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.
Wrote 6
2010s
- 2013
2000s
- 2008
- 2003
The Gynecologists
Writer
- 2002
American Dummy
Writer
1990s
- 1996
Drop Dead Rock
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Tougher Than Leather
Writer
Acted in 1
1980s
- 1988
Tougher Than Leather
Arthur Ratnor
