Director

Ric Menello

Writing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1133010

IMDb ID: nm0579453

Known for: Writing

Born: August 20, 1952

Died: March 1, 2013

Age: 60

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2013

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q15993286

Also known as

Richard Menello

Frequent jobs

Additional Director of Photography (1)Writer (6)

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Biography

Richard "Ric" Menello (August 20, 1952 – March 1, 2013) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. Menello co-directed the landmark music video for the Beastie Boys' 1987 single, "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)". His contributions to music during the era led MTV to call him, "one of the most influential visionaries behind the emergence of commercial hip-hop in the 1980s." Menello's screenwriting credits include the 1988 Run–D.M.C. film, Tougher Than Leather, directed by Rick Rubin, and two films co-written with and directed by James Gray, Two Lovers (2008), starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix, and The Immigrant, (2013), starring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix Description above from the Wikipedia article Ric Menello, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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