White boy rick wershe is granted parole in michigan. This arthouse is a blunder of any whatsoever production gone under where its only way out is its pathos reality that it uses. Jul 14, 2017 after spending nearly 30 years in prison as michigans longestserving nonviolent criminal, white boy rick. Oct 09, 2014 white boy rick had been locked up by the dpd on a trumpedup charge, so he turned on his former handlers in the police department, including thenchief william hart, sergeant james harris, and the. After spending nearly 30 years in prison as michigans longestserving nonviolent criminal, white boy rick. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar father and his teenage son, rick wershe jr. White boy rick granted parole after nearly 30 years. The movie starring matthew mcconaughey and set amidst detroits. The world premiere was at the fox and kid rock was there in a super fly coat. White boy rick is a 2018 american biographical crime drama film directed by yann demange and written by andy weiss, and logan and noah miller. The movie the story of richard rick wershe has inspired director yann demange to bring white boy ricks story to a larger audience. The film also stars matthew mcconaughey, bel powley, jennifer jason leigh, brian tyree henry, rory. Detroitset white boy rick explores the teen years of richard wershe jr. White boy rick stars matthew mcconaughey, bel powley, and more discuss working with their young costar richie merritt, who makes his onscreen debut in the film.
Sep 20, 2018 white boy rick is based on the true story of rick wershe jr. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the true story of a bluecollar father and his teenage son, rick wershe jr. White boy rick debuted thursday night with a red carpet premiere at emagine novi, but some of those involved in wershes case say the film presents a distorted picture of the onetime teenage. Everything you need to know about white boy rick movie 2018.
White boy rick unanimously granted parole after nearly. White boy director talks about unspooling richard wershe jr. White boy rick 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. White boy rick had been locked up by the dpd on a trumpedup charge, so he turned on his former handlers in the police department, including. A fiction built on nonfiction, white boy rick traces the grim, grubby rise and predictable fall of richard wershe jr. Austin film society afs will host a special texas red carpet screening of the crime picture white boy rick at 7. Watch the trailer which debuted via usa today above. Young star of white boy rick was discovered in the.
Yann demange and richie merritt in white boy rick 2018 jonathan majors and. White boy rick event has family drama on screen and in the theater. Sep 14, 2018 white boy rick event has family drama on screen and in the theater. Rech interviewed journalists, police, fbi agents and hit men to set the record straight on the white boy rick urban legend.
Mar 20, 2019 white boy rick, a gritty new crime film starring matthew mcconaughey, has been promoted as the true tale of a poor, dysfunctional, family battling to stay together in 1980s detroit. White boy rick, a gritty new crime film starring matthew mcconaughey, has been promoted as the true tale of a poor, dysfunctional, family battling to stay together in. The city thought it had seen everythinguntil one evening that may, when the police arrested a 17yearold kid named rick wershe. The title character newcomer richie merritt, ne richard wershe jr. White boy rick, a gritty new crime film starring matthew mcconaughey, has been promoted as the true tale of a poor, dysfunctional, family battling to stay together in 1980s detroit. That festival can elevate a discovery, but slams anything that comes up short. Sep 01, 2018 everybody in white boy rick seems to be running some kind of scam. They could film real life detroit and it looks the same. Everybody in white boy rick seems to be running some kind of scam. Austin film society to host texas red carpet screening of. The attorney for a detroitarea man seeking parole after nearly 30 years in prison for drug crimes committed when he was a teenager. Oct 01, 2018 white boy rick premiered at the telluride film festival, and that may have been a mistake.
The doc will premiere on starz in the spring and while air the studio 8. Movie info set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar father and his teenage son, rick wershe. Sep 04, 2018 white boy rick, the movie version, is coming back to detroit a little early. The official release date for white boy rick premiere is friday, september 14, 2018. It was released in 2017 and began airing on the starz network in 2019. Aug 22, 2018 austin film society afs will host a special texas red carpet screening of the crime picture white boy rick at 7.
Merritt was recently cast for adrien brodys coming film after they met at the toronto premiere of white boy rick. Richie merritt, and it seems to try to be several movies at once. Young star of white boy rick was discovered in the principals office. Sep 21, 2018 the new blockbuster movie white boy rick, starring oscar winner matthew mcconaughey, is on the big screen right now. The movie white boy rick, based on the reallife story of detroiter richard wershe, jr. The white boy rick true story reveals that, like in the movie, it happened when johnny curry was in jail awaiting trial. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar father and his teenage son, rick wershe, who became. It was the spring of 1987, and crack cocaine had turned whole swaths of detroit into veritable combat zones. Matthew mcconaughey, adrien brody, and more at last nights.
