Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

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.

Edition:

[English/French version]

Publisher, Date:

Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018]

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

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 Note:

MPAA rating: R; for language throughout, drug content, violence, some sexual references, and brief nudity CHV rating: 14A.

Subjects:

Wershe, Richard, 1969- -- Drama

Informers -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama.

Drug traffic -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Drama.

Detroit (Mich.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Biographical films.

Crime films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Author:

Lesher, John, film producer.

Yorn, Julie, 1969- film producer.

Franklin, Scott, film producer.

Aronofsky, Darren, film producer.

Weiss, Andy (Screenwriter), screenwriter.

Miller, Logan, screenwriter.

Miller, Noah, screenwriter.

Demange, Yann, film director.

McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- actor.

Merritt, Richie, actor.

Powley, Bel, 1992- actor.

Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 1962- actor.

Henry, Brian Tyree, actor.

Cochrane, Rory, actor.

Cyler, RJ (Ronald J), 1995- actor.

Majors, Jonathan, actor.

Marsan, Eddie, actor.

Paige, Taylour, actor.

Dern, Bruce, actor.

Laurie, Piper, 1932-2023 actor.

Columbia Pictures, presenter.

Studio Eight Productions, presenter.

LBI Entertainment (Firm), production company.

Le Grisbi Productions, production company.

Protozoa Pictures, production company.

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher.

Other Title:

Container of (work): White boy rick (Motion picture)

Notes:

Originally released as a motion picture in 2018

Wide screen (2.39:1).

Special features: Deleted scenes; making-of; The unknown true story of Rick Wershe Jr.; The three tribes of Detroit: the cast.

Music, Max Richter ; editor, Chris Wyatt ; director of photography, Tat Radcliffe.

Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, Rory Cochrane, RJ Cyler, Jonathan Majors, Eddie Marsan, Taylour Paige, Bruce Dern, Piper Laurie.

DVD, region 1, wide screen (2.39:1); 5.1 Dolby digital.

English or French dialogue; English, French and Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); audio description.

ISBN:

9786317498075 : DVD

6317498075 : DVD

Publisher Number:

51197

4139641

Other Number:

1062399223

System Availability:

2

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

2

Control Number:

763605

# Local items in:

2

# System items in:

2

Call Number:

DVD MOVIE White Bo