White Boy Rick., a Columbia Pictures and Studio 8 presentation ; an LBI Entertainment, Le Grisbi, Protozoa production ; produced by John Lesher, Julie Yorn, Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky ; written by Andy Weiss and Logan & Noah Miller ; directed by Yann Demange, DVD/Widescreen
Type
Label
White Boy Rick., a Columbia Pictures and Studio 8 presentation ; an LBI Entertainment, Le Grisbi, Protozoa production ; produced by John Lesher, Julie Yorn, Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky ; written by Andy Weiss and Logan & Noah Miller ; directed by Yann Demange, DVD/Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, drug content, violence, some sexual references, and brief nudity, CHV rating: 14A
Main title
White Boy Rick.
Oclc number
1062399223
Responsibility statement
a Columbia Pictures and Studio 8 presentation ; an LBI Entertainment, Le Grisbi, Protozoa production ; produced by John Lesher, Julie Yorn, Scott Franklin, Darren Aronofsky ; written by Andy Weiss and Logan & Noah Miller ; directed by Yann Demange
Runtime
111
Summary
Based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe, who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s, before he was arrested for drug trafficking, abandoned by his handlers, and sentenced to life in prison
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.version
DVD/Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- Powley, Bel, 1992-
- Cyler, RJ, Ronald J, 1995-
- LBI Entertainment (Firm)
- Cochrane, Rory
- Marsan, Eddie
- McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-
- Le Grisbi Productions
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Protozoa Pictures
- Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
- Dern, Bruce
- Lesher, John
- Paige, Taylour
- Studio Eight Productions
- Yorn, Julie, 1969-
- Merritt, Richie
- Weiss, Andy, (Screenwriter)
- Miller, Logan
- Franklin, Scott
- Laurie, Piper, 1932-
- Henry, Brian Tyree
- Columbia Pictures
- Aronofsky, Darren
- Demange, Yann
- Majors, Jonathan
- Miller, Noah
Genre
Subject
- Informers -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama
- Crime films
- Drama
- Detroit (Mich.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Wershe, Richard, 1969- -- Drama
- Informers
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Fiction films
- Michigan + Detroit
- Drug traffic
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- Cyler, RJ, Ronald J, 1995-
- LBI Entertainment (Firm)
- Cochrane, Rory
- Marsan, Eddie
- McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-
- Le Grisbi Productions
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Protozoa Pictures
- Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962-
- Dern, Bruce
- Lesher, John
- Paige, Taylour
- Studio Eight Productions
- Yorn, Julie, 1969-
- Merritt, Richie
- Weiss, Andy, (Screenwriter)
- Miller, Logan
- Franklin, Scott
- Laurie, Piper, 1932-
- Henry, Brian Tyree
- Columbia Pictures
- Aronofsky, Darren
- Demange, Yann
- Majors, Jonathan
- Miller, Noah
- Genre7
- Subject14
- Informers -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama
- Drug traffic -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama
- Crime films
- Drama
- Detroit (Mich.) -- Drama
- Biographical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Wershe, Richard, 1969- -- Drama
- Informers
- Feature films
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Fiction films
- Michigan + Detroit
- Drug traffic
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