |
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2010 |
Life Unexpected [ep #26 'Affair Remembered'] ph: Barry Donlevy; 2nd season, 2010-11; see 2009 |
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2011 |
Love Me [feature] RED/c; ph: Paul Slatter |
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2012 |
Beauty and the Beast [ep #2 'Proceed with Caution', #7 'Out of Control', #10 'Seeing Red' & #22 'Never Turn Back'] tv-series/HD (ARRI ALEXA), 2012-present; 1st season, 2012-13; ph: D. Gregor Hagey (#2 & 7) & David Greene (#10 & 22); + superv prod |
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