Ric Menello | |
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Born | Richard Menello August 20, 1952 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
Died | March 1, 2013 | (aged 60)
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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!)".[1][2][3] 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."[1]
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,[4](2013), starring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix.[1]