It had its world premiere at the telluride film festival on august 31, 2018. White boy rick toronto international film festival tiff. The movie starring matthew mcconaughey and set amidst detroits 1980s drug rings opens sept. Jul 24, 2018 white boy rick will have world premiere in sept. White boy rick is based on the true story of rick wershe jr. He will tell the tale of crime and punishment gone awry and provide a glimpse into the world of police informants and drugrelated political corruption to the big screen. Matthew mcconaughey, who stars in the film, will introduce the movie and participate in a postscreening discussion with afs founder richard linklater. Matthew mcconaughey joins costar richie merritt on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie white boy rick on wednesday night september 12. The movie will be accompanied by a memoir with the same title, white boy rick, thats being cowritten by wershe and metro detroit journalist scott burnstein.
Fbi made him into a cocaine dealer, now white boy rick. The new blockbuster movie white boy rick, starring oscar winner matthew mcconaughey, is on the big screen right now. His wife, cathy volsan mayor coleman youngs niece, 24, began having an affair with wershe, then 17. A film based on his life, titled white boy rick, was released in september 14, 2018. White boy rick is the heroic vigilante film we didnt know we needed, audiences discovered at last nights new york city premiere hosted by. Synopsis set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar father and his teenage son, rick wershe, who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison. Matthew mcconaughey talks working with newcomer richie merritt in white boy rick tiff 2018. White boy rick in us theaters september 14, 2018 starring matthew mcconaughey, bruce dern, jennifer jason leigh, rory cochrane. White boy rick, the movie version, is coming back to detroit a little early. The documentary chronicling the case of richard wershe jr. White boy rick 2018 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. White boy rick gets world premiere at freep film festival. White boy rick is the longest serving juvenile drug offender in the history of michigan. White boy rick whitewashes the real story of richard.
Milwaukee rappers and brothers boodahdarr and ishdarr are both hitting the big screen this week as the new movie white boy rick makes its premiere. Matthew mcconaughey, adrien brody, and more at last nights new. The motor citythemed movie starring matthew mcconaughey was among. White boy rick, which also stars bruce dern and jennifer jason leigh, opens in theaters on sept. Based on a true story, the film stars richie merritt as richard wershe jr. Turbulent drama of white boy rick spills into screening. White boy rick whitewashes the real story of the fbis. The movie has been out for around since its theatrical release. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a blueco. Its a movie that starts off a little slow but the speed starts to pick up and it stays. Matthew mcconaughey on how white boy rick is a study on. The black characters feel shortchanged in comparison to their white costars. Matthew mcconaughey gets his hustle on in first white boy.
Typically, dvd and bluray releases come out 1216 weeks after the theatrical premiere. Matthew mcconaughey, adrien brody, and more at last night. With matthew mcconaughey, richie merritt, bel powley, jennifer jason leigh. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a bluecollar. Despite these flaws, the performances in the movie are. His life is being turned into a movie including matthew mcconaughey set to be released next year. Will films, books change white boy ricks image and life. I had a dream they made a movie about white boy rick. White boy rick will have its world premiere in september at a prestigious event aboutfour hours north of its detroit setting. The critical lesson white boy rick teaches about family. Sep 12, 2018 matthew mcconaughey joins costar richie merritt on the red carpet at the premiere of their new movie white boy rick on wednesday night september 12 at the paris theater in new york city the. White boy rick unanimously granted parole after nearly 30.
Though its a welldone family drama, white boy rick is a halftold story that only lightly incorporates the deeper issues of systemic injustice. White boy rick white boy rick is a character driven biographical crime drama about a 15 year old boy that falls in a trap of fbi officers in order to help them and then latter finds himself on the wrong side of the door. Sep, 2018 white boy rick is the heroic vigilante film we didnt know we needed, audiences discovered at last nights new york city premiere hosted by columbia pictures and the cinema society. White boy director talks about unspooling richard wershe. White boy rick movie gets early screening in metro detroit. Milwaukee rapper ishdarr in white boy rick 88nine radio. Richie merritt, 17, makes his acting debut opposite matthew mcconaughey in a crime drama. Starz acquires shawn rechdirected doc about white boy rick. Sep 11, 2018 a fiction built on nonfiction, white boy rick traces the grim, grubby rise and predictable fall of richard wershe jr. Set in 1980s detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the war on drugs, white boy rick is based on the moving true story of a. White boy rick was a young white kid that was in the drug game in detroit during the 80s. White boy rick movie planned for next year meanwhile, the white boy rick film is set to be released jan.