Matty Rich, born Matthew Statisfield Richardson (November 26, 1971 in
Brooklyn, New York City), is a film director, screenwriter, and video
game executive.Rich broke into the film world with the 1991 film
Straight Out of Brooklyn, which was financed by credit cards and
donations. Rich also plays Larry Love, a major character in the film.
The low-budget independent film grossed $2.7 million at the box office
and only cost $450,000 to make. Rich was only 19 years old at the
time, he wrote the film as a short story at age 17, and first filmed
it as an 8-minute short for himself and high school students, the film
was critically acclaimed and Rich won many awards, including an
Independent Spirit Award.In interviews, Rich had proudly stated that
even though he dropped out of New York University's (NYU) famed Tisch
School of the Arts after one month (he accused the faculty of racism),
he still made a successful film. This drew criticism from Spike Lee, a
Tisch graduate, who accused Rich of being "ignorant". Rich's second
film, 1994's The Inkwell, received mixed reviews. He has not made
another film since.In 2005, Rich re-emerged as the director and
screenwriter of the video game, 187 Ride or Die which was not a
success.
Brooklyn, New York City), is a film director, screenwriter, and video
game executive.Rich broke into the film world with the 1991 film
Straight Out of Brooklyn, which was financed by credit cards and
donations. Rich also plays Larry Love, a major character in the film.
The low-budget independent film grossed $2.7 million at the box office
and only cost $450,000 to make. Rich was only 19 years old at the
time, he wrote the film as a short story at age 17, and first filmed
it as an 8-minute short for himself and high school students, the film
was critically acclaimed and Rich won many awards, including an
Independent Spirit Award.In interviews, Rich had proudly stated that
even though he dropped out of New York University's (NYU) famed Tisch
School of the Arts after one month (he accused the faculty of racism),
he still made a successful film. This drew criticism from Spike Lee, a
Tisch graduate, who accused Rich of being "ignorant". Rich's second
film, 1994's The Inkwell, received mixed reviews. He has not made
another film since.In 2005, Rich re-emerged as the director and
screenwriter of the video game, 187 Ride or Die which was not a
success.
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