White Boy Rick (2018)

Released: 2018-09-14 Duration: 1hr 51min

Genres: Crime Drama

Rating 6.3

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In 1980s Detroit, Ricky Wersche Jr. was a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin—all before he turned 16.

Overview

The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

Production Companies

Studio 8

Protozoa Pictures

LBI Productions

Columbia Pictures

Le Grisbi Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$29,000,000.00
Revenue	$26,000,000.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	19.027

Directed By

Yann Demange

Crew

First Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith

Production Supervisor
Nathan Kelly

Unit Production Manager
Georgia Kacandes

Music Supervisor
Dan Rodgers

Hair Department Head
Brian Badie

Additional Casting
Jennifer Venditti

Stunt Coordinator
Ele Bardha

Script Supervisor
Scott Peterson

Second Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay

Director of Photography
Tat Radcliffe

Chief Lighting Technician
Brad M. Hazen

Makeup Artist
Alan Tuskes

Makeup Artist
Susan R. Prosser

Makeup Artist
Andrea Vieth

Sound Designer
Aaron Glascock

Makeup Artist
Lydia Kane

Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher S. Aud

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher S. Aud

Visual Effects Supervisor
Pete Sussi

Makeup Department Head
Anita Gibson

Sound Effects Editor
Mitch Osias

Visual Effects Producer
Brian Houlihan

Director
Yann Demange

Casting
Francine Maisler

Writer
Noah Miller

Producer
Darren Aronofsky

Writer
Logan Miller

Digital Intermediate
Tom Poole

Producer
Scott Franklin

Writer
Andy Weiss

Assistant Art Director
Michael Scott Manne

Producer
John Lesher

Executive Producer
Christopher Mallick

Associate Producer
Sean Murphy

Producer
Julie Yorn

Art Direction
Bryan Felty

Executive Producer
Georgia Kacandes

Editor
Chris Wyatt

Set Decoration
Jon J. Bush

Producer
Sean Murphy

Producer
Jeff Robinov

Executive Producer
Michael Weiss

Art Direction
Audra Avery

Costume Design
Amy Westcott

Production Design
Stefania Cella

Executive Producer
Matthew W. Krul

Original Music Composer
Max Richter

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