House of the Rising Sun

House of the Rising Sun is a 2011 American action drama film starring Dave Bautista. Filming took place in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The screenplay was written by Chuck Hustmyre and Brian A. Miller, based on Chuck Hustmyre's novel of the same title. Plot Ray Shane is an ex-vice cop trying to turn his life around after spending five years in prison on corruption charges. He works as the head of security for "The House of the Rising Sun", a strip club that secretly houses an illegal gambling den. During a night on the job, a masked gang hold him at gunpoint to rob the club of $300,000, ending with the club owner's son, Peter, getting killed in a shootout. When the police arrive, they suspect Ray acted as the inside man for the robbers. Ray's relationship with one of club's girls, Jenny Porter, is rocky following her regretful affair with Tony, the right-hand man of their boss, while he was imprisoned. Ray is enlisted by his boss, small-time gangster Vinnie Marcella, to track down his son's killers. He finds help from his former police colleague Jimmy LaGrange, who lends him information in his pursuit, but Vinnie and Tony start to believe they wrongly trusted him and that he is behind the robbery. That night, Tony and his partner, Joey, set up a hit on Ray at his motel. After escaping, Ray stays with Jenny at her apartment, Tony finds him there, but Jenny does not let him in. During their conversation, she tells Ray she became a call girl only until his prison sentence ended. He forgives her and they make love. The next day, Ray meets with an informant, Charlie Blackstone, finding out Tony is planning to take over Vinnie's position. He gets more info from one of the only surviving shooters involved with the robbery, the crime was organized by an unknown mastermind who had the crew whacked to protect themselves. The shooter refuses to bear testimony, and Ray is forced to kill him in self-defense.