Range 15 (2016)

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Range 15 is a zombie comedy film. Released on June 15, 2016, the movie is a collaboration between the veteran-run, military-themed apparel companies Ranger Up and Article 15 Clothing, and stars many of their staff members. The movie was produced and directed by Ross Patterson.

Production

The inspiration for making Range 15 was dissatisfaction with the way military are portrayed in many Hollywood movies including characterization of servicemembers and inaccuracies in uniforms and use of weapons.

Dakota Meyer, Leroy Petry (both Medal of Honor recipients) and Army Green Beret and UFC fighter, Tim Kennedy participated in the launch video, with Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell and Clint Romesha joining the film's cast. Meyer would later drop out of the film Additional actors signed on included Danny Trejo, Keith David, Dale Dye, Jim O'Heir and William Shatner eventually joined the cast.

Ranger Up and Article 15 Clothing launched a crowd-sourcing campaign for Range 15 on Indiegogo in May 2015. The initial goal of the campaign was set at US$325,000, which was needed to move forward with production of the film. This was in addition to the US$250,000 that each company had already committed to the film. The two companies utilized social media and a large assortment of perk packages to garner support for the film.

In June 2015, Range 15 was the 5th highest crowd sourced film on Indiegogo. The campaign eventually exceeded US$1 million, making it the 4th largest campaign ever on Indiegogo.

Principal photography began on October 5, 2015. Filming was completed in two weeks and wrapped in mid-October 2015.

